Hype for Trigun Stargaze got me thinking of my sweetheart, who does no wrong, Vash The Stampede.
Relationship headcanons because I want to and because he is VERY different from the original Trigun Vash and I lowkey love those differences.
He is extremely hesitant to give AND receive touch.
No way bro is a player. He can barely play the game of life himself. There's no way he's playing people.
Like, hugging him is even a lot to take in.
Keep in mind- he is an over a century old alien who has treated himself and let himself be treated as some kind of monster and NOT someone to coddle and love.
So OBVIOUSLY the relationship wouldn't be conventional in the beginning.
It'd be based mostly on trust at first, he isn't convinced that you truly like him, especially in that way, so it'd take a LOT to get him to feel like you're serious.
"I'm sorry- w- what?" Is something like his reaction when you tell him how you feel (yes, it'd have to be you first. We all know this man would never- EVER- voice a crush or love he had for someone out of fear of being selfish)
He'd accept your words, yes, but he wouldn't know how to verbally respond or return them. Does he like you? Probably, but he likes everyone.
He'd need to self reflect (which he hates doing) to see if he truly cares for you that way.
Since he allows it, you usually keep near him.
Maybe not touching him, but sitting close to him, making sure he rests and eats (even if he doesn't really need it) and best of all...
"Are you ok?"
Being asked that hits DIFFERENT for Vash.
He usually just brushes everything off, saying "He's fine, he's fine"- but you get to him at some point.
The first time he WILLINGLY let you touch him was after a particular mission in an abandoned windmill town.
He was obviously not himself- not eating, drinking, just sort of staring out the window and occasionally sleeping.
Everyone was concerned, you especially, and it took until a quiet night in the back of the van, you holding him as he remained glued to you for the next few hours. Maybe cried a bit, but who's keeping track?
After that? Hoo boy he's in trouble.
It was becoming INCREASINGLY more difficult to NOT let you touch him.
He doesn't want your connection, only because he fears how much he can hurt you unintentionally.
Well, that's nearly out the window, because now he can't stop thinking about how comforting your presence was- leading him to pretty much let you touch anywhere on his body.
Hand on his shoulder? Ok. Holding his arm? Go ahead. Hand on his thigh? That's cool. Randomly playing with his hair while the group is on the road? He'll lean his head down to give you better access.
He is, unfortunately, putty in your hands.
However, he will almost NEVER reach for you, you have to initiate the touch in the beginning, and maybe still initiate some to most of it within the future of the relationship.
One thing that CAN be confirmed is the fact that he is unbelievably loyal to you. I mean this man bends to your every whim.
Which ends up being a little self sacrificial, but thats what you signed up for with him.
It takes him a bit, but soon he grows to be able to voice whatever he wants to you, whether it be venting or just tell you the things he likes.
Which is a LOT for a man who has isolated himself or otherwise been ostracized for a century.
He's totally a little spoon the most often- though having you in his protective hold isn't bad either.
He's a blushy mess for ANY kind of intimacy, you can simply turn his head with your hand on his cheek and he melts.
Super loving and gets really touchy when you're alone mostly, and much later in the relationship.
Speaks to you in the softest, cloudlike voice. You hardly hear him raise his voice to you, hell, even if you're just across the room and he's talking to someone else he somehow gets even MORE docile in tone and body language.
You make him comfortable, which makes him EXTREMELY uncomfortable in the beginning- but he grows to adore the comforting energy you bring.
Once again, a man of praise. He MALFUNCTIONS every time you genuinely praise him for something. He only knows how to fills the cups of others, not his own, so you filling his cup is uncomfortable almost, but not unwelcome.
His love languages would be Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, and Physical touch for suuurrreeee.
Ok, ok. That's it for now- but I always have more so we'll see. I giveth this to the Vash enjoyers in hopes that it is well received!
