omg thank you so much for the g/t lyney headcanons🥹! I was dying for g/t stuff with the new fontaine cast😔. I wanted to ask how you think lyney would react to meeting a borrower for the first time?
Like maybe he doesn’t know borrowers exist till he sees one running across his desk after a performance or they get stuck in one of his magic tricks…do with that what you may.
(can you tell im a lyney main suffering from lyney brain rot😭)
I love to write the Fontaine sibling so much, they're my kids <3. Feel free to send me more Lyney requests anytime :D
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Lyney had believed he had seen it all, but nothing could have prepared him for the tiny creature Rosseland had plopped down on the desk in front of him.
The Grin-Malkin cat, true to his nature, had a wide Chesire grin as he sat proudly over whatever unfortunate creature he had decided to leave as “food” for him or Lynette. He still wasn’t as good with cat-mannerisms as his sister.
“What did the cat drag in this time?” He sighed, walking over to his desk to inspect the poor creature. As he got closer his brow furrowed. For one, it was moving, and two it looked like a tiny human… not a rodent.
He watched the creature closely, only for his eyes to widen as they began to frantically back away from him, closer to the edge of the desk-
“Careful!” He sighed as he caught the tiny creature…person? “That would have been a painful drop.” He inspected the being closer only to freeze as he noticed they were hyperventilating. He couldn't have that! “Hey..it’s alright. I didn’t mean to frighten you. Here.”
He gently set the being back onto the table, shooing Rosseland away. “Now I do fear that we have gotten off on the wrong foot…well hand? Hm. Anyhow,” He sighed. “I apologize for Rosseland, he’s quite the trickster, though he never harms innocent creatures. Ask my dear sister, we’ve had to carefully release so many mice.”
“P-please just let me go…” He nodded immediately.
“Of course, I never intended to keep you here. I just wanted to make sure you weren’t hurt.” Lyney glanced at the table and winced. “Let me move you to the floor at least, I’d feel absolutely horrible if I let you try and climb all of that way on your own.”
The tiny person glanced between him and the edge of the table, slowly patting themselves as if looking for something, only to grimace as they didn't find what they were looking for. They looked back up at him in slight terror. “I…is there…another way?” They seemed to swallow and fidget with their hands as they avoided his eyes.
Lyney bit his lip as he tried to think of another way for the tiny person to get out of this predicament. “I could drag some pillows and blankets over that you could jump into?”
The tiny person began to nod before they glanced to the side and went pale. Lyney turned and sighed as he saw Rosseland staring at the tiny person intently.
“Darn cat.” He shook his head. “I’ll make it quick I promise, then I’ll grab Rosseland so he won’t get you again.”
“D-deal.” The tiny stuttered, nodding frantically.
“Alright.” Lyney, glad he was well suited for handling fragile things with ease, quickly grabbed the tiny person and whisked them onto the floor before leaning up and grabbing the mid-pounce Grin-Malkin Cat. He then took several steps back and watched the tiny person sprint away.
“I’m Lyney by the way.” He said as an afterthought as he struggled to keep his hold on the cat in his arms.
He almost thought the little person hadn’t heard him, but a short turn and a wave was given before they darted into a small crack in one of the countertop’s trims.
“Bad cat.” He huffed, gently ruffling his fur, earning a soft hiss and a paw smack.
can i request a g/t scenario with lyney pls im desperate!😔
Absolutely!
The request was really vague, so I threw together a mishmash of my headcanons of both Giant!Lyney and Tiny!Lyney :D enjoy!
Giant/human size:
Lyney would be playful as a giant, he’s very dexterous being a magician and all so you never have to worry about him dropping you. Him teasing you on the other hand is inevitable. Lynette may have gotten the physical traits of a cat, but Lyney has the instincts of one.
Lyney puts on a show to everyone he meets, whether he means to or not, after all his favorite place is at the center of attention. But when it comes to smols, his more exuberant personality is dimmed a bit, after all you don’t want to blind your audience now, right?
Rosseland, the loveable cat-in-the-hat is more than happy to share Lyney’s hat with those that earn the pyro user’s trust. Just beware you will find cat fur all over you for weeks.
If you ask really nicely, he’ll give you a private magic show, incorporating your tiny size into his tricks, and you can tell how careful he’s trying to be, while also not giving away how he pulls them off.
Tiny/borrower size:
Lyney is very very protective of his sister at their size. If you don’t manage to gain his trust, you’ll never see the twins past a quick glance before they move away.
If you do gain his trust, get ready. This little guy is starved for attention from someone other than Lynette. He loves his sister dearly, but there are so many dry remarks he can take in a day after all! He would love to show off his climbing skills, his marksmanship with his crudely carved bow, introduce the smol to magic and you’ll never be without some sort of entertainment.
He lowkey becomes a prankster if he trusts that you won’t retaliate. The worst one so far was him rewiring all of the hot water to be cold and all of the cold water to be hot. Worst shower ever.
Rodents won’t get near your house because of the twins, which Lyney will boast about if you let him, however spiders scare the daylights out of him, he’s arachnophobic.
You will find tiny arrows everywhere, in the carpet, in the walls, in furniture. If you ask him why he doesn’t collect him he’ll just shrug. They appear when he draws his bow, a byproduct of his vision, he doesn’t make them. However, if you collect them and keep them somewhere, you’ll start to find them in less obvious places.
