#illuga headcanons

[viviolettee]

woman complains about lack of illuga on tumblr.... doesn't fix the problem /j /silly

do you have any fun illuga headcanons...like fluff or just random ones in general im not picky <3 love ya gir

𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐠𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬 ♥︎

warnings: none besides fluff, really! mentions of nonsexual nudity.

notes: i love illuga so much he's so adorable okay? okay. im a big fan of underrated characters and illuga counts okay

pairing: illuga x gn!reader

wc: ~590

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♥︎ i am a firm believer that illuga falls in love gradually. he's the type who becomes your friend first and realizes like. months later that he's been looking for you in every room.

♥︎ he remembers tiny details about you without trying. your favorite tea, what snacks you buy after missions, the stories you've already told him three times, basically anything :)

♥︎ whenever you're cold, his coat somehow ends up around your shoulders before you've even asked. he is a big fan of sharing clothes! loves seeing you in his clothes and loves to wear yours (if you let him)!

♥︎ he worries about you constantly but tries (poorly) not to show it. if you get injured (very rare, especially on his watch), he'll spend the next week checking on you every few hours.

♥︎ he has a habit of standing slightly in front of you in crowded places, almost unconsciously shielding you. so kindness and for what sir…

♥︎ he loves quiet evenings more than grand dates. he really would probably rather sit inside than go out. he's a real one for that actually #same

♥︎ he enjoys sitting together while doing separate activities. reading reports, repairing equipment, or simply relaxing in comfortable silence. his love language might as well just be quality time but we'll actually get into that in a bit

♥︎ if you fall asleep on his shoulder, he absolutely refuses to move. he would never dare wake you up, how scandalous!

♥︎ he "secretly" enjoys cooking simple meals for people he cares about, even if he isn't particularly skilled at it.

♥︎ he likes to check that you made it home safely. ie modern au he will ALWAYS text you. reg au he will walk you home no questions asked okay? okay.

♥︎ if you're having a bad day, he'll drop whatever he's doing to sit with you. whether or not you want to talk about it is up to you. he does it not necessarily to solve the problem, sometimes he'll just listen. he's a great listener, id like to think

♥︎ he gets especially soft when you're exhausted. you should expect blankets, warm drinks, and gentle reminders to rest.

♥︎ i think that he struggles to ask for help himself, so he appreciates partners who remind him that he doesn't have to carry everything alone.

♥︎ remember how i mentioned talking about his love language? here it is! his love language is acts of service.

♥︎ firm believer that he shows affection through actions rather than dramatic confessions.

♥︎ i.e. random flowers he noticed you liked. fixing something that broke before you even realized it. walking you home despite it being out of his way.

♥︎ physical affection starts shy but becomes very natural over time. hand-holding becomes his favorite thing. EVER. and hugs. he loves a good hug

♥︎ back to acts of service i do think he really loves bathing with his beloved. which i know sounds sexual to a lot of people but it isn't!!! omg!!! he loves helping you wash your hair or your back after a long day. and that's so cutes to me okay i think that's adorable

♥︎ he's also a big fan of skin to skin contact, will take off his shirt and encourage you to do the same (if you're comfortable) to cuddle with him for warmth. i feel like i sound insane saying this but it makes sense to me okay? okay. actually idk if encourage is the right word there

gosh i love illuga i think he's such a genuine lover. so sweetness so cutes

final note: I LOVE ILLUGA I LOVE ILLUGA I LOVE ILLUGA!!!! hi guys my name is violette and i LOVE illuga. anyways thank you for the request lyssa!!! ilyt gir THANK YOU FOR THE REQUEST!! i know you're gonna ask about records but im procrastinating getting them through to you okay im sorry forgive me everyone

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faelight headcanons

A/N: illuga centric. this is just a tiny collection of brainworms i have about them, i hope you like! this is my first proper headcanon list, so i hope you like it!

CW: lots of focus on the anxiety and unease that comes with ptsd. illuga's is based off of my own. if you are sensitive to content about that sort of thing, maybe avoid this one. not super intense, but still worth a mention, i think! always take care of yourself :)

-this is more of a canon, but illuga has ptsd. in my mind he gets sensory flashbacks, video-replay style flashbacks, and flashbacks that send him back to the emotions of traumatic moments.

-the last one i mentioned feels like a sort of catatonia, where he's locked in a state of fight or flight, in a sort of liminal space between past and present. i imagine that a career focused guy like him would get these kind of half-functional ones fairly often while working. he can do things through these, but it's like he's shut down and turned off. it's all fuzzy in a way where everything that touches him hurts, every sound is blaring, and every light is bright enough to block his vision. those ones are hard to break out of, and hard to console. illuga gets them on the job, and sort of plows through all wide eyed and stiff, quiet and too fast, because his brain is on autopilot and his nervous system is on fire. i think his team can identify these, and that they know when to give him his space.

-now. flins. coworkers not touching illuga's post traumatic episodes? understandable enough. his boyfriend? those shouldn't do that. i think he, who has his knack for helpful observations and subtle means for being polite and kind, is going to be able to spot these kinds of things. illuga does not want to be talked to or touched, not in public at least, in a flashback like this; but being discretely seen does wonders. flins will set out tea for him, or chocolate, or a note that says something easy to process like I love you, or a doodle of a candle.

-when illuga is feeling like that and they're at home, flins is doting. He keeps his voice quiet without whispering, and the lights low but not off. it's grounding. he understands that illuga doesn't like to feel coddled, but needs to feel supported.

-i think they share a lot of tea. no idea what their feelings on the drink are canonically, but to me, they're tea people. obviously, flins can't drink it, but he likes the smell, and illuga likes the taste and feeling. scented things, i think ones that smell warmer or sweeter, would be ways to spend mealtimes together before and after long days of work.

-illuga loves to be at the lighthouse with flins. it's isolated, quiet, and the air that close to the water is chilled and calming. the way they're both so aquainted and comfortable with the place relaxes him too. soldiers are used to being on edge; watching every exit and noting every movement. he knows he can drop that, as much as his instinct allows, when he's there. it's safe.

-fae are, almost no matter what lore you consult, curious. i think the only way that a relationship will work for flins is where the person he's with is equally curious. curious as in, searching for something. these two often chase about the same things, to me. their motivations are all tangled with community. illuga wants to help and protect community, flins wants to help keep it orderly and together. they're both always looking for the hows on those wishes, and the whys on the answers they find. they match each other's freaks, inquisitive style.

-both are big on acts of service. flins wants to do things that make people feel seen and cared for, illuga wants to do things that make people feel at ease and relaxed. flins will bring illuga little gifts, wash the dishes, read illuga's favourite books and stories. illuga will set out the things that flins might need the next day, handle a chore that he mentions finding tedious, and go out of his way to give flins company when he's set to do things he doesn't like so much. they balance well.

-they just feel safe together. their relationship lets them de-stress, and sit in tranquility for once. it's a dynamic where responsibilities aren't fixed roles or rules, just what the moment calls for. their care for each other is nice and easy, devout, and comfortable. they're important to each other in a way that lifts up the separate parts of their lives, too.