#arins hellspawns

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Okay kind of a depressing af ask but kinda in lime with the job they do. How would the ROs react to finding out MC got hurt and they are the MCs emergency contact.

(nothing serious bt they had to go to the emergency room)

Kazu would be baffled that he's the emergency contact because um? What about your twin? Or your sister? But he'll be happy that MC thinks so highly of him like that.

He'll finish up a mission he's currently on before rushing to MC's aid. Or he'll leave in the middle of a work day because no one (literally no one) can tell him what to do.

S would be there in 30 minutes, no questions asked. Whether in a platonic or romantic relationship with them, they care a lot about MC and their well-being. They'll probably freak out inside thinking that it's something serious like a big accident, and get embarrassed when they find out MC's fine.

Reyna would be one of the first to know even without being MC's emergency contact, considering they're training under them. They would fuss over MC like a concerned parent with a sick child, and then scold them if they overexert themselves once they're out of the ER.

Qwen will whip out the TTY right away to ask for information about where MC is at. He'll probably wonder why he's the contact info because he'll have to communicate a lot with the medics, and thinking about it makes him queasy. But he'll brush it off because he'll do anything for MC, staying by their side and making sure they're feeling comfy during their stay.

Huayun...she doesn't even have a human mobile phone LMAO her ways of contacting humans are by teleporting in front of them (and scaring the living hell out of them). But they'll probably tell MC's twin about it before visiting them in the ER. Scold them for putting her as their contact info because she doesn't have time for that.

"What did you call me for? You're not dying."

"You'll never make it as a human here."

"Good. I would rather sacrifice myself than become one."

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Highly accurate depiction of Hellkeeper characters when put into an incorrect quotes generator because I am on the way home from work and am bored:

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Writing POV scenes for the RO's are so fun because I can go from writing about a 'I'm a boomer immortal that hates my 9 to 5 job and acts as the Uncle Iroh to a child made for chaos' RO to 'what if I just want to commit arson on purpose' RO

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RO routes in a nutshell + MC trying to choose between all of them

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In honor of Taylor Swift topping spotify, here is all Hellkeepers romance routes as her songs:

KAZU - Delicate

S - Back To December

QWEN - Everything Has Changed

REYNA - Sparks Fly

HUAYUN - Willow

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How would the ROs feel/react to an MC who wants to give them a massage? (In a relationship)

The way I didn't see the in a relationship at the end of this ask 😭 took a while to answer this for some reason, my bad

| KAZU (there's a few planned scenes in the later chapters about this so I won't spoil say too much)

He'll literally melt (inside), sheepishly asking MC if they could help him to massage the stump of his leg that's missing. While he can do it himself, the fact that it's them helping him makes it so much more better.

| S

Would be happy that MC brought it up first. As they bottle up a lot of their stress and tension from their work and life, they would eagerly accept MC's request. And they would definitely want to return the favour :)

| QWEN

Qwen would remember how he used to give his mom massages when he was a child everytime she came home from work. He's quite distant with his family now, and thus upon hearing MC'S request, he would be the one to ask if he could give them a massage instead.

| REYNA

"Can I give a tip? I feel like my back is broken, in a good way."

"Reyna, you are NOT paying me for this. Also did you have to say it like that?"

| HUAYUN (beginning of relationship)

Huayun isn't big on physical affection, much less any form of touching. But since it's a request from MC, coupled with the fact that she's starting to feel more comfortable in their relationship, she'll settle down without any trouble and enjoy the massage. And she'll quietly thank them for it.

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Just like Qwen, I was selectively mute for a period of time. But this was while I was in my early to mid teen years, and now Qwen is a fully-grown adult with selective mutism.

I always got frustrated back then when I would only see articles talking about selective mutism in kids, and the help provided back then.

Rarely anything for the adults that have it. It's still mostly the same to this day, and with HKs I don't wanna generalise the struggles of having it, or making it their entire personality.

This goes the same for Kazuo. Honestly they're just silly exorcists playing mind games with the supernatural (Kazu) and those trying to stop them but failing (Qwen).

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How the ROs would react if MC is oblivious to their feelings?

Kazu - It's obvious whether he likes or dislikes someone because he expresses it, no bullshit fakery needed. So when he has feelings for someone, he's serious. He'll give MC time while he digests his own feelings, but if there's no progress between them, he'll straight up confess when the situation presents itself.

S would be appalled. Like really? MC was the one that broke up with them, so they think that it'll be obvious that they still have lingering feelings. But they're aware that time has passed and they're older now, so they'll be patient and try to rekindle a friendship with MC first.

Reyna would be the kind to try to nudge MC into situations where they can be alone and spend time together, if MC is agreeable to it. She's more of actions over words, and would preferably want MC to realise her intentions by themselves.

Qwen's not the kind to dwell on it for too long. He's loyal to a fault to MC, and doesn't think it's necessary to take any action if they don't seem to reciprocate any feelings for him. He'll try to calm himself down about MC, but ultimately he might break his strictly-friends rule depending on the situation.

Huayun would just take it that they don't see her in a romantic lens. With their stubborn personality, it'll be tough to get them to budge first.