'You said you were worse than Pestilence and War,' I say, 'but what about Death?'
Famine holds my gaze for a long minute, then gives me a slight nod, like he's conceding a point to me. 'Nothing is worse than him.'
Iâm rewatching Black Clover and Iâm having so many feelings for William. Domestic William popped in my head while watching so instead of bothering my fellow writers even more with my William obsession, I decided to write myself a little treat. Enjoy đ
William always wakes up at first daylight, itâs just a habit. On days where he doesnât have too much going on, he enjoys staying in bed with you and cuddling. It doesnât matter if youâre awake or not, as long as he can hold you in his arms, his day is off to a good start. If for some reason you have to cut the morning cuddles short, he will get a little pouty. Morning cuddles are sacred to William.
Despite his incredible magical power, when it comes to physical power, William is pretty useless. Because of his magic, most of the time this is no problem. It is a problem in the kitchen though. William often struggles with opening jars. Whenever he canât open one, he will hold it out to you with a slightly ashamed smile. He doesnât mind if you laugh or make fun of him a little for it, he understands the sight must be funny and he can laugh with it himself as well. Â
William does not leave the house without a goodbye kiss to you. Once outside he prefers to keep PDA to a minimum (though sometimes he finds it hard to not randomly kiss you to when the sun- or moonlight enhances your features so nicely), so he will use any excuse to get his daily dose of affection at home.
Williams favourite kisses are forehead kisses.
Whenever he is stressed, William likes to lie down on top of you and rest his head on your chest, right above your heart, while you play with his hair or rub circles on his back. Heâll cling to you like youâre his lifeline while he calms himself down. Your heartbeat combined with your gentle touches will light up his day in a matter of minutes. If youâre stressed, heâll gladly do the same for you.
No matter how long youâve been together or how many times youâve said it, William will always smile and blush a little when you tell him you love him. To him, the words will never lose their impact.
A big garden is a must for William. He loves having his own private patch of nature to go to whenever he wants to relax. He also has a bunch of bird baths and bird houses there. Birds are always drawn to William, and he loves listening to them chirp as they sit on his hands or shoulders. If you want one on your hand or shoulder, William will gladly pass them over to you if the birds allow it. The sight of you with all the little birds on and around you makes his heart swell.
William loves homecooked mails. Heâs actually pretty good at cooking himself because he grew up in the Forsaken Realm, though he has very little time to cook for himself anymore. If you cook for him, he will be putty in your hands. On his days off though, heâll gladly prepare a romantic dinner for the two of you.
Marriage is definitely a goal for William, though heâs very hesitant to bring it up. If youâve been together for a long time, he might gather up the courage to talk about it or just to propose to you if he already knows itâs something you want as well. Itâs still a far-fetched idea to William that someone would love him so much that theyâd want to spend all their life with him, but he is hopelessly devoted to you and he wouldnât want anything more than to put a ring on your hand to officially make you his. Â
My friends and I had a shared document on google docs for sharing fics. So none of this is mine and if you see initials by something, those are my friend's initials to show what character they brought to the table. The initials are mostly for the One Piece stuff though.
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Collected For: My friends and myself.
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Misc
^ Characters that got lumped in with characters we like. So if your favourite character isn't listed below, they might be here.
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Ace
Basil Hawkins
Blackbeard
Brook
Buggy
Caesar Clown
Corazon
Doflamingo
Figarlands
Fujitora
Garp
Hancock
Ichiji
Jimbei
Kaido
Katakuri
Kid
Killer
Killingham
King
Kuzan
Law
Loki
Luffy
Mihawk
Nami
Robin
Rob Lucci
Sabo
Sengoku
Sir Crocodile
Smoker
Usopp
X Drake
Zoro
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Older Marine Brother (One Piece Fan Letter):
Hey, imagine, you're Big Bro's other half. (By littlekiara96)
So'lek:Â Humans says that when you canât sleep, it means youâre awake in someone elseâs dreams.
So'lek:Â When I find out who you are, Iâm going to punch you in the face.
Soâlek Headcanons â as a romantic partner (SFW edition) đȘŒ
Disclaimer: These headcanons reflect my reading of Soâlek, shaped by canon, in-game context, and things Iâve seen others point out about his character. Theyâre not meant to overwrite anyone elseâs interpretation.
I have a few more posts like these planned so stay tuned.
Also I have not included anything pregnancy related in this post since I plan to do one solely for that. đ
As always, happy reading!
Love language: action over words
One thing Iâm very firm on: Soâlekâs primary love language is acts of service and gift giving.
Not words. Not public affection. Action. Soâlek isnât someone who talks a lot. He shows care by doing.
Having spent so much time aloneâand isolating himself for years, as mentioned in the comicsâhe learned to survive independently, and to express attachment in practical, grounded ways.
Acts of service
He fixes things without being asked.
He prepares your gear before a mission.
He makes sure youâve eaten, rested, and are properly equippedânever announcing it.
Protection is instinctive. He positions himself between you and danger automatically.
This is how he says âI care.â
Gift giving
He brings you things he noticed you neededâor wantedâbut never mentioned again.
Gifts are practical or meaningful: a tool, a charm, something crafted, something useful.
He remembers small preferences. If you like something once, it stays filed away.
He doesnât give oftenâbut when he does, itâs intentional.
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Physical affection: slow, private, intentional
Physical contact does not come easily to him. He does like itâbut only with his S.O., and only after trust is fully established.
It takes time before he feels comfortable initiating touch. He is not affectionate in public. Affection is personal, not performative.
He doesnât mind:
holding hands
standing close
quiet, grounding contact
But donât expect him to be constantly touching you or clinging to you. When he does initiate touch, itâs deliberateâand it means everything.
Emotional subtext
For Soâlek, love is presence, consistency, and reliability. He shows up. Every time. He doesnât overwhelmâbut he doesnât leave. If he chooses you, he chooses you fullyâjust quietly.
Craving affection (quietly, never spoken)
After a whileâonce heâs more used to physical closeness, once touch no longer feels foreignâI think Soâlek starts to crave it.
He just never allows himself to ask. You see it instead.
In the way he stays closer than necessary. In how his fingers absentmindedly play with yours. In how your hand somehow always ends up resting against his back when youâre lying down. He doesnât initiate in obvious waysâbut he positions himself.
Youâre crafting, focused on your work, and at some point you realize youâre sitting on his lap without remembering how you got there.
He rests his forehead or cheek against your shoulder, eyes lowered, watching your hands moveâquiet, still, grounded by the rhythm of you.
He doesnât speak. He doesnât shift. He just stays. Itâs not possessive. Itâs not needy.
Itâs regulated closenessâthe kind he allows himself only when he knows heâs safe.
I genuinely think it takes a long time before anything sexual happens between Soâlek and his S.O.âand that feels intentional, not awkward or repressed.
Naâvi & sexuality (in general)
I donât see Naâvi culture as hyper-sexual the way humans often are.
Sex likely happens naturally and without shame, possibly even casually depending on the clanâbut it still carries emotional and spiritual weight.
Itâs not just a âfun night activityâ; it means something, even when itâs not permanent. So intimacy isnât rushedâitâs contextual.
Soâlek specifically
I donât think Soâlek is a virginâbut I also donât think heâs especially experienced. Heâs had enough experience to understand intimacy, vulnerability, and connection. Relationships were never his priority. Survival, duty, and isolation came first.
Why it takes time with his S.O.
Sex is a major act of vulnerability for him.
He associates it with trust, emotional exposure, and letting his guard downâand after living closed-off for so long, that doesnât come easily.
Before anything physical:
He needs emotional safety.
He needs consistency.
He needs to believe this connection wonât disappear once he opens himself.
Why it takes even more time with his S.O.
It takes even longer because theyâre meant to stay.
A passing connectionâsomeone met while traveling, surviving, moving through different placesâdoesnât carry the same weight. Thereâs less permanence. Less at stake.
But with his S.O., everything is different. This isnât temporary. This isnât circumstantial. This is someone who will remain.
Because of that:
Heâs more careful.
He moves slower.
He thinks further ahead.
He knows that once he crosses that line with someone whoâs staying, it will change the bond permanently. Emotions, expectations, and futures become intertwinedâand he doesnât take that lightly.
For Soâlek, waiting isnât hesitation. Itâs intention. He doesnât delay because he doesnât want them. He delays because he does.
How he approaches intimacy
Slowly.
Deliberately.
No rushing, no pressure.
He needs to feel fully comfortableâand for his partner to be comfortable too.
When it finally happens, itâs quiet, intimate, and deeply meaningful to him.
For Soâlek, sex isnât about release or habit. Itâs about choosing someone completely.
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Tsaheylu & Commitment
I donât think Soâlek would feel the need to perform tsaheylu before engaging in sexual intimacy.
Not because sex is meaningless to himâbut because sex and tsaheylu are not the same kind of bond.
Sex vs. tsaheylu
Sex is sacred to himâbut tsaheylu is sacred in a different way.
Tsaheylu represents permanence, spiritual intertwining, and long-term commitment.
Itâs not a prerequisite for intimacyâitâs a choice about the future.
Sex carries emotional value. Tsaheylu carries life-binding consequences.
A realistic warriorâs mindset
Soâlek lives in constant conflict. The RDA is always a threat.
Heâs painfully aware that anything can happenâto him or to someone he loves.
Because of that, he wouldnât rush into a bond meant to last a lifetime.
Not out of fear of commitmentâbut out of respect for its weight.
About mating for life
I donât think he wants to mate for life yet.
Heâs realistic enough to know circumstances matter: war, survival, loss.
Whether or not Naâvi can remate after losing a bonded partner, itâs not something he would want to risk lightly.
He wouldnât want:
to bind someone to potential grief
to bind himself when heâs not ready
to make a promise he might not be able to keep
Where he does stand
He doesnât reject intimacy.
He doesnât treat sex casually.
But he needs to know both partners are in the same placeâemotionally and temporally.
For Soâlek:
Sex = intimacy, trust, presence now
Tsaheylu = shared future, permanence, âwe choose this life togetherâ
He wonât take that step until heâs sureânot just of his feelings, but of the timing.
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Living Together & Shared Space
Once the relationship passes the point of staying over and moves toward actually living together, I think this is where Soâlek becomes the most destabilizedânot because he doesnât want it, but because it challenges the way he has survived for years.
Soâlek is deeply accustomed to solitude. Even at the Resistance camp, surrounded by people, he always had:
a private place
a place to retreat
somewhere that was only his
The memories of living in a family homeâof shared domestic spaceâare distant, buried under years of isolation, loss, and self-imposed distance.
Sleeping together
Even before fully living together, I think he would struggle with sharing a bed. Not because he dislikes itâbut because heâs not used to being held.
He becomes hyper-aware of your breathing.
Your arms.
Your movements, even the smallest twitches.
Not consciously. Instinctively.
Sleep doesnât come easily when someone is that closeâunless heâs utterly exhausted. Otherwise, his mind stays half-alert, half-guarded, even in moments that are meant to be soft.
It takes time before he learns that closeness doesnât mean danger.
Being put to sleep (a habit he pretends he doesnât need)
For a while, his S.O. would end up putting him to bed. Not in an obvious way. Not something he asks for. At first, he insists he doesnât like it. That heâs fine. That he doesnât need it. That heâll fall asleep eventually.
Itâs a lie.
When you trace slow, steady patterns along his back, or rest a hand thereâsomething grounding, repetitive, quietâhis body reacts before his mind does.
His breathing slows. The tension in his shoulders eases. His thoughts finally stop circling. He doesnât comment on it. He doesnât acknowledge how quickly sleep finds him when you do it.
But on nights when you donât, he takes longer to rest. He shifts more. He stays awake longer than he means to. Eventually, it becomes routineânot discussed, just understood.
He wonât admit he needs it. But if you stop too soon, his body leans into the touch without thinking. Itâs not about dependence. Itâs about learning that rest can be shared.
For someone who spent so long alone, letting another person guide him into sleep is one of the quietest, most vulnerable forms of trust he allows. And he never calls it comfort. But thatâs exactly what it is.
Sharing space
His personal space is where he grounds himself.
Itâs controlled. Predictable. Familiar.
Now youâre there.
He doesnât hate itâbut it keeps him slightly on edge.
He likes things a certain way.
He knows exactly where everything is.
Order is comfort.
So when you start settling inâredecorating, rearranging, making the space sharedâit throws him off more than he expects.
He reaches for a knife thatâs always been there. Itâs gone. He wonât snap. He wonât complain. But it unsettles him.
Adjustment, not rejection
This isnât resistance to you. Itâs resistance to change.
Living with someone means:
giving up full control
sharing grounding rituals
allowing someone into the one place heâs always relied on alone
It takes him time to adjustâto learn that his space can still be safe, even when itâs no longer only his.
Eventually, he adapts. Quietly. Gradually.
One day, he stops flinching at movement beside him in bed. One day, your presence becomes part of what grounds him. But itâs a process.
For Soâlek, love isnât destabilizing because itâs unwanted. Itâs destabilizing because itâs real.
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Jealousy
Soâlek isnât the jealous typeâbut he is very observant.
He notices when someone lingers too long. When interest shifts from casual to intentionalâespecially when youâre not bonded.
He wonât make a scene. He has too much pride.
Instead, he stands closer. Angles his body between you and them. His presence becomes unmistakable without being aggressiveâsharper if itâs a man, softer if itâs a woman.
When you indulge the attention
If you indulge the other personâeven casuallyâSoâlek wonât comment on it in the moment.
He wonât interrupt. He wonât correct it publicly. He wonât make it awkward.
But you might catch it for just a second. His tail thrashing once in irritation before he stills it again.
A brief, involuntary tellâgone as quickly as it appears. He files it away. He waits until youâre alone.
And even then, he doesnât confront you directlyâunless what you did was clearly inappropriate. If it crossed a line, he will say something. Calmly. Firmly. No raised voice. No dramatics.
But if it didnât quite cross that line? He gets⊠petty.
He pouts without admitting it.
He makes quiet, snarky remarks.
He answers shorter than usual.
He might even avoid you a littleânot to punish, but to cool off.
What he wonât do is retaliate. He wonât flirt with someone else to make a point. He wonât stoop to doing the same thing back. Heâs not a vengeful man.
He already carries enough revenge in his life. So instead, he sulks. Quietly. With dignity. And eventuallyâwhen heâs had time to settleâhe comes back, steady as ever.
Because for Soâlek, conflict isnât something to win. Itâs something to resolve without breaking trust. If you catch on to his behavior and call it out, heâll deny it.
A short shake of his head. A quiet âItâs nothing.â No explanation. No elaboration.
But if you apologizeâsoftly, sincerelyâhe doesnât argue. He just nods. And somehow, almost immediately, his mood shifts.
The tension eases. His shoulders settle. His responses come easier, warmer. He doesnât make a show of forgiving you. He doesnât ask for reassurance.
The apology was never about blameâit was about being seen. He needed to know you noticed. That you cared enough to acknowledge it.
And once thatâs done, he lets it go. For Soâlek, resolution isnât loud or dramatic. Itâs quiet acceptanceâand moving forward together.
He knows youâre friendlier than him. Or at least, you come across that wayâopen, warm, easy to approach. He understands why people gravitate toward you. Itâs hard not to.
And he knows that isnât your fault.
That understanding is part of why he doesnât accuse, doesnât blame, doesnât demand change. His irritation was never about mistrustâit was about instinct, about boundaries, about something brushing too close to what he protects.
Once he reminds himself of that, the edge fades. He doesnât need you to dim yourself to soothe him. He just needs to know youâre aware.
And when you areâwhen you meet his quiet tension with reassurance instead of defensivenessâhe settles back into himself, steady and present again.
For Soâlek, trust isnât built by control. Itâs built by recognition. And thatâs enough.
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Conflict & Arguments
Soâlek doesnât like to fightâbut he is stubborn. If an argument happens, he starts calm. Controlled.
But you can see it anywayâin his body language. The way his jaw tightens. The way he goes still when heâs annoyed.
He doesnât yell. But he wonât let you yell at him either.
He doesnât take bullshit, and he wonât be spoken to without respect. If voices rise, he shuts the situation downânot aggressively, just firmly. Grounded. Final.
During conflict
He stays composed, even when irritated.
He listensâbut he doesnât immediately bend.
He can be petty if heâs convinced heâs in the right.
If he tells himself he was justified, it can take him a long time to come around.
Unless you apologize. And it has to be sincere. He hates half-hearted apologies.
No deflection. No excuses. No âIâm sorry, butââ. If you mean it, he accepts it quietly and moves forward.
Brushing things off
More often than not, he prefers to brush things off and act like it never happened. He doesnât enjoy rehashing conflict, and he doesnât hold grudges over small things.
Unless itâs big.
If itâs something that genuinely hurt him, he wonât pretend it didnât happen. He might withdraw insteadâprocessing on his own before deciding what to do with it.
Who apologizes first
Heâs stubbornâbut not cruel.
If his anger fades and youâre still upset, he might be the one to flinch first and apologize, even if he still believes he was partly in the right. Not because he thinks he failedâbut because he values resolution more than being technically correct.
But if heâs 100% wrong? He apologizes without hesitation. No pride games. No resentment.
Just a straightforward admission, because he doesnât see accountability as weaknessâonly dishonesty.
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Breakups & Emotional Finality
If you break up with Soâlek, you areâemotionallyâdead to him. He doesnât linger. He doesnât negotiate. He doesnât reopen doors once theyâre closed.
From that point on, he will only speak to you if itâs mission-related or RDA-related. Necessary. Functional. Nothing more.
Of course, he wonât let you die. He wonât abandon someone to the enemy.
But he might not be the first to volunteer to save you. He might hesitateâjust long enough to remind himself of duty before emotion. And that hesitation is the worst part.
When the breakup is mutual or mature
If the breakup happens because you both realize youâre different people, moving in different directionsâif itâs honest and respectfulâhe accepts it.
He doesnât resent you. He doesnât poison the memory.
He has too much responsibility, too much war, too much purpose to waste himself on bitterness.
You become part of his past. Not erasedâjust finished.
When the breakup is messy
But if the breakup ends in a bad argumentâ If you leave in anger. If you break his trust. If you break his heartâ
Beware. Not because he becomes cruel. But because he becomes cold.
He doesnât lash out. He doesnât seek revenge. He shuts the door and locks it from the inside.
No nostalgia. No second chances. No âwe can still be friends.â He doesnât hate you. He simply removes you from his emotional world.
And for someone who loves as quietly and deliberately as Soâlek, that kind of finality is absolute. Once youâre gone, youâre gone.
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Being Cared For â Not Babied
Soâlek does not like to be babied. He is a grown man.
A warrior who has seen more death than most. He didnât earn the name dog-tagged warrior by being fragile.
Being talked down to, coddled, or treated like he doesnât know what heâs doing irritates him quickly. Not loudlyâbut deeply. Undermining him is one of the fastest ways to lose his respect.
That doesnât mean he rejects tenderness. It just means tenderness must never erase his dignity.
Affection vs. infantilization
He does enjoy:
slow mornings spent tangled together
being cuddled or snuggled when the world is quiet.
whispered words, soft kisses, hands in his hair or tracing his back
That kind of affection doesnât diminish himâit grounds him.
What he wonât tolerate is being treated like:
a child who needs constant guidance
someone incapable of understanding
a brute who survives on instinct alone
He may not know everythingâespecially when it comes to technologyâbut he is not stupid. He learns quickly, observes carefully, and adapts with precision.
Respect is non-negotiable
Care for him by standing beside him, not over him. Support him without correcting his every move. Offer helpâdonât impose it.
He accepts softness when it comes from equality. He rejects it when it comes from condescension. Because Soâlek is not something to be protected from himself.
He is a warrior who chooses gentlenessâand that choice deserves respect.
Especially when youâre younger than him
This matters even more if youâre younger than him.
Soâlek is already conscious of the age differenceâof experience, of authority, of the things heâs seen that you havenât. The last thing he wants is for that gap to turn into condescension.
Affection is welcome. Gentleness is welcome. But talking down to him isnât.
If you baby himâeven unintentionallyâit hits a nerve. Not because he feels threatened, but because it undermines the respect he needs to feel secure in the relationship. He refuses to be reduced to something fragile just because he allows himself to be soft with you.
He knows you may be younger. He knows you may be gentler, warmer, more expressive. That doesnât give you the right to diminish him.
Treat him as:
a partner, not a project
a warrior, not a wounded animal
a man who chooses tenderness, not one who needs managing
When affection comes from equality, he melts into it. When it slips into patronizing, he pulls backâquietly, immediately. Because to Soâlek, love only works when respect runs both ways.
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Reassurance, Trust & Emotional Independence
You canât be someone who lives in a constant need for reassurance.
Soâlek knows heâs attractive. Heâs not arrogant about itâbut heâs not oblivious either. And more importantly, he has proven himself more than once to be loyal. Consistently. Quietly. Without theatrics.
He doesnât undermine your feelings. If you have a valid reason to feel jealous, he understands it.
He might even like it a littleânot the insecurity, but the honesty. The fact that you care. But if heâs convinced youâre seeing problems where there arenât any, he wonât like that.
Where the line is
He will reassure you once.
Maybe twice.
Heâll be clear. Direct. Grounded. Youâre allowed to feel. Youâre allowed to ask.
But after a point, it becomes redundantâand thatâs where his patience thins.
Not because he doesnât care, but because:
he refuses to constantly defend his integrity
he wonât be punished for faithfulness
he doesnât have the timeâor desireâto manage endless doubt
He has a war to fight. A cause to protect. Responsibilities bigger than soothing imagined threats.
What he needs instead
Trust. Not blind trustâbut earned trust thatâs allowed to exist without constant testing.
He wants a partner who can stand on their own emotionally. Someone who doesnât need him to repeatedly prove what heâs already shown through action.
For Soâlek, reassurance is something you give when itâs neededâ not something you live inside of. And once heâs shown you who he is, he expects you to believe him.
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Tears, Emotional Expression & Boundaries
Soâlek doesnât like crybabies.
Time and experience have hardened him too much for that. He doesnât cry often himself, and heâs not comfortable with displays of emotion that feel exaggerated, performative, or purposeless.
That saidâhe also doesnât lack empathy.
The first time you cry in front of him
The first time he sees you cry as his partner, it hits him hard. He doesnât know what to do with it.
He canât just pat your back and say âeverything will be fineââthat feels empty to him. If he comforts you, he needs to mean it, to show you that he understands your pain, not just dismiss it with words.
So he hesitates. He watches. He grounds himself before he reaches for you. Not because he doesnât careâbut because he cares enough to want to do it right.
Emotional â crybaby
If youâre an emotional person, thatâs different.
Soâlek understands that people experience and express emotions at different intensities. He respects that.
Itâs okay if you:
shed a tear after a hunt, out of respect for the prey
cry when seeing old friends
react strongly to grief, relief, or genuine overwhelm
Those tears make sense to him. Theyâre rooted in meaning.
Where he draws the line
What he doesnât tolerate is crying over nothing.
crying for attention
crying to deflect responsibility
crying because he said something mildly upsetting (within reason)
crying to win an argument
If tears are used as a tool, he notices. And he doesnât like it.
If he knows you to be emotional and you cry during an argument out of frustration, he wonât hold it against you. He understands emotional overflow.
But if you cry strategicallyâexpecting him to flinch, back down, or take the blame just because youâre upsetâhe shuts down immediately.
Thatâs not vulnerability. Thatâs emotional manipulation. And he doesnât live for it.
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Borrowing, Boundaries & Respect
If youâre going to borrow something from Soâlek, you need to ask. Itâs not about possessiveness. Itâs about respect.
If he doesnât need the item, heâll let you borrow it without hesitation. And if itâs something small, easy to replace, or not particularly meaningful to him, he might even tell you to keep it. But asking comes first.
His things are his
Soâlek is very clear on this:
his belongings are his, and assuming access to them without permission is disrespectful.
Borrowing without asking irritates him.
Borrowing and not returning things irritates him more.
Not because heâs materialisticâbut because his things represent:
order
autonomy
control over what little space he truly owns
Taking without asking crosses a line.
With his S.O.
If youâre his S.O., heâs more flexibleâbut the boundary still exists.
The first time it happens, he says nothing.
The second time, heâll gently suggest you ask next time.
If it happens more than that, youâre having a sit-down conversation about boundaries.
Calm. Direct. Non-negotiable. He doesnât take your things without asking. He doesnât assume access to what isnât his. So he expects the same respect in return.
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Appearance, Effort & Practicality
Soâlek is a practical man.
He doesnât dress to impressâespecially once youâre already together. Presentation has never been his priority, and he doesnât see love as something that needs constant visual proof.
That doesnât mean he makes no effort. It just means his effort looks different.
The kind of effort he makes
He showers more regularly. (Not that he stinks but he wants to make sure he smells decent)
He uses lightly scented soapsânothing strong enough to give away his position.
He keeps his braids a bit more orderly.
He makes sure thereâs no blood left on his vest before coming to you.
These are his versions of care. Quiet. Functional. Intentional. But donât expect him to overhaul his appearance for you.
Style is not a performance
He wonât change the way he dresses just to be appealing. He wonât wear something impractical because it âlooks nice.â He wonât sacrifice comfort, mobility, or safety for aesthetics. Thatâs not stubbornnessâitâs survival.
He doesnât equate effort with decoration. He equates it with readiness.
The deeper logic
This is the same reason he chose to use metal weapons. Not because they were cool. Not because they broke tradition for the sake of rebellion. But because fighting guns and metal suits with bone and wood wasnât realistic.
He went against Eywaâs rules because it was practicalâbecause adapting meant staying alive. And that mindset doesnât stop at combat. Soâlek doesnât live to be admired. He lives to be effective.
If he looks presentable for you, itâs because he respects you. If he doesnât change who he is, itâs because he respects himself. And for him, those two things are not mutually exclusive.
Effort, autonomy & common sense
That said, Soâlek will never ask you to change for him.
Your style, your appearance, your way of moving through the worldâthose are yours. He doesnât shape partners to fit him, and he has no interest in controlling how you present yourself.
That doesnât mean he doesnât notice effort. He appreciates it when you choose to appeal to himâwhen itâs your decision, not an expectation. A different braid, cleaner gear, something subtle you know he likes.
It matters to him because itâs intentional, not because itâs required. But thereâs a limit. If youâre in camp, safe, grounded, not in immediate dangerâfine. If youâre on the battlefield?
Absolutely not. Putting yourself at risk for appearance is, in his eyes, reckless. And he wonât sugarcoat that.
He doesnât admire beauty that compromises survival. He doesnât find danger attractive. He wonât indulge choices that make you easier to hurt.
For Soâlek, care is making it back alive. Effort is welcome. Autonomy is respected. But common sense is non-negotiable.
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Kissing & Quiet Affection
Soâlek enjoys kissing.
He can enjoy the occasional make-out sessionâwhen youâre completely out of sight, out of danger, and certain no one will interrupt. Those moments are rare, charged, and never careless. Even then, he keeps them contained, controlled, like everything else he allows himself.
But what he actually prefers? Sweet kisses.
He would never say it out loud. He refuses to sound sappy, and he definitely wonât admit to liking something that feels soft or domestic. But itâs true.
What he melts for
Slow kisses. Unhurried ones. The kind that arenât trying to go anywhere.
If you start kissing his face gentlyâhis cheek, his jaw, the bridge of his nose, his templeâhe melts before he can stop himself. His shoulders loosen. His breath changes. The constant tension he carries slips just enough to be noticeable.
He wonât tease you for it. He wonât stop you. He just closes his eyes and lets it happen.
Why it affects him so much
Those kisses arenât about desire to himâtheyâre about care. They donât demand anything. They donât escalate. They donât test his restraint. They simply exist.
And for someone who lives in constant readiness, that kind of affection feels disarming in the best way. It reminds him that closeness doesnât always come with expectations or consequences.
What he does in return
He responds quietly. A hand settling at your waist. His forehead resting against yours. A brief, gentle kiss pressed backânever rushed, never dramatic. He wonât gush. He wonât comment.
But heâll stay close longer than necessary afterward, like heâs grounding himself in the moment before letting it go. Because even if heâd never admit itâThose are the kisses he remembers.
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Communication & Emotional Expression
Soâlek is not good at communication, especially when it comes to relationships.
Not because he doesnât careâbut because he lived alone for a long time. Long enough that silence became functional. Long enough that handling things internally felt safer, more efficient, and less risky than putting words to them.
Listening vs speaking
He is a very good listener.
If you come to him and talk about how you feel, he listens fully. He doesnât interrupt. He doesnât minimize. He doesnât dismiss your emotions as inconvenient or excessive. He takes them seriously.
But do not expect him to do the same. He wonât naturally volunteer his own feelings. He wonât initiate emotional conversations. He wonât sit you down to âtalk things through.â
Not because he doesnât have feelingsâbut because he was never taught that sharing them was necessary for survival.
How he handles his own emotions
Soâlek processes internally. He observes. He reflects. He adjusts his behavior rather than explaining it.
If something bothers him, heâll try to endure it quietly first. Then longer. Then longer still. He convinces himself itâs manageable, that it doesnât need to be said, that it will pass.
And sometimes it does.
When he finally speaks
He will only bring something up when it reaches a point he can no longer tolerate.
By the time he says something:
he has already thought about it extensively
he has already tried to adapt
he has already decided it matters enough to risk discomfort
Thatâs why, when he finally speaks, it often sounds blunt or abrupt. Not because heâs angryâbut because this is the end point of a long internal process you never saw.
He doesnât ease into it. He doesnât test the waters. He states it plainly and expects it to be taken seriously.
What this means for a relationship
Being with Soâlek means understanding that:
silence doesnât equal indifference
lack of verbal reassurance doesnât equal lack of care
emotional restraint isnât emotional absence
He expresses commitment through consistency, not conversation.
If you need him to open up, it wonât happen because you pushâit happens because he feels safe enough to stop containing himself. And even then, it will be brief. Measured. Carefully chosen.
For Soâlek, speaking about his feelings isnât cathartic. Itâs exposing. So when he does it at all, it means heâs reached a level of trust he doesnât offer lightly.
Due to the mutation, the turtles are now immune to acne. However, they are stuck with other skin stuff...
Additional S/O!Reader Headcanons because the world sucks rn and I needed it
I invite discourse! Nothing solid here, I just like to think about it. I am NOT a biology expert
- His epidermis is a mutated genetic mix of skin and scales
- Different areas on his body have thicker patches of scales
- Which is also different for each turtle
- Some of them have thick scales on the back of their neck, the others don't. Some have scales on their scalp, others done. Leo has a very smooth head of skin, and the other brothers have scales on their cheeks and scalp.
- The thicker the scales, the less sensation they feel there.
- He is very bald. Super bald. No hair whatsoever anywhere. Bald representation
-He sweats, like a normal guy. His immune system is really good at fighting infections, so no acne. But he has no hair follicles. He doesn't get goosbumps
- He sheds, but less now that he's older. About once a year
- They try to stay in the water during a shedding week. It helps speed up the process and fights the ichyness
- The shedding isn't just happening to his scales; his skin sheds just like the rest of his body.
- He sheds in pieces. He hates how flakey it is and tries to clean himself and the lair as much as possible.
- Peeling off shed that's not ready doesn't HURT but it doesn't work either. It won't come off smoothly or in bigger chunks, and trying to peel stuff too early prolongs itchiness.
- He tries not to pick at it.
- Shedding SCUTES can hurt once in a while.
- Scute sheds from his carapace are very thick, and unless its left alone long enough to separate from his shell, it can stick out awkwardly and catch painfully on stuff, or rip off too soon and leave a little bit of bleeding. Like ripping off a nail with skin still attached to it.
- Scute sheds itch like crazy
- Espeically around injured/healing areas. Like Raph's broken shell, or under where Donnie usually keeps his backpack on.
- He tries really hard to scrub his body to expholiate, especially off his face and head. He doesn't like to see it
- Expholiating is important. Buildup of unshed scales can cause injury and infection.
- He dosen't start to build a daily facial routine until he's older. Men be like that đ
- They can bruise, but the color is just a really dark dark green, almost black. Unless it's around a paler colored spot, like his eyes or mouth. Then it looks more purple.
- The parts were they have skin are the most sensitive and vulnerable
- They all have sensitive skin around their eyes and lips
- Their palms are covered in skin, but because they are always working and training that skin is very rough and calloused.
-They do NOT have finger prints
-He has stretch marks. Around his arm-pits, sides and thighs. They are pale stripes between stretched scales or skin. It's so cute
Reader Headcanons
- You will always, ALWAYS have the imprint of his scales on your body if you're not careful
- He's an extremely textured guy. It's almost more dangerous than the GIANT hickies he gives you.
- If you enjoy grooming your turtle, you will have a HAYDAY during Shed week
-Peeling off his scales is SOO satisfying
- And he is so shiny and colorful underneath
- After his shed is when you can see his stripes and spots the best. They all still have them, just in different spots
-And his scute sheds are big and thick enough that its kinda tempting to keep one
-especially since the Scute sheds carry a faint imprint of his shell patterns
-He'll hate it though omg
-He'll be like no >:( that's gross. Throw it away
- You managed to steal a real pretty one that made you think of him, and he walked into your room one day to saw it framed on the wall and he looked at you like this:
-you will NOT see faint patterns of his tattoos on his shed. The ink is too deep in the dermis layer. It's his epidermis that is always shedding.
-he only allows you picking and scrubbing his scales like this because it gets your hands on him
-he does love the attention.
-he can always fall asleep if he's already in a warm bath and your gently scrubbing his back or face
-he HATES the shedding. He hates it. Always has. Always will. It's inhuman and they are worried about what you think of it and of him
-sometimes if he's at your place and its shedding week he can get skin flakes all over the place and he gets embarrassed
-so exfoliating and grooming is a MUST
Hope you enjoyed it! Feel free to add your own thoughts.
Hey hey hey, what if the boys discover they're gonna be father, questions like: "is it mine? How could it happen? It's that possible?" Something like that
You're WHAT?!
Bayverse TMNT x Fem Reader
The boys find out they're gonna be fathers...
Leo
Leo was a bit thrown off by your call. You both had been hooking up for a few months now, and typically you didnât see each other more than once or twice a week, but when you called him one evening insisting that he had to come to your place, he went.
He couldnât shake the feeling that this definitely wasnât a booty call.
He entered through your fire escape as he always did. He called out for you, and you emerged from your bedroom with an odd expression. You looked calm but not in a content way. It was almost eerie.
âY/N? You alright?â He asked carefully, trying to gauge where your head was at.
You took a deep breath.
âIâm pregnant.â
Leo blinked. â...What?â
âIâm pregnant. With a baby.â
Leo was stunned.
âIsâŠIs it mine?â
It was a valid question. You werenât exclusive and were both free to see other people, but the question still stung a bit.
âYes. Itâs yours.â
Leo paused for a second. He placed down some of his gear, and sat on the couch, clearly deep in thought.
You were patient. It was a lot to process. After about five minutes, he looked right at you.
âI didnât know this was even possible.â
âMe neitherâŠâ You admitted. You had never once used protection, assuming that pregnancy was out of the question.
WellâŠitâs certainly not.
âWhereâs your head at?â He asked thoughtfully.
You took a deep breath. âAs long as my life isnât in jeopardyâŠIâd like to have the baby.â
He blinked, visibly surprised.
âI know itâs sudden butâŠsince I found out this morning every part of me wants to have the baby. I think Iâm ready to be a motherâŠâ
He looked at you, then stood and walked over to you placing a gentle hand on your stomach. âThen Iâm ready to be a father.â
You smiled, placing your hand over his. You knew it was going to be a bumpy road, with many long conversations to be had, but you were thrilled.
After all, Leo wasn't going anywhere.
Raph
âHey shorty I-â
âIâm pregnant.â
Raph blinked at you. He hadnât even gotten in the damn window yet.
âWhat?â
âIâm pregnant.â
He groaned as he made the uncomfortable squeeze into your bedroom.
âYou sure?â
âI took five tests. All positive.â
He raised a brow. âYou sure itâs mine.â
You got a bit flustered at that. âYouâre the only one Iâve been with!â
Raphâs heart dropped. You two had been hooking up for maybe two months now, and he had only met you a month before that. A baby? And itâs his? He didnât even know he could have babies.
âRaph?â
He heard the concern in your voice, and remembered you must be freaking out too.
âIâm here babe.â
He walked up and wrapped his arms around you, and you immediately buried your face into his plastron.
âIâve gotcha alright? Both of ya.â
You nodded. You knew he meant it. He always did.
Donnie
He heard your taps on the floor and smiled as he turned to face you. His smile fell when he saw the redness in your eyes and the puffiness of your face. You had been crying.
âY/N? Whatâs wrong?â He stood and immediately went to your side.
You sniffled and handed him what was in your hand. A pregnancy test. The test had two very clear pink lines. He knew what that meant.
He took a second to gather his thoughts, then he looked back up at you.
The first step was calming you down.
He took you into his arms and leaned down to kiss the crown of your head.
âItâs ok sweetheartâŠâ
You sobbed into his chest violently, your small body shaking against his. After a few minutes you gathered your composure.
He lifted your head to look directly into your eyes.
âI promise you everything is going to be ok.â
You nodded, wiping your eyes.
For some odd reason, you believed him.
Mikey
You and Mikey had been having some fun for a couple of months now.
Neither of you were looking for anything committed or serious, and it was refreshing to be able to have harmless fun with someone (especially with his skills wink wink) and have no strings attached.
Well until your pregnancy test was positive.
Then it was a bit more serious.
You had to tell himâŠat some point-
You tried to tell him the next week.
Then the next weekâŠ
Then two weeks after that.
It had been an entire month and you had said not a word.
Of course at this point you were taking vitamins (you had no idea if prenatals even worked on mutant babies but you figured it was worth the effort) and even started reading parenting books and looking at cribs online.
Yet you still hadnât told Mikey.
One evening he swung by your place after his patrol, something he hadnât really had the chance to do in the past month.
He went to raid your kitchen as always when he saw a bottle on the counter. His curiosity got the best of him and he decided to read it.
Prenatal Vitamins for Second Trimester.
Second? He wasnât overly knowledgeable of pregnancy, but he knew that meant at least three to four months along.
Thatâs when you entered, grocery bags in hand. His back was facing you, so you didnât notice anything wrong.
âOh hey Mikey? How was your patrol?â You asked casually as you placed down your bags.
He turned to face you and once you saw the small pink bottle in his hand, you knew you had been found out.
You said nothing, waiting for him to speak first.
âIsâŠis the baby mine?â
You nodded. âYeahâŠI havenât been with anyone else since we startedâŠwell you know.â
âHow long have you known?â
âAbout a month nowâŠI found out at eight weeks. My periods have always been irregular so when I missed one I didnât think anything of it. But when I missed another one, something told me that I should take a testâŠâ
Mikey was silent for a while, and you waited patiently.
âWhy didnât you tell meâŠ?â
You sighed. âI didnât want to complicate things between us. I love what we have and I knew you didnât want anything serious at the moment so I justâŠI kept it to myself. I was going to tell you eventually butâŠI donât know I just got so nervous and-â
âY/N.â
You perked up at the sound of his voice.
He walked towards you and to your surprise, gave you a hug.
You melted into it. You really need it right now.
He knew that.
âY/N, baby you never have to hide anything from me. Ever.â
Our big guy is my second installment. Word Count: 1700. Mentions of exhibitionism, dirty talk, choking, and just general debauchery. I love him.
Raph is a brash, sassy, and gruff person most of the time around most people. Itâs a blatant act. It takes extremely little to reveal an extremely sincere, loving, protective, passionate soul, and itâs a side of him reveals to his partner often. ESPECIALLY in the bedroom. Sex is extremely intimate with him, even if heâs being rough.Â
Enjoy!
A- Aftercare (What theyâre like after sex) - Raph is the one who needs aftercare tbh. Heâs a little clueless about what aftercare even is though. Heâs loopy and tired and he just wants to kiss and hold you, and unless you speak up and ask for water, a towel, wipes or a snack- he will stay right here with his arms around you. He's a touchy guy, okay? It feels like heâs recharging. If you try to get up, he will pull you back and whine, âWhat do you think you're doing,â and if you tell him you that you need something he will push you back down, huddle you into the pillows and blankets and go get said items for you.Â
B - Body Part (Their favorite body part of theirs and also their partners) - He loves his arms and tattoos and scars. He knows he looks cool. But he does NOT know he is attractive. Or sexy. Verbal affirmations are overwhelming, especially about his appearance. So be gentle with him about that haha. On you, on the other hand. Ass man. Ass man. Ass man. Ass man. He is checking you out, he is grabbing you, heâs spanking and pinching your ass 24/7.
C - Cum (Anything to do with cum) - He needs you close physically. He is grabbing you and holding you close. In missionary he always presses his forehead to yours. Doggy, he nuzzles your hair and buries his face in your shoulder. He loves when you hold his face and keep your eyes on him when it hits. He swears a LOT, and heâs trying to breathe, so if he kisses you itâs super super messy and pathetic in the midst of orgasm. If youâre going down on him or if heâs going down on you, heâs always searching for your hand. Will grasp your hand or arm, and oral getâs intense for both parties, giving or receiving so the connection is needed.Â
D - Dirty Secret (A dirty secret of theirs) - Actually doesnât watch porn. He doesnât like it, and he associates it with a lot of the bad people he faces topside. Feels dirty and thinks it's a dishonorable thing. He doesn't know he's the only one.
E - Experience (How much experience do they have) - Because how little exposure he allows himself to sex, and how little heâs entertained the thought of actually having a partner, he is going in completely- and utterly - blind. At least beyond basic, basic 'what goes in what' stuff. He has no idea what heâs doing. But that wonât stop him from pretending he knows. If heâs allowed complete control the first time, it will end HORRIBLY, so please PLEASE don't let him take over. Allow him to slow down and mess up, he will feel so big and clumsy and ugly so he requires lots of affection and reassurance. And PRAISE. He's a super, super fast learner.
F - Favorite Position - He isnât picky, but he loves when you get him to relax against the headboard with all the pillows and you ride him. He loves that comfort and he gets to watch and touch and feel as much as he wants. But if he has to pick a favoriteâŠhe loves doggy. He feels big and strong and he loves that he can kiss and talk to you in the same moment he can pull back and enjoy the view.Â
G - Goofy (How goofy are they?) - He wonât goof off until you do, but damn itâs a relief when you do. He feels enormous pressure to do well by you and not hurt you. So when you flirt or joke itâs an enormous relief. Give him some time to get used to fucking because he loves to laugh and tease you.Â
H - Hair - He does not care.
I - Intimacy (How are they during the moment) - Raph doesnât really know he does this, but intimacy comes so naturally to him. There are moments when heâs almost innocent in how much he fucking adores you and needs you. So it can get super emotional super super fast.Â
J - Jack Off (Masturbation headcanon) - Masturbation is pretty low on his list of stress relief. When heâs frustrated or stressed or anxious he is in the gym. Then he has like twelve other different hobbies outside of the gym he falls back on often. There isnât a whole lot of privacy in the lair, and out of everyone he isnât that desperate for privacy either.Â
K - Kink (One or more of their kinks) - Raph learns very, very quickly that heâs super into dirty talk and praise and begging. Giving and receiving. Words of affirmation are super big for him, and it shows in the bedroom. He loves reassuring you and telling you how much he wants and needs you. If you beg for him he'll give you literally anything you want. Very big into choking or holding you down. You weight two pounds to him, so manhandling you in bed or even standing is so exciting for you both.Â
L - Location (Favorite places to do the deed) - He doesnât like anything super sexual around his family, but he does not care anywhere else. He doesnât care if yaâll are at risk of being seen or caught or heard- if you are down, he is down and he will make it work.Â
M - Motivation (What turns them on) - Okay, heâs a slut for your body, so your ass, for one. The second most motivating thing is compliments and physical affection. You start feeling up his arms or waist or dipping your hands in his back pockets, all while telling him how handsome he looks right now- heâs sold instantly.Â
N - No (Turn Offâs) - Doesnât like it when his family is around. He wouldn't want to be in a threesome ever. Not at all into the thought of someone else touching you.Â
O - Oral (Preference in giving/receiving) - He loves the pleasure of receiving, and there are times when he NEEDS the worship and loving's from you. But damnâŠhe prefers to give, and he is really, really, good at it. Really good. He could eat you out for hours and hours. He gets pussy drunk so easily, especially if you're praising or begging for him, or scratching and petting his head. Damn he loves it.
P - Pace (Are they fast/rough or slow/sensual?) - He can do both. He sometimes gets a little lost in the moment and is especially when heâs close, so he can get a bit rough. He struggles to stay slow, especially if youâre talking to him and petting him.Â
Q - Quickie (Their opinions on quickies) - He likes them a lot, because it makes him feel desired and attractive. If itâs been a while and you REALLY need him in an area around his family (say, at the lair) he gets SUPER nervous and subby. Will do whatever you want.Â
R - Risk (Are they games to experiment? Do they take risks, etc) - Raph is the kind of guy who falls into a routine, so while new stuff isn't a problem, he might take it as heâs doing something wrong or âyou're not satisfied with him anymoreâ. So just a lot of communication and assurance will make him an easy sell.Â
S - Stamina (How many rounds can they go for, how long do they last) - Superhuman stamina. He could have you in bed all day.Â
T - Toy (Do they own toys? Do they use them?) - With lots and lots of assurance and communication, Raph wouldnât see toys as an insult or replacement for him. He would be uncomfortable and a tad bit insecure at first, especially at first, and is NOT the type to have his own collection. But with time and age he would master them. He wouldnât like to tie you up often. He likes you touching and holding him too much.Â
U - Unfair (How much do they tease) - Give him some practice and confidence and you will unlock a horrible GREMLIN of a tease. He will tease, flirt, tempt and touch literally all the time, in and out of the bedroom. PDA be damned.Â
V - Volume (How loud they are, what sounds?) - Raphâs more growly and grunty by default, and he swears a lot. He likes to talk, and he gets good at it quickly, but his sounds only start getting strained, desperate and emotional the closer he gets.Â
W - Wild Card (Random) - Heâs so big, that one time you came just from his dick pushing into your pussy. It lives rent free in his head and it boosts his ego for agesâŠ
X - X-Ray (What's going on in those pants) - Team cloaca, here. Raph is fuckingâŠhuge. Giving him a bj is a sloppy, wet and messy event. You need tons of prep, lots of foreplay and lube despite all the extra lubricant from both of you. He is large, even proportionate to him and that means he's massive in comparison to you. Itâs a lot of work to get him inside of you and itâs kind of the opposite of a problem for you both.Â
Y - Yearning (How high is their sex drive) - He yearns for you all the time. His drive is enormous, and he could hole up with you somewhere for days and never leave, if it was possible. But your desire for him matters greatly, so his desire for sex depends greatly on yours. If you want to fuck, he will make that happen, but if you donât want fuck, he REALLY doesnât want to fuck. If you turn him down once, it will be your turn to initiate the next time you are in the mood.Â
Z - ZZZ (How quickly they fall asleep afterwards) - Depends on the circumstances. He is a very sexual person, so a good fuck won't necessarily be what tires him out. But if you're loving on him and giving that physical and verbal affection, and he knows that there is nothing left to do but cuddle and fall asleep; he will pass out instantly. But be careful. He's heavy, it's hard to wake him up, and he snores.
