thinking about UE!Cross and his dragon self. hes from Agùfdof - an icy, mostly mountainous territory, and many of the dragoneborne have wings so they can fly to the top of their hills and mountains to sunbathe. Cross doesnt HAVE wings, and spent a long time thinking they'd just 'grow in' except they never DID, and as such, he never got to go sunbathe, which as a dragonborne, and a as such, a coldblooded creature, meant he got sick very often. Xgaster always left him without proper food, or a healer, because he believed his Heir needed to 'toughen up and get over it' - which is something Cross internalised.
so, when he joins the party, and they get to Nightmares island and bond, and he eventually opens up about this all, his surprised one day, when hes brought to a turret on the castle, with steps circling up to the top of the roof, in the exact spot the sun falls on when it rises first thing in the morning; the perfect place for him to curl up and enjoy both the warm sun rays, and the cool sensation of dawn that his ice dragon self needs.
hes definitely DOESNT cry.