hey, so..what do we think of poly yandere reinhard and julius :3
Notes: Yandere, obsessive behaviour
I think these two would bring out some of the worst aspects of each other. That's not to say that they would fight over you, in fact, it's quite the contrary. Above all, they're good friends and genuinely get along. Both of them are aware that fighting between them wouldn't be beneficial to anyone involved. It'd leave an amount of destruction in their wake that Reinhard and Julius are eager to avoid. They've worked out any misunderstandings between them in the past and they can do it again.
Julius would, similarly to Reinhard though perhaps to a lesser extent, be tortured by a sense of guilt over his feelings. Just like him, he's dedicated to upholding the chivalrous image and virtue of a knight. His current desires are anything but virtuous. Even before his feelings for you, he'd been insecure about his attachment to others, though he'd never shown it. At every parting the thought that it might be the last would flit through his mind. But he could always keep these feelings under wraps, for the most part. It's only now that you're there that it's spinning out of control. He cannot lose you. He doesn't know what he would do if that happened. Julius doesn't want to think about it.
While Reinhard cannot get drunk, Julius is fond of a drink and it wouldn't be unexpected for his constant worries to bubble to the surface when he's spending time with his friend. The alcohol has loosened his tongue. Once he gets started, he cannot stop, and he's confessing what he swore he'd only ever keep to himself. The fact that he's been communicating with Spirits and asking them about you— Your whereabouts and activities, and how it'd only put his mind at ease for a short time before the itch started again. That he's been considering forging a contract purely to have a Spirit keep an eye on you for how long they may be able to stay materialised. That he cannot stop thinking about you, and that it's eating him up inside…
In a rare display of frustration aimed at himself, Julius' hands are clenched so hard the knuckles are turning white at the strain. He should never have said any of that. He doesn't know what to expect from Reinhard's response, but it can't be anywhere near approval.
It leaves him stunned into silence when his friend puts an arm on his shoulder, smiles at him and tells him that he's glad someone else is looking out for you, too. After that, the rest of the evening is spent talking about you. How they'd met you, all that they know about you, their thoughts and desires… Their own feelings feel far less monstrous when there is another one who shares it. That's what makes it worse. No longer are they stuck purely in their own minds, in an endless loop of self-flagellation over their own desires. Because of their ideals and personalities, neither Reinhard or Julius is likely to act on their obsession quick on their own. (Though Julius is much more sensitive to rejection.) Because, while they found comfort in their newfound understanding, they also feed into each other's anxieties with their respective obsessions.
Together, the escalation of their behaviour happens at a much quicker pace and, while they wouldn't be likely to actually kidnap you and stash you somewhere safe.
