#because F’s route is so insanely overlooked in real life#thus proving F’s canon perception that they are nobody’s first choice
you speak nothing but the truth and my heart hurts 🥺🥺🥺
Yours and mine both. 😭 That’s why stuff like route polls bum me out because I already know who’s going to get the least votes.
The good news is F stans are super vocal about how much they love them and produce some of the best content in the fandom. So even though F could always use more love, at least what little they get is top quality.
Hiya! I’m Doll! Or you could call me Freckles! I used to work at Noah’s Ark Circus! I saw Smile and Black made one of these ask account thingys, so I made one too! Figured he might wanna know I’m a reaper now! Soooo, hey @ask-cielphantomhive and @ask-sebastianmichaelis!!! I want you guys to ask me things too! Anyway, my pronouns are she/they! Hope I have a good time here! Thanks for the pfp Finny!
Do you have specific colours you associate with UB? Personally I'd say M red, F yellow but an orangy yellow, N olive green and A blue, but specifically the blue of a sky that's about to rain.
I'd be interested in seeing if other people think differently, I feel like I've seen more art of A with green details but maybe that's just because they're highlighting their eye colour
What a great, straightforward question that I will not at all use as an excuse to spend over an hour crafting color palettes for.
So my answer is pretty similar to yours and probably a lot of people's, due at least in some part to the color schemes Unit Bravo tend to gravitate towards in canon as well as their individual personalities. But I definitely don't think UB should be limited to a set palette by any means. Like if I actually tried making a palette with every color that totally says F to me, for example, it would have like 50+ shades. So just keep in mind these are my main color choices, but not my only choices.
Answer under the cut because I'm not kidding. I made palettes!
A, unsurprisingly, is all cool tones to me. They're stoic and calm, but also intimidating and hard to connect with. So for them I see a lot of blues and greys. Solid, dependable colors with zero flashiness.
As for slightly more unconventional choices, I've always seen something in the dark maroon/Sienna/burgundy family? I've got a couple outfits in my A Pinterest board that feature this color and I just think it suits them nicely. Same with a paler green that reminds me of those icy green eyes of theirs:
N has a calming, steady presence about them that's really warm and inviting. They're that old book smell, that warm cup of tea, a comfy leather chair. So my brain immediately goes to rich greens and browns when I think of them.
For secondary colors I zero in more on that warm, almost Autumnal aspect of N's personality specifically and move towards rich oranges and yellows:
M's colors are on the deeper side. Lots of darker shades, particularly in the red and black families. The kinds of colors that are often associated with things of an edgier, more alluring nature. Like M.
My secondary M colors seem to be on the faded side for some reason. Very little vibrancy and in shades that always make me imagine the clothes they have in these colors are probably pretty ripped up.
F could rock any color, period. Their closet is probably a rainbow explosion and I love that for them. There are many, many colors I associate with F, but in general I see colors with a lot of vibrancy. This is especially in great contrast to the more subdued palettes of the rest of the team.
Secondary colors I particularly love for F are reds and teals, but seriously. Give me F in pastels, neon, dark colors, heck even a neutral palette. I want it all.
I’M SO EXCITED!!! This is a HUGE indicator that Book 3 is on the way and I’m so glad I finally don’t have to store all my Book 2 choices in my brain anymore. Guess I know what I’ll be spending the rest of my week doing!
Okay okay sorry to be bothering you once more but I just finished A's route in book 1 and yeah I've really been missing out. It's actually more emotional on his side than I was expecting, maybe not directly to the detective but as the reader seeing everything.
Oh and that bit where he calls the detective by their name in the hospital, or with the Murphy and thralls attack when he's being all protective over them but not in the 'this is just my job' way. And when the detective is passed out in his arms ngl I had to laugh a little when he just tried to order the detective into being awake, but it's such a moment when he's realising he doesn't want to lose them but he still doesn't have the ability to communicate that properly.
A please, just let me love you
You’re definitely not a bother! I love talking about TWC, especially with people who read one of the routes for the first time.
I’m glad you’re enjoying A’s route so far! I think that level of emotion kind of throws people for a loop at first since A’s so stoic usually, so it’s always fun when people see how deeply A feels about things and the ridiculous ways they try to make it seem like they don’t. And those little moments when the wall A has up cracks a bit and you see these little glimpses of feelings shine through just get me every time. The name slips, softened gazes, the little touches (especially around late Book 2 and Book 3 demo) just…gahhh I love them so much. And it’s so funny because they’ve convinced themselves that they’ve masterfully stuffed those feelings of theirs so far deep internally that no one can see them and N and F and even the detective on occasion are like “Yeah, you’re not convincing anyone A. Least of all yourself.”
Head empty only thoughts of long distance touch lamps with UB✨
Omg just imagine M scoffing when the detective gives them the lamp before some mission where they’re going to be separated for a while because “A lamp? Seriously?” But they take it with them anyway to humor the detective and after a while it surprisingly ends up being a HUGE comfort.
Like sure M will play it off as some silly gift to anyone who asks, but the second that lamp lights up they’re right there with their fingers gently touching the warm surface and their eyes closed as they try to telepathically feel the detective’s presence. It’s no substitute for the real thing, of course, but for those few brief moments the distance feels shorter and those intense hypersenses almost seem a bit duller.
Sera actually answered this back in the day, but didn’t expand on it so I will lol.
A’s is ‘Acts of Service’ which actually makes a lot of sense considering how much they struggle with being open and vulnerable with their feelings. They prefer a much more subtle approach, one they can easily write off as just doing their job if they get called out on it. Examples of A’s love language include the multiple times they’ve gone out of their way to walk/drive the detective home (I know every LI does this, but it hits particularly hard with A when you consider this is their way of expressing care) as well as several instances detailed in some of Sera’s old scenario asks, my favorite being this sweet fic about A volunteering to help the detective make cupcakes. There’s also a really great fic on Patreon about A spending the morning clearing snow off the detective’s car and clearing an entire pathway for them to leave and ahhhhh it just gets me every time.
N’s is ‘Quality Time’ because of course it is. Spending time with the people they care about means everything to them. Maybe that’s why there’s so much emphasis put on how dang hard it is to get a moment alone with them in their route and why, when they finally manage to squeeze in some alone time, N always seems really happy. A great example of N’s love language is their line during the research scene when the detective comments on how at ease they seem and they respond with (and I’m paraphrasing here), “How could I not be? You with me in my favorite place? I wouldn’t mind seeing you in here a lot more often.” Just think of how happy N must have been in that moment. Honestly, if they hadn’t left to stop themselves from getting too horny they probably would’ve sat in there with the detective all day. And there have also been several asks that emphasize N’s distaste for distractions like phone calls when they and the detective are doing things together and oftentimes they will tell the detective that they don’t want them to focus on anything else while they're together. Seriously, why would you ever focus on anything else when N freakin’ Sewell is in front of you? What could possibly be more interesting? Look, bottom line is we’ve seen how difficult it is for N to get a moment alone with life and their teammates always getting in the way. If the stars are finally going to align and give N a few precious moments with the detective, then they want to make sure they’ve got the detective’s undivided attention because they never know how long it’ll be until the next moment alone. So you better believe they’re going to make every second count.
F’s is ‘Words of Affirmation’ and it makes a lot of sense given how openly F likes to express their thoughts and feelings regarding, well, just about everything lol. I mean, just think of all the times in the books so far that F’s called the detective attractive or smart or amazing. They’re not doing it just to be a flirt either. F is a very blunt person who tells it like it is, so if they tell the detective they’re amazing it’s because F truly believes with every fiber of their being that the detective is amazing. And they want the detective to know it too. F’s love language is particularly interesting to me because, out of all the members of UB, F is the one who is most in need of a partner whose love language at least somewhat aligns with theirs. I don’t think F’s partner’s primary love language has to be words of affirmation, but I do think they need someone who is willing to toss them some of those praises every once in a while, if only to reassure them that the love they're pouring out is wholeheartedly reciprocated and not just one-sided like some of their previous relationships. And honestly, what would be better than getting into a compliment battle with F? Nothing, that’s what.
M’s is ‘Physical Touch’ and sure yeah that does include those kind of touches, so it’s not really that big of a surprise. But it’s the softer touches that really get me. There were surprisingly quite a few examples of the gentler side of M’s love language in their book 3 demo, including running the back of their hand along the detective’s cheek in silent comfort in the forest scene, holding the detective’s hand if they were particularly afraid of the bounty, and the soft neck kiss they gave the detective before leaving them at their door in the warehouse. These gentler touches are going to become more and more commonplace as M’s route progresses and will eventually become M’s preferred way of expressing their love for the detective as opposed to outright saying it. Which I just really really love for them. There’s so many unspoken things in M’s route, so many subtleties that seem unimportant, but actually hold a lot of depth and meaning when you examine them closer. And so the idea of M’s fingers brushing the detective’s when they sit near each other or M absentmindedly leaning closer to the detective when they have a conversation, especially if M’s not aware they’re doing it, is just so delicious dude like I don't know what to tell you.
