Content: GN!Reader, light angst, yandere anaxa, reader is assumed to be a regular Okheman
🌹 Note: I rewrote this 3 TIMES!!! it felt like wrangling a fully grown Dromas, but I did it… Finally… Please praise me for my hard work </3
INTRO
Call it recklessness, a death wish, or simple apathy in the face of your own mortality; whatever it is, you're the first on the front lines when it comes to rescue missions and efforts to push back the black tide, and the last to return to Okhema after every vicious fight. At first, people just think you're a seasoned warrior trying to prove yourself, or an idiot with a competitive streak you're eager to satiate. Then, a run in with a certain Flame Reaver leaves you a little too battered and bruised for the comfort of those that love you most. When you're called out for being so foolish, your response is entirely unexpected and even more upsetting.
“This is the only way I know how to live.”
Aglaea
She tells you that you're being disrespectful to the Flame-Chase journey (and to her) by throwing your life away so wantonly. Do you think the sacrifices of the Chrysos Heirs are not enough? Do you think her and her peers' thousands of years of strategizing have been for nothing? Aglaea is quick to remind you that the fight she and the other Heirs have been fighting has been for regular people like you this entire time, and implores you to stop being foolish; call her harsh, but there's nothing romantic about some random civilian who throws themself into danger just because they can.
Aglaea can't make you see the value in your life, but she will try to give reasons for you to live in a way that won't end in your unnecessary death. She'd see it as a failure on her part if you died now, and.. Well, she'd also be very lonely with one less person to call a friend.
Phainon
"… No?" He just outright refuses to believe that you're so apathetic to your own life. It doesn't compute to Phai that anyone in the world could just not care about staying alive. If you were merely depressed, he could understand, but this..? It takes a while (a few days at least) for Phainon to come to terms with the fact you just don't seem to care. When he does, he decides that it's his job to make you love this life!!!
You'll have to deal with Phai being by your side constantly, trying to get you excited about new events and silly projects going on around Okhema… He's very anxious whilst you're in the process of healing, and might even cry a bit when he thinks you're sleeping. Phainon just wants to help you love this world as much as he does— Enough to desire to stay and build something meaningful (hopefully with him)!!
Castorice
She might actually raise her voice at you because you are so stupid and stubborn and insane and GODS GRANT HER PATIENCE. Cas has spent so long fearing death and being lonely because of her curse blessing. Wanting to live, to be selfish, has always been Castorice's one unattainable wish in this world; the idea that someone could just not care about the wonderful, normal life they've been given makes her so angry!! She might cry from how frustrated your indifference gets her.
In the end, Cas knows she can't make you change your mind. Human beings are stubborn, and you must be the most stubborn of them all if you can't see how precious your life is, so.. She stays with you while you're healing, making you food and reading books to you, just trying to make sure you're healing quickly. Someday, she'll figure out how to show you the beauty of life, but until then, she'll just make sure she's there to stop you from taking it for granted.
Mydeimos
Mydei is (for once) extremely silent upon realizing you don't care about your life. In any other situation, he might have insulted you or tossed a sarcastic remark your way, but now??? After you faced off with the Flame Reaver and only lived because that thing deemed you too unimportant to kill? Mydei is simply lost. It takes him a moment to calm down enough to explain (tone clipped, eyes boring right into your soul) how you only have the one life you've been given. He can brute force his way back from the River, he can return as many times as he needs to– You can't.
It's silly, but Mydei thinks that if he just emphasizes how little time you really have on this planet, you'll realize that you shouldn't be wasting it by throwing yourself into dangerous situations. He hates admitting when things get to him, but seeing you on what was nearly your death bed really rattles him. He tries to keep you occupied from then on so you can't go back to the battlefield: sparring with you, visiting the grove with you, doing mundane chores together. He doesn't know how to help you, but he'll at least keep you busy for as long as he can.
Anaxagoras (tw kidnapping)
Anaxa is, first and foremost, an opportunist. Is he happy you nearly died to a being that rivals the supposed power of the Gods? No, but he makes the most of the situation and uses it to work in his favor. He moves you to the grove under the guise of monitoring your condition and keeps you locked in his quarters with only a select few visitors (Hyacine, Castorice..) allowed to see you. Your reasons for being a fool aren't important to Anaxa; clearly you aren't in your right mind and he has to keep you confined for your safety (using that logic, it's hard for anyone to really argue with him).
You don't care if you live or die, right? So this situation shouldn't matter then! Anaxa is just trying to fix you, that's all. You don't have to worry about anything anymore— living, dying… Just stay here beside him, existing in his space. There's no need to throw yourself into danger anymore, nor is there any need to think. You can let him handle everything from now on.
Cipher
Cipher will smack you upside the head for pulling a stupid stunt like that— and you'd better not do it again! She doesn't care what your reasoning is, you're insane if you think she'd let you just keel over and die like this. Not that she cares, or anything! Just… Well, you've barely scratched the surface of everything this life has to offer, so you need to stick around for a while longer! >:0 She won't take no for an answer, so you'd better get used to having a stray cat sneaking into your room constantly.
Cipher's never been good at feelings, so she'll try to avoid them while simultaneously being there for you every step of your recovery. She'll be talking your ear off, turning up with snacks from the local vendors that she definitely paid for, showing off trinkets and treasures she's "collected" over the years— Anything she can think of to entertain you, she'll do. Maybe Cipher doesn't know what'll make you want to live, but she does try to give you something to look forward to every day.
Cerydra
Oh, woe! One of her devoted subjects, in such a sorry state? Cerydra can hardly bear it! … Yeah, no. She's pissed. She'd consider this treason if she thought you'd even care about the punishment, but since it's you, she just considers it a personal slight against herself and nothing more. She still has work to do, so she can't be there 24/7, but she'll stop by whenever she can to read to you and talk about the things you missed while tucked away in your bedroom. When she can't visit, she sends Hysilens to play music for you during mealtimes.
It's less of her being considerate for you and more of a waiting game to see how long until you apologize for putting yourself in harms way. You never had Cerydra's permission to die, and certainly not for the Flame-Chase journey. If you don't apologize, she'll be a bit colder to you for a while… Eventually, she'll let it go as long as you promise you won't try to get yourself killed for nothing.
Hysilens
Hysilens understands you far better than anyone else does because she felt that way for a very long time after the fall of Styxia. With her family gone and no feasts to be shared, Hysilens fell into a state of passiveness about many things, her own life included. She may not know why you feel the way you do, but she can at least promise you to help you find your guiding flame. Perhaps she should scold you for risking your life, but she really doesn't have the heart to do so. She simply says, "If you die, we will not be able to drink together at the next celebration.." (so please don't die.)
Hysilens has many things that keep her away from you throughout the day, but the Imperator is benevolent enough to grant her time out of her busy schedule to serenade you when you wake up in the morning, and at night before you go to bed. She'd much prefer to be singing for you under better circumstances, but she hopes her song is healing for you (for your mind AND spirit) regardless.
Ever thought of reader being the same species as the characters, with their heat accidentally syncing up?
Synopsis: Both reader and the character are in Heat
Content: wlw, tribbing/scissoring, dry humping, cunnilingus, overstimulation, degrading, 'mind breaking', cock/double cock mentioned on characters (interpret as strap-on or mtf), brief breeding mentioned, brief pregnancy mentioned, not proof read.
Men and Minors DNI
Foxians:
Tingyun/Fuguen
This usual tease can't stand being in heat and whines the whole time throughout her heat, craving for your touch and getting handsy with you whenever she gets the chance to. Whenever she's in the mood to get down and dirty with you, she'd always hug you from behind and slowly rub her hands up and down your body — groping your tits, flickering your nipples so they get hard, maybe even pressing her knee to grind against your sweetspot as well. However, now that both your heats are synced up, she really doesn't need to put in much effort to get you as horny as she is.
She's a sucker for dry humping and scissoring — quite literally panting like a dog as she gets closer and closer to cumming. Not even giving you a moment to breath as she starts up again and continues to grind your cunts together. Her tail wagging rapidly as she leans forward to give you the sloppiest kiss ever.
Her moans aren't so loud, but they're definitely high pitched the moment she starts getting more and more into it; her voice is generally sweet... however, they spew out all sorts of degradation.
Feixiao
Usually when she gets into her heat cycles she'd try and keep it on the down low so that it doesn't trouble anyone, especially you. However, the moment you and her heats are syncing; all logic is thrown out the window. She hates using this as an example but perhaps it was the borisin side of her that took over as she pounces onto you and began rubbing all over you. Fondling your tits, putting them in her mouth and sucking on them, even roughly marking you with bite marks and hickeys that slowly travel down to your inner thighs.
The type who'd absolutely love to stay between your legs for hours on end just sucking and licking up your delicious juices and making you squirm in her hold as she gets you overstimulated. Disregarding her own cunt that yearns to be touched as well as she solely focuses on you. But sure enough, she'll bring even more pleasure for you both later on... If you're still functional to think by that point.
Yukong
Another type to keep her heat on the down low when it came to it coming up suddenly and never really telling anyone about it, not even you, as she wanted to keep up her refined appearance. And while you and her heats do sync up eventually, she doesn't outright go to you immediately. Instead, she'll observe you quietly and wait until you approach her first before doing anything with you.
She's quite the sweet type in bed, always making sure if you were alright and kissing you gently whenever she encourages you that you can handle one more round with her as she makes you come undone on her finger once more — typically she prefers to give you whatever you want without question, but she does have her moments where she'd tease and make you beg for it. But only for a little bit; she does easily give in to your cute demands after a while.
Vidyadhara:
Lingsha
Vidyadharas are a rare species to come by and it's not often that they go into heat like other species — usually they'd first need a mate. A special requirement that prevents their heat from happening only because it's hard to find their 'fated one.' and while Lingsha isn't that young, and neither is she old; she hadn't met someone before you so she doesn't really know how a heat would work for her and neither did you. So when it suddenly rolled around and both of your heats ended up syncing up... She was met with unexpected urges.
Contrast to her refined looks, she'd be absolutely feral when it came to experiencing her first ever heat with you. Pounding into your cunt wildly with her double cocks — having the intent to breed you full of her cum and potentially knocking you up. The idea is crazy, she knows that, but it's a desire she wants to explore further with you. With her balls slapping against your arms, as fluids began spilling from just how much you both had gone at it for, it's safe to say you won't be walking for quite some time afterwards. But don't worry, Lingsha works much proper when it comes to giving aftercare — with her tail wrapped snug around your waist the whole time and not letting you leave her side for the duration of your heat.
Halovian:
Robin
She's quite inexperienced in the bed and when it comes to heat — never quite experiencing it until you came along into her life, so she's definitely leaning more on the submissive side but tries her best to please you through it all.
She's moreso into dry humping and scissoring for the most part, but does end up preferring cunnilingus in the end — loving the feeling of being between your thighs and getting her head squished by them whenever you start to squirm after reaching to your limit. Perhaps it's also because of her goodwill and nature but Robin definitely feels like the type to service you in any sort of way. Whether it'd be changing roles on who's top or who's bottom, or switching the position so that you're more comfortable while she takes the lead; another thing Robin tends do during the bedroom is kissing every spot she can. Enamoured by the skin to skin contact, she relishes in taking her time with you and keeping things slow and sensual for the most part.
Sea siren:
Hysilens
She likes taking you down with her into the waters — even though it's cold; but with your bodies pressing against each other to fill in that warmth, it's enough for her to keep you afloat in her arms. It's still quite difficult to do it in the waters though.
Hysilens does however make most of it work still by keeping you in her arms while aiding to your needs — need some air? She'll give you hers. Want to feel good? She'll finger you so good your legs will start cramping.
Aside from doing it in the water and doing it in a bedroom, Hysilens enjoys tribbing and being rather rough with you. Slamming and rubbing her cunt against yours whilst saying how she'll get you pregnant is what keeps her going. You don't know how she'll do it, but with how vigorous she's being, you can tell her intent is genuine... She might actually get you pregnant if you're not careful enough.
Feline:
Cipher/Cifera
It's so obvious when you're both in heat — constantly whining, rubbing against each other, being especially handsy and clingy; just generally being a bundle mess as you both fight to see who'll be on top of the other. One moment you could be fingering Cipher, the next could be with Cipher mounting you and ramming her cock into your aching hole.
You could be bedridden for days with Cipher just because of rough and eager you both were during your heats. You especially since Cipher hadn't given you any sort of rest as she take the rails and brings you into another mindbreaking orgasm.
Thinking about Cipher about to eat some pussy for the first time, slowly licking her way up your thighs before she finally gets to the sweet spot in the middle of your legs. When her mouth faceplants on it though, her pupils get so wide and blown out, she stops her movements for a moment as she takes in the sweet, sweet taste of your cunt.
It’s like that one video where a cat is eating watermelon, but they were only eating the rind at first. When the cat finally moves over to the red part (the part you’re supposed to eat as it’s sweet), the cat’s pupils get so wide, it’s like a neuron activation. That’s Cipher right there eating you out. She realizes she reached the best part and her pupils just become ⚫️_⚫️ from how delicious it is.
waking up in the morning, with a toothbrush still in your mouth, you reach into your sock drawer. you’re left with only a few mismatched, brightly-colored, animal-print socks. you hear cipher hold back a snicker from her place in bed. and when you turn around to scold her, she stretches and goes back to sleep—snoring loudly to drown out your sigh.
you knew better than to be impressed with ciphers cooking. whenever she offers to make dinner, it usually involves some form of takeout that she disguised as home cooked meals. the worst offender was her trying to pass off kfc as her own homemade cooking. those secret spices were too obvious. nevertheless, your movie night still went without a hitch. you ended your night by laying your head on her collarbone, letting her draw circles on your back as you fall asleep in her arms.
even though everyone else tells you its inconvenient to find your laundry at the top of your shelf, you found humor in cipher’s efforts. it breaks your relatively, boring and mundane routine of going to work and coming home. with her, it feels like there is something new to expect. a new prank that has you dusted in power sugar. love letters hidden in your shirts. kiss marks on your skin when you wake up.
Can I request for Cypher? If so how about her visiting reader while also trying to stay undercover from her duties. She was only planning to cuddle with them but she got so comfy that she fell asleep while spooning them, and then got found out by chrysos heirs
Baddie Cypher needs more love <3
Cipher x GN! Reader
Fluff
Cipher has to hide and quickly. It's only a matter of time until Mydei will catch up to her, so where would he not think to look? Cipher runs throughout Okhema's main park, eyes darting left and right to find the perfect hiding place.
"Aha!" she gasps, running up to a large, leafy tree. "If I blend in just so," the cat girl tells herself as she climbs up the old oak, "then I should be able to wait out the chase." She lays carefully against a strong branch and eyes the main park field. Eventually, she spots Mydei dashing through the grass in hot pursuit.
"Where did you go, Thief?!" he shouts, causing the parkgoers to look at him in surprise. "Gah, this is ridiculous!"
The cat girl has to hold in her laughter as she continues to watch his look in vain. "Silly prince," she whispers.
A few more minutes of looking. Cipher does tense a bit as she notices him looking carefully at nearby trees. "Grr, I'm going to get Lady Aglaea involved! Then just you watch!" the warrior hollers as he departs the park.
As soon as she ensures he's gone, Cipher slowly descends down the oak tree. "Heehee, it worked! Now, where to go so I won't be spotted." She leisurely walks through the park and looks around. At that moment, her tail twiches and a big smile paints her face. "Ooh, jackpot!"
She makes her way to her favorite treasure of them all: you. Sitting underneath the spring sun with a book in your hand, you quietly sit on a picnic cloth in the grassy field. "Why, hello, baby! What're you doing here?" Cipher gleefully asks as she plops herself right next to you.
Blinking, you gasp, "Cipher, I could say the same of you! I pretty sure Mydei was just here looking for you."
"Oh, was he?" Your girlfriend snorts, and adds, "Well, we don't have to worry about him. How about we cuddle?"
"While I'd love to do that, shouldn't you be seeing what the prince wants?" you ask, worried your girlfriend is neglecting her duties as a Chrysos Heir.
"Feh, he usually wants me for some nonsense. It's my weekend, after all! I'm not gonna spoil it," Cipher huffs, leaning against your shoulder. She rubs her head against your skin, making you tingle from the sensation. "C'mon, let's snuggle. I'm more fun than that boring book, anyway!"
"Hey, it's a good book," you tell her, but to no avail. The cat girl takes the book and (gently) tosses it to the side. It's from there you two have a cuddling session, making you laugh as she starts to purr. "Aw, this does feel nice," you giggle as she hugs you firmly.
"Doesn't it feel great? Perfect way to spend time," your girlfriend hums, kissing your cheek sweetly.
Several minutes pass, and the two of you take a brief cat nap (pun intended). Cipher holds you lovingly from behind; her breathing is soft and steady as she nuzzles her face against your back. You feel so loved and at peace. Maybe it's OK that she's spending time with you instead of the Heirs after all.
Then....
"There you are! Thought you could hide from us!"
"GAH!" Cipher jolts herself awake. Her fur is at ends as she tries to take in what is happening.
You open your eyes and turn around sluggishly. "Oh, it's -"
Mydei, arms crossed, and a disappointed Castorice are standing over you two. You feel slightly embarrassed they caught you and your girlfriend dozing off and hugging. Cipher, on the other hand, is almost fuming.
"Hey, how dare you stop a kitty from getting some good sleep!" she snaps, glaring at Mydei in particular. "And when I was with my babe, too."
"Whatever," Mydei sighs, rolling his eyes.
"Um, sorry to disturb you, Cipher, but we need you for something," Castorice tries to explain. "We're trying to help an elderly gentleman look for something valuable he's lost, and we thought you were the perfect person to seek. You do have a natural talent for finding treasures, after all."
Cipher looks at them for a moment and then exchanges glances with you. Your eyes make a look, begging for her to do the right thing. She looks back at the duo. "Oh, fine, what the hey! I'll help you," she answers, standing up and brushing away any grass stains. "Just tell me what it is I need to look for and I'll do it."
As you watch the Heirs walk away, you smile. You feel so lucky that someone as playful and thoughtful as Cipher is your girlfriend.
Please don't copy, steal, or feed my work to AI. Thank you!
the concept of cipher cockwarming ur strap on ur lap while u work or read, ur fingers idly scritching the base of her spine where her tail begins all while she squirms and whines for u to fuck her already 🤔
Content: GN!Reader, kidnapping, stalking, manipulation, violence towards reader
🌹 Note: A little darker than the content I usually write, but I had The Urge™️.. mind the content warnings! This got very long, so I am splitting it into two posts. PART 2 HERE
Aglaea
She's the kind of yandere who will use her influence to get rid of those who try to harm you (or who try to get too close to you), all without caring if you find out it was her doing. So what if she's ruined a few careers and gotten some nobody councilmembers killed? Some of those fossils had it coming anyway. Besides, you can't really prove that she was involved, can you? Did you see her getting her hands dirty at all? Did you see her anywhere near those people as they crashed and burned? Exactly. :) Just sit there looking pretty, and Aglaea will make sure life is a breeze for you.
When it comes down to it, Aglaea is insanely protective of you. She'll never restrict you or impose her will upon you, but she will sabotage anyone that gets in your (or her) way; this is something she won't ever apologize for. Lady Goldweaver is content to simply stay friends with you if that's what you want, as long as she gets to be beside you for the rest of your life. She loves you, adores you wants to crawl into your skin, so regardless of the label your relationship has, she'll latch onto you like a winged insect seeking blood and won't ever let go.
Phainon
If you've played Binary Star Hero, Phainon's quite similar to Binary Star in the type of yandere he becomes. I believe that his affections start out innocently enough– A simple curiosity about you, an innocent desire to meet ‐and exceed- your every expectation of him.. Then he starts getting to know you, really know you. You don't treat him like anybody else– he's not the “Deliverer” to you, he's not Amphoreus’ savior to you, he's just… Phainon. It's such a relief to be seen as normal, as human, that Phai can't help but become greedy. Suddenly, he's running into you (coincidence, he says) every other day, spending hours simply enjoying your presence.
Calling him out on his clinging only rewards you with the sweetest of puppy eyes and an apologetic smile (or a pout, if he's feeling extra devious). He'll say “Ah, I'm sorry.. I guess I've just gotten a little attached to you. Talking to you gives me such a boost before every fight!” But the thing is– Phainon has been going out to battle less and less since meeting you, and when it comes to keeping the black tide at bay, you're the one he runs to protect first; it's subtle, but the shift in his attitude is clear: Phainon is beginning to prioritize your life over anyone else's, and people are starting to get badly hurt because of it. You know his behavior will only escalate if it goes unchecked, but… Can you really bring yourself to stop spoiling him? Say no say no say no
Castorice
She's terribly shy for a yandere, and also very dangerous to boot. Since she can't touch you (can't hold your hand stroke your face kiss your hair what is she even living for anymore), her yearning has amped up by a thousandfold, and that manifests in her following you nearly everywhere you go. You'd have to be very airheaded not to notice the wilting flowers and little moths that flit about when she's near, but what can you really do? Cas hasn't harmed anyone that you're aware of, and she's kept a respectable distance from you. Perhaps she's just concerned about your health and is simply keeping an eye on you from afar.. You try to rationalize her presence because there's really nothing else that makes sense to you.
You think that she goes home at the end of the day, but unbeknownst to you, she stays nearby long after you've gone to bed. Usually Cas is content to simply keep watch in front of your home, an angelic figure standing guard until she's too weary to remain, but sometimes… Sometimes, when you turn over in bed, half awake just for a second, you catch sight of glowing lilac eyes peering at you through a window that you can't recall having left open. Every morning when you wake up, though, the window is firmly shut, and Cas is barely arriving to begin her daily watchdog duties. Huh.. Must've been a dream.
Anaxagoras
The closest you'll get to a traditional yandere, I think. He's very manipulative and underhanded, and he isn't afraid to dispose of some nosy coworkers if they try to interfere with his plans. Most of all, he truly does not feel like he's in the wrong when it comes to wanting you as much as he does, even though he knows his feelings are completely beyond reason. He has no rational explanation for why you captivate him so, and that in itself is what makes him want to study you up close. Despite Anaxa really wanting to keep you with him, he'd prefer if you decided to move in/get closer to him of your own volition. If he has no other option however, he is not above poisoning you or causing an accident in his lab that renders you bedridden (though he'd prefer not to leave lasting damage); Anaxa will do anything for you.
Is it love? If love is wanting to keep you in his quarters so that he can poke and prod at you (whilst caressing your face and giving you little kisses every now and then as a reward for behaving), then yes!! Anaxa loves you. You are so cute and so stupid, and for the first time ever, he finds that endearing instead of annoying. He's not going to completely isolate you of course, that would be cruel of him!! You can go take walks with Hyacine, and Castorice and Mydei will come talk to you every now and again. That should be enough socializing for you, right??? Right. You'll learn to be happy in your situation, don't worry.
Cipher
Cipher will be the first to tell you that you really should've seen this coming. She's a selfish girl at heart, and she wants all of the shiniest things for herself just so she can hide them away from the people who are unworthy of owning them.. Of course, that would also extend to the one true friend she's managed to make in all her years of wandering. It's your fault you didn't see the signs of her obsession, so you can't cry now that you're caged like a bird in her treasure hoard. 3:< No use waiting it out for a search party, either; nobody's coming to save you. They all think you're dead. She told them you were dead.
It was simple enough, really: Staging an attack on you by luring a black tide monster in your direction while you were just outside of Okhema's gates. Nobody saw what happened (though the guards DID hear you scream); you were just out of sight, and Cipher really had no trouble in killing the monster and subduing you. Hurting you was the last thing she wanted to do, but she had to cut you deep enough to get a significant amount of your blood on her clothing. 3: Please forgive her!! After that, all it took were a few crocodile tears and half-truth confessions of “I never got to tell them I was in love with them"’s for everyone in Okhema to believe her. Now here you are, and here she is. Might as well get used to her face since she's the only other person you'll be seeing for a long, long time!
Cyrene
Sweetheart! Angel! Has never killed anyone that you would remember made you uncomfortable ever! Cyrene is very patient and gentle with you– Scaring you off wouldn't exactly be beneficial to her, would it? She can't just brute force you into staying with her forever. She's got her reputation as a delicate and super cute girl to think about. She really is very sweet, though.. Almost to the point of overwhelm. She visits you every day, usually with a gift in hand and a new flower in her hair every time (you must compliment her or she'll pout profusely). She's also a shameless flirt, constantly teasing you and refusing to correct anyone who assumes you're in a romantic relationship.
It's hard to really distinguish when Cyrene's affections for you bleed into obsession because not much changes on the surface. Spending time with you, giving you gifts, flirting with you? All normal things she does with her friends.. You really can't tell what she's thinking. The moment you let your guard down even a little, however, Cyrene will take advantage of the moment to tell you a story. A story of a fairytale sanctuary untouched by time, far from the black tide and the weight of prophecy; a place for only you and her, where you can explore to your heart's content without ever getting bored. And if you drift off to sleep while listening to it, don't worry.. you'll be in that place as soon as you wake up.
🌹 Note: I am not well versed in romance as a genre, so forgive me if some sections are a bit wonky! I ended up watching several romcoms for inspiration, lol
Aglaea
Meet-Cute & Strangers to Lovers
I think that Aglaea is someone who struggles to get closer to others because of her reputation. The other Chrysos Heirs know that she's a loving person, often to the point of being meddlesome, but to those who do not walk the path of fated sacrifice? To them, Aglaea is both as beautiful as she is inhuman.
Because of this, I believe that the most fitting romance trope for her would be the kind of trope in which the other person 1.) realizes that Lady Goldweaver is in fact not as scary as rumors make her out to be, and 2.) decides that they want to spend as much time as they can learning more about her.
A meet cute at the marmoreal market is the perfect place for Aglaea to stumble into her future spouse by complete accident. Perhaps they're short on cash for a gift they want to buy for a loved one, so she decides to buy it for them; maybe they fumble a sentence and trip over their words in front of her, and Aglaea finds herself endeared enough to tease them a little more.
Whatever the case, they catch her eye (or she catches theirs!), and she decides to get to know them better after that. :3
Phainon
Friends to Lovers & Mutual pining
Phainon isn't stupid, but he also isn't very bright when it comes to others feelings– Or maybe it's more accurate to say that he chooses not to read too much into what others do or say, because he doesn't want to psychoanalyze them or misinterpret their intentions.
The kind of love that can potentially blossom between dear friends is the perfect romance for Phai, because he's someone who takes quite a bit to put 100% of his trust into someone, and because he feels more confident in being able to accurately guess what his friends are thinking.
It doesn't matter one way or the other if Phainon's potential love interest is more soft spoken or outgoing, or if they show their love via kindness or competition; once Phainon's decided to trust them implicitly, it's as if he can read their very thoughts through their eyes alone.
After that happens, it's only a matter of time before Phainon prepares to confess either through a sparring competition or through a stupidly over-the-top romantic picnic on one of the many rooftops in Okhema.
Castorice
First Love & Opposites Attract
Cas has spent most of her life in shadows; not out of fear of the light, but out of fear that she'd somehow manage to extinguish it just by existing. Because of this, she's never really entertained the idea of romance to begin with; Cas could barely allow herself to daydream about friendship as a young girl, she couldn't bear to taint romantic love with her fantasies as well.
For this reason, I believe that first love + opposites attract are definitely the tropes for her. Meeting someone more boisterous and passionate than her would give Cas the courage she needs to actively seek joy in others and in herself (something that she never thought she could do to begin with).
If her love interest could manage to break down the walls that Cas has built over the course of a thousand years, then she will absolutely take her chance and confess to them (looming prophecy and eternal loneliness be damned).
Falling in love is almost always terrifying (doubly so for Castorice), but realizing that someone in the world actually feels that way about her would do wonders for her self-esteem and confidence.
Mydeimos
Power Couple & Star-Crossed Lovers
Mydei is someone who gives as much of himself as possible for others safety, so I believe he'd benefit from a relationship in which his partner were his equal on that front; someone who, like him, is willing to (and has proven to) risk their life for the things they want to protect; someone who sticks to their ideals and doesn't back down (especially when those ideals are challenged), is the kind of person that Mydei would end up being drawn to the most.
Despite fate dictating that Mydei and his love interest won't be together for much longer, he deigns to be selfish just this once, if only to find a moment of security and companionship in someone that truly loves him.
In the end, even if it's only a temporary safe haven, it's one that I think Mydei would manage to bask in nonetheless. Is it cruel on his part to indulge in romance after fate has penned such a tragic finale for him? Maybe, but it's not like his love interest is ignorant to the risk either. Whatever happens, the two of them have already made peace with the fact that they'll both burn for their choices.
Anaxagoras
Miscommunication & One-Sided Pining
OKAY!! Hear me out, I just think this one would be really funny. Imagine for a moment a scholar who decided to sit in on one of Anaxa's lectures out of sheer curiosity. His prosing speeches are almost indecipherable to them, so whenever he addresses these rambles directly to them, they simply stay silent and listen to him speak (just like me fr).
Anaxa, ever the egoist, initially takes this silence as a lack of interest, and point blank tells this scholar to stop coming to his lectures. It isn't until after Anaxa saves them during the attack on the Grove that the scholar finally confesses: they do care about Anaxa's research (because they care about HIM), they're just fucking stupid!!! And they need him to dumb down what he's talking about!
I believe that since Anaxa is such a benevolent and patient teacher, he would end up giving the scholar a second chance at proving themself to him. If anyone were to ask why he did that, Anaxa would be silent for several moments whilst coming up with some kind of excuse because he doesn't actually have an answer.
(It's the way their eyes light up when he finally gets through to them and the way they look at him when they think he doesn't notice. How interesting it is to see them smile like that.)
Cipher
Rivals to Lovers & Forced Proximity
Thievery comes easy to the Chrysos Heir whom has the blessing of Zagreus, and in all her years (of which there are many), she has never had competition in being the absolute best at deceiving others. Until one day, word reaches Okhema of a mortal who has managed to swindle almost every noble family still standing out of over half their coin!
In any other context, Cipher would've looked the other way and shrugged off such a blatant challenge for her crown (and she really did try to at first). Until one day, a certain gift that sweet Castorice was making gets swiped, and it isn't Cipher's doing this time!
The little game of cat and mouse (hah) that ensues after comes to a head when Cipher and her love interest RIVAL end up trapped in a half collapsed ruin near the outskirts of Castrum Kremnos, where, rather than fighting (or perhaps in the midst of it), the two end up getting to know more about each other whilst awaiting rescue.
Cipher ends up realizing that her love interest is way too fun to kill or best, and since she so loves to play games, she deigns to allow them to keep thieving alongside her.
