Lol this one's gonna be long but thanks for asking! Under the cut for the sake of all the dashes I'm gonna show up on
R - Rainbow - What colors do you associate with them and why?
Mostly earthy tones because that's his color palette. Shades of brown, sand color, black, and the hellfire orange of his eyes.
A - Art - Do they draw or paint? What about any other kind of art? What's their favorite style/subject/another artist who inspires them?
He's not really interested in art but he does sometimes take a moment to look at the natural beauty of the desert when he's got the time. And when nobody who's gonna try and call him a sissy for looking at flowers or the sunset is around.
T - Teach - What skills of theirs would they teach you? What would you teach them?
First thing that comes to mind is marksmanship but honestly I know I'd be too spooked to learn. But hey, maybe he could give me encouragement and all that and I wouldn't be so freaked out. I don't know if I have anything to teach him, unless infodumping about cool animal facts counts
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L - Language - What's their love language? What's yours?
I haven't really thought about what my love language is. I mean, I know I really like cuddling and get clingy when I feel lovey. Maybe also just going "hey I saw this and it made me think of you". Jake I think is definitely a cuddler too when it comes to loved ones and he's very much a pet-names and sweet lil words kind of guy I think. Also the type to threaten the hell out of anyone who crosses me.
E - Emotion - Is your f/o open with their feelings or do they keep them close to their chest?
Jake is definitely not open with his feelings. He's got a reputation to uphold and can't have folks thinking he's soft. Usually the most emotion I'll get out of him is when he's alone with me (that's prime snuggle bug time) or if something spooks him (ie; a hawk).
S - Story - If you and them were in a fairytale, which story would you be and who would play which character?
So when it comes to fairytale connection with Jake I always think of the Princess and the Frog. Kiss a rattlesnake and he turns into a dashing outlaw. Or kiss a rattlesnake and turn into a desert critter also, if we're going on the Disney version. My Rango s/i is a jackalope but if I were to literally translate myself into the universe I'd be a horned lizard I think. Same species as Waffles who is like. My favorite posse character. Priscilla's my other favorite secondary character (and we would have totally adopted her if I weren't like 100% positive Rango and Beans already have custody of her after the credits roll). Anyway I forsee Jake as a handsome outlaw who gets cursed into the form of a rattlesnake and in trying to break the curse with a kiss, I get turned into a horned lizard and then we both have to figure out how to undo the curse.
N - Nostalgia - What's your f/o's favorite memory?
Running with his old gang from his younger days. Six-Prong Lucy the jackalope, Quillface the bobcat, Pancho the scorpion, and Red Felicity the vampire bat.
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K - Kiss - Give us any kiss headcanon you want. Description, reason, location, who initiates it, etc.
In his snake form, I kiss him on the snout or forehead. In naga form I like to kiss him on the cheek. In either form he can give me snake kisses, which is just flicking his tongue against my cheek or nose. They tickle a little 🤗
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J - Jewelry - Do they wear any? What kind? (Or what would they wear if they ever started?)
Idk if bandoliers count or the rattle-gun prosthetic he wears. In naga form I could see him wearing one of those rattlesnake-shaped leather and brass belts I've seen on Etsy. Not that he needs one because nagas don't have legs so they can't wear pants, but that would make it purely ornamental as in jewelry. There's also what looks to be a ring of barbed wire on his hat.
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N - I'm gonna be sweet and say the first time we watched a horror movie together. I was hyped because it was one of my favorites and he was just admiring the smile I get when I'm enjoying something I love.
O - Online - What is your f/o's social media presence like, or what would it be like if they had internet in their world/era?
Honestly? He's the jerk who'll smugly correct your grammar while you argue with him and act like he's won because you misspelled a word or used the wrong "your".
S - I'm actually not sure about this one. Maybe like an evil Cinderella, since his story with my s/i Carmilla is kind of a rags-to-riches story in the manner of being taken from mundane daily life to the fantastical life of a supervillain.
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A - He actually takes a lot of interest in my writing and in horror literature in general. I don't think he wants to try his hand at it but he's interested in what other people make.
Jake absolutely fucks, but I'll say a s/i would have been the first time for both Shen and Demongo.
For Shen it was in the dream realm, with coinciding mating season acting as further motivation to get intimate.
For Demongo it was in the museum, some quick fun after hours, in the back of the building, away from any priceless artifacts or prying eyes of sealed-away spirits.
For Jake, sundown in a forgotten town, companionship for a lone drifter. They didn't give a name, and he never did cross paths with them again.
Remembered that time the voice actor of Red Dead Redemption 2's protagonist said "terfs ain't got no friends" and I will now imagine Jake saying the same
