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Day 5 :3c
Going to work and being in the pit at All Times has brought forth this headcanon. It's now canon to REVENANT/my characterization of Birkin I apologize
I think a lot about how if Solo enlisted at 15/16 (he had to have enlisted between January 1945 and Germany's surrender in May, and he only turned 16 in March), he didn't finish high school. Did he ever get around to getting his GED? Could he have gotten his GED? After all, he stayed in Germany after the War instead of returning to the US, not to mention his cover would have fallen apart if he had to hand over his academic records. Or was he simply too busy learning languages and stealing art to bother? Did he get it during his time with the CIA?
Solo probably knows enough about art and antiquities to have a Master's degree just from personal experience, but did he ever study it? Did he teach himself or learn it from other art thieves? Did he ever think about going to school for it?
luca and alva in love with a reader they knew before the went to the manor and are reuniting with? (gn reader please!) thank you!
Request: Luca and Alva in love with reader they've met before entering the manor headcanons
Pairing: [Luca Balsa] Prisoner and [Alva Lorenz] Hermit x gn!survivor!reader
Warnings: None
Some very general thoughts about how the concepts of gender and sexuality and sex apply to Programs (under a cut for a little spiciness):
A Program's gender is typically defined by how their User identifies at the time they're written, and most will default to the pronouns and gender presentation of their User. In that sense, gender is a very loose concept to most Programs. It has no bearing on their societal structures and cultural norms.
For the sake of making any of this comprehensible I'll keep using the terms gender and sexuality, but just know that the words themselves probably won't mean anything to Programs. Ram only has a vague understanding of the differences between men and women based on the fact that gender can factor into insurance rates.
Programs don't have any primary sex characteristics (i.e. genitals or reproductive organs). They can't reproduce -- and unless they're familiar with User biology most of them probably don't even know what reproduction is -- so that would just be a lot of extra bits and pieces. It's Barbie / Ken doll anatomy under all that digital spandex, sorry. But this also ties into why gender isn't much of a Thing for Programs beyond some secondary sex characteristics and other variations in appearance.
There is an understanding that certain aesthetic features of one's render can be tied to gender. Programs can't completely rewrite themselves but can make cosmetic adjustments to their appearances. They can change their hair color and the circuitry patterns of their base layer suits, or add outer layers of clothing -- on Flynn's Grid, anyway, where Programs generally have a little more freedom outside of their functions. Changing one's render entirely is possible, at least in a temporary way that needs upkeep and refreshing (see Keller). Opposition to this comes only from rare and traditional Programs, who would decry any alteration to the image of one's User.
Attraction comes in many forms, just as it does for Users. Some Programs will only have an interest in those they're created to be linked to. The term "bonded pair" is used a lot in Tron fanwork and I don't have a strong enough opinion on that to call it something else, so we'll stick with it. For Programs who don't have a bondmate, attraction might still be based on functional compatability -- or it might be based on personality, physical features, etc.
It doesn't necessarily follow that a User's sexuality will dictate their Program's sexuality, either. Roy, for example, is very confidently aromantic and asexual. Ram is aesthetically and physically attracted to those with "masculine" or "male" features -- gay, by User standards.
Which brings us to the spicy time topic of how Programs have sex. And the long and short of it is... they don't, in User terms, because they don't have the parts for it. It's all circuit based. Programs can communicate through touch and energy exchange, among other methods (that's a whole other post), and the intent behind the contact determines how it's received. For them, "sex" is a matter of energy exchange with an intent to arouse. And you tend to get back what you give. Circuit stimulation is how that energy is conveyed. Or, y'know, frottage, to borrow the Ao3 tag.
Different Programs might have specific erogenous zones on their circuitry, but that's an individual thing. Circuits around the upper back and shoulder blade area, where a disc would sit, are common hotspots. Skin-layer circuitry under their base suits -- which, yes, can be partially or completely removed or derezzed -- is more sensitive than anything on a clothing layer.
Circuits flush purple when a Program is aroused (and that's canon baby!)
(God I hope this is okay as a first ask) What drivers do you think would be most into 24/7 TPE type dynamic?
Grinning like the evil gremlin that I am. This is an EXCELLENT ask bestie!
First of all, George. I don't know what it is about him, but I can absolutely see him enjoying a 24/7 TPE dynamic. Being a dom comes natural to him, and it works so well with his personality?
I can also see Nyck being into it. No, I don't know why, I can just see it happening.
Max would try, but wouldn't be able to keep up the dynamic 24/7. Same with Fernando, and Lewis. They would be able to do extended sessions, but not for longer than a few hours at a time.
Guanyu is a strong contender, too. No, I'm unable to tell you why, I just know. Carlos has major vibes for this as well, just saying.
Aaaaah, I can see quite a few of them for this actually! But always feel free to ask for a specific driver, and I'll be more than happy to elaborate!
Remember that giant shard of wood that impaled Waylon’s calf when he stuck his leg through that old ass elevator bc he was running from Eddie? Post - canon it got infected as hell and they had to amputate from the knee down. Thanks for coming to my TED talk!
hc that the runaway kid survived six taking a few chomps out of him through sheer willpower and spite the use of some v haphazard stitchwork but now has to deal with perpetually rotting skin grafts that have to be replaced every week and a shoulder that smells and feels like absolute shit