15. Does their view of themselves differ from their partner’s view? | 23. Did you tailor your OC for the other in the romance? - for Emma and Eren?
(You get them smiling because I forgot I had these and holy crap they are cute)
15. Does their view of themselves differ from their partner’s view?
It does, but only because despite being pretty similar, Eren and Emma value different things in themselves and in others, so what stands out to them about each other is a bit different. Also, because neither of them are very good at describing how they see themselves. They just kind of...gesture towards themselves and shrug, like “here I am, idk what else to tell you”.
Eren places a great deal of value on his individual worth and merit; he’s good at his work, he keeps his attention where it matters, he knows what he wants and he does not compromise easily. He also doesn’t abide people trying to define him by anyone other than himself, be it his brother Tasalin, his parents, his heritage, his trade mentor, even Emma herself. She, however, looks at him and wonders why he thinks he should feel that way, why he feels he must emphasize it rather than be content to simply be who he is. That is the person she loves, the intelligent, quick learner who is passionate about many things, even if he doesn’t outwardly express that passion, and always strives to improve his talents, and she would love him regardless of any of these things he feels he must stand out and distance himself from.
Emma, on the other hand, has kind of grown to see herself as incomplete, or broken. She’s missing a lot of formative experiences from childhood and adolescence since she was unable to feel at the time, and she doesn’t understand a lot of why people think, feel, or behave the way they do. All she knows is the way she thinks, feels, and behaves is different, and has kind of been made to think that means she’s wrong. Eren thinks she’s fascinating, all the while feeling something very familiar and safe when she’s around. I’ve said before that he usually feels like people are invading his space and must be tolerated or gotten rid of, but not her. She feels like she belongs there, and he’s happy to have her, just the way she is. She’s not broken, wrong, or incomplete, she’s just different and needs to be appreciated differently.
23. Did you tailor your oc for the other in the romance?
Originally, yes. I tailored Emma for Eren after none of the canon LIs seemed to fit him. They’ve both changed wildly since then and really become their own people, but somehow still manage to fit together nicely.
