#htf patton

[randomslasherwingau]

What if when the four of them are old, Virgil is the only one still capable of flight so trains to be able to be a carrier (without the others knowing) so he can take the others up for one last flight. First Lo, as a thanks for his wings, then Ro. He waits for the perfect day (exactly the first time Pat took him in the air) to take Pat up and after Pat had his last flight, Virgil donates his mechanical wings to a museum so he can live the remainder of his life with his friends on equal ground.

You know, I was skeptical of this idea when I first started reading it (I haven’t put in a lot of thought about elderly folks and flying, or what it would take to be a carrier) but by the end I was in love. This is canon. <3

[randomslasherwingau]

When pat molts, do people ever bid for his feathers or something? Would he auction them off for money that could go to one of his favorite causes? Also, did you get my ask about burial rights and traditions? Thanks!

That would be like bidding on someone’s cut hair. Which I guess might be a thing with celebrities, but it wouldn’t be like…a very sane thing to do. 

Molted feathers are sometimes gifted (much the same way you might gift someone a braided lock of hair in a bracelet or something), but to try to collect someone’s molted feathers when they didn’t specifically give them to you would be seen as weird, at best, and downright creepy at worst. 

[randomslasherwingau]

Alright so if there is one thing I know it's animal behavior. With birds they have a tendency to fluff up and flare/flick their wings when agitated. I have an image in my head of the boys doing that. Virgil would probably be laughed at while when Pat does that people are like "oh shit". It's great for intimidation (except for Virgil)

Heck yes, I love that!

[randomslasherwingau]

You say asymmetrical wings are undesireable, but what about Patton's?

Hello! LJ’s mod again. Patton’s wings aren’t asymmetrical. He’s extremely special because he has two multi-color gradients on each wing. He has a green-blue-purple gradient on the outside, and a yellow-red(-touch of purple) gradient on the inside.

Here’s the original drawing, and the second. And LJ explains his gradient in their own terms here.

Hope this helped!

[randomslasherwingau]

how does virgil like patton’s wings (after they’re in an established relationship)? does he like them, beyond the fact they might make him feel inferior?

Honestly, they’ve never made him feel inferior. 

Patton’s wings are just incredibly gorgeous, and pretty much the whole world is just a little bit in love with him for them. But when you know Patton, his wings are almost dull compared to how sweet and kind and amazing and wonderful he is. His wings are gorgeous, but his heart is breathtaking, and Virgil loves him so much that his wings are an afterthought. He loves them because they’re part of Patton, but he’d love Patton if he were a monochrome or wingless, too. It’sis soul that really shines. His wings are just set dressing. 

If you ask what Virgil thinks of Patton, you’re gonna get a flowery excessive response because Virgil is like, “I HAVE OPINIONS HERE.” 

[randomslasherwingau]

Is there anyone above Patton, and further more is he one of a kind? So are there traits that could've boosted him even more and are there other people who also fall into his societal tier? (I guess a follow up question would be is there anyone lower than Virgil and how common is his societal tier?)

Patton’s pretty much a once-in-a-lifetime color schematic. His parents think it’s just his beautiful heart shining through somewhere that everyone else can see! <3 

Poor Virgil is pretty much at the bottom of the social tier. Having no wings at all is actually considered tragic, but not really something to be mocked. Having very small wings is considered humiliating. There are some who definitely do pity him, yes, but he’s also just belittled (no pun intended) a lot of the time. It’s why he’s developed such a harsh exterior–to get people to leave him alone, basically. 

[randomslasherwingau]

How did Patton react when Virgil tried his finished prothstetics on for the first time?

Patton was up there with him, helping him fly. All three of them were. 

They were all crying. Every single one of them. Laughing and sobbing both. Virgil’s face could have outshone the sun that day. And you better believe Logan got one heck of a tackle hug after they landed!!! 

[randomslasherwingau]

Did Roman and Patton ever try to be in a romantic relationship together because that's what everyone wanted/ assumed of them before settling on best buds?

Nope! After they became friends, that’s all they ever were. That’s all they ever wanted to be, and Patton is super strong-willed, so even if Roman might have otherwise caved to social pressure, Patton wouldn’t. Roman did worry at first, but he talked to Patton about it and Patton assured him that just because they had gorgeous wings, that didn’t mean anyone else had any right to tell them how to live their lives. 

So no, they’ve only ever been best friends. <3