Melissa King Headcanons 💓
Loves tea, for any occasion. She has specific teas for mornings, bedtime, colds, curling up on the couch to read and before going out for the day with Becca. She doesn’t change up which tea to drink for when, they all have a VERY specific purpose.
She can’t really cook anything besides soup. She can get very creative with a dump soup, though. Any old veggies in the fridge? Veggie stock. Canned white beans? Blend it in a soup. Orzo and carrots? Veggie chicken noodle. She does her best to make them consistent texture wise for Becca, and also for her even though she’s less inclined to admit that.
She doesn’t BELIEVE in aliens and mermaids because she is at the end of the day a scientist, but she loves to entertain the what if. She is at her core a whimsical gal, and the discovery channel specials (that admittedly are very problematic because they never disclose that they’re fake) are her and Becca’s guilty pleasures.
She would love to have one craft that is her thing, but she never finds enough time to lock it down. She’s tried knitting, crocheting, jewelry making, and a bunch of other ideas but hasn’t found one that has stuck. Although she has a handful of small finished pieces displayed around her apartment that she would describe as subpar in quality (they’re all so cute) she still feels self conscious about this.
She LOVES reddit. She uses it like Google, and quite literally can’t understand why people would use chat GPT or other AI engines when Reddit literally has EVERY answer one could want that is essentially peer reviewed by people facing the same issues. Shes found herself deep in the depths of Reddit from mindless scrolling, and has absolutely infodumped in certain forums and responds to people in r/ask doctors when she can’t sleep at night.
Mel is HORNY! She loves masturbating, and although she’s nailed down the perfect method (a vibrating hump toy in bed while reading Romantasy or fan fiction) she has loads of sexual fantasies, and has an organized list in her journal of what things she’d like to try ranked from most to least. She’s also taken the BDSM online quiz a handful of times, once when she was 18, once when she was 24, and most recently at 27. She’s interested in comparing how her sexual fantasies have adapted over time and why she thinks that is.
Mel suspects she is autistic but has never had any formal testing. Now that Becca is at the center more and she finally has some time to figure herself out, she realizes she’s starting to unmask more and balancing that with work and trying to avoid autistic burnout has been very hard on her. Recalibrating what her body is feeling and what her mind is telling her now that she has some space to do so has been exhausting, but she’s trying to stay positive about it and take care of herself.
Mel is not LITERALLY a vegetarian but she ends up eating mostly vegetarian. She really hates the texture and smell of raw chicken, and cooking meat is not really her thing. Occasionally at a restaurant she’ll have some chicken or beef, but she tends to mostly steer clear of pork and gamier meats. She’s not huge into food for enjoyment anyways, and if she is eating for pleasure it’s mostly sweet treats or drinks like boba or a milkshake.
Fashion is not Mel’s main priority, but she does like putting together a nice outfit! She’s inspired by princess Diana’s comfy casual street style, and loves collecting old t shirts from thrift stores. The more worn in they are, the nicer they feel to her. Her favorite body part to show off are her legs, even though she doesn’t get to show them off too often in scrubs!
I could probably go on and on about my headcanons for our gal, but here are a few of my top ones 🥰🥰🥰🥰
MELISSA KING THE PEOPLES PRINCESS!!!
