For the Romance Asks, 3, 7 & 25 for Xan and her boys, 5, 17 & 22 for Sabine and Zarad! :3
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Asra/Xan/Julian
3. When they are having a fight, what is it about and how do they deal with it?
If it’s between Julian and Xan, it’s probably Xan getting impatient with his neediness and Julian subsequently sulking about it. If it’s Julian and Asra, it would be Julian holding the past over Asra and being passive aggressive about it. If it’s Asra and Xan, it’s the two of them not actually communicating about a problem and letting it fester.
When it comes to fights, there’s a rule that the third person can’t get in the middle of it or “fix” it. The fight-ees can talk it out/vent to the third, but ultimately have to work it out between themselves. Most likely to confront the issue are Xan and Asra, with Julian being bad for the sulking. After every make-up, Xan insists on a make-up meal with a feast of everyone’s faves and she makes a nuisance of herself in the kitchen watching all the prep.
7. Favorite date activity?
Dinner dates at home are always a hit. Asra takes charge of cooking, Julian is overly helpful sous chef, and Xan is the peanut gallery that throws nuts and grapes at vulnerable buttcheeks and is in charge of the wine. Wine consumption. (BTW SHE HAS A LOT OF DIFFICULTY HITTING THAT ITTY BITTY JULES TUSH WITH MACADAMIAS.) They like to eat on the roof and watch the sunset and the stars.
Xan likes to go to the races, and at night Jules wants to head to the pubs, and Asra likes to either laze around doing nothing or go on day trips near the city. Also they collectively makes nuisances of themselves at the palace.
25. Share any headcanons about their relationship.
Asra has a tendency to leave little notes on their desks, among their papers and books and things.
Julian is bad to procrastinate about his work, and will do all the chores for the others.
Julian gives great piggy-back rides!!! Very useful for those pub runs.
Xan is so good at being a distraction. She’ll sneak up and attack with the deadly back hug.
Asra spitefully sticks his icy feet on them under the covers.
Xan has pestered Julian into drawing terrible portraits of them, and has them framed on the wall.
Zarad/Sabine
5. How do they comfort each other when they are sad?
When she sees that little edge to Zarad’s blitheness and his smile, Sabine will do her best to help him with whatever task or machinations he’s working on. If possible, she’ll insist on clearing out the servants and courtiers, and will make him spend the day with her, reading and cuddling. He’s weak for the way she’s so good at brushing his hair. 83c Or they’ll sneak out of the palace to go play in seedy little gambling dens or such.
If it’s Sabine that’s feeling sad or homesick, he’ll probably skip whatever plans he had for the day to spend time with her. He’d plan some grand romantic gesture, and be especially sappy. Or he’d take her to one of her favorite plays, or have a troupe brought to the palace just for her.
7. Favorite date activity?
I’m sure they both will always have a soft spot for star-gazing. Garden walks, days spent going out into the city (ofc this is frowned upon for palace women, but when has Zarad ever followed convention?), and I’ve written about it a couple times, but I hc a little hidey-hole that Zarad has on the coast that they try to escape to every now and then with like two servants tops.
22. From the outside looking in, what is their dynamic like?
Lol, I like this one. Zarad is Zarad: the conceited flirt without a single serious thought in his head. Sabine is the silly, vain, and morally dubious widow who is not quite a “proper lady.” Outwardly, I think they play a game as a couple entirely based on sex. They’ll be constantly on the edge of propriety in public, and it will seem very much like they aren’t paying a bit of attention to what goes on around them.
Basically, people who underestimate them will think they’re idiots making spectacles of themselves. And that’s how they’ll like it. 8>>>
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