hi!! i really really loved your valerius work. i think you really do characterize this mans well... tumblr is DRY with valerius content... can you write just... valerius relationship hc??? you know??? maybe small things he just does in a relationship?? the small details, the big details, etc... thats all 💕💘 goodbye!
Omg I would LOVE to! We need more wine daddy on this hell site <3
VALERIUS HEADCANONS
-Ok, so, we know Val is a sarcastic lil shit. I think that’s one of the main reasons why we love him (the other reason is the hair, let’s be real). If you think he’s snarky in public, just wait until he’s got you alone. On a carriage ride home from a dinner with Ambassador So-And-So, once the niceties are exchanged and the door’s closed, his expression changes from one of polite indifference to one of exhaustion.“Have they not heard of table manners in their country?” He’d grumble. “If I had to listen to him chew with his mouth open for one more second, I think I’d have turned homicidal.” He’s vicious, picking them apart. He knows it makes you laugh, though, so he hams it up just a bit with impressions. Because everyone knows the best part about a party is talking shit about the other guests after you leave. The only people safe from his wrath are Nadia and anyone else you’re fond of. He poked fun at Asra once in front of you. It didn’t end well for him.
-He also uses that razor wit of his to keep you laughing whenever he can. He’s usually deadpan, but when a single line from him gets you going, he’ll grin a bit. Especially if you snort when you laugh. He’ll never admit it, but that’s one of his favorite sounds. You two have lots of inside jokes. So when you’re out in public together and see something that reminds you of one of them, all he needs to do is glance your way and raise an eyebrow and you’re grinning.
-In public, he tries very hard to maintain an aura of ‘high society’ and ‘better than you’. Don’t expect much more than a hand on the small of your back or maybe twined with your own. However, he always makes sure to open doors for you or pull out your chair… at least, if a servant doesn’t do it first.
-He’ll refer to you by your name in public, but when you two are at home, it’s a very tame pet name or two, like ‘dear’ or ‘my darling’. I don’t see him as the kind of guy to call you ‘kitten’ or ‘angel’ or ‘lovely’ or any of the 8500 nicknames a certain doctor might use. He’ll accept the nickname ‘Val’ when you’re alone. Do not call him ‘wine daddy’ while he’s in the middle of taking a drink. He nearly choked last time.
-He loves when you brush his hair. Or just mess with it. It calms him down considerably when he’s stressed. There are several occasions when you’ve been sitting around reading a book when he sits next to you and lays his head in your lap with a groan. It takes a few minutes of you running your fingers through his hair and unbraiding it before he speaks again. “My dear, I’m about ten seconds away from simply circling all the spelling errors in the Praetor’s letter and sending it back with a note saying ‘what language are you trying to communicate in?’
-He values your opinion on speeches he writes, since he’s more or less a head of state and you’re more aligned to the common Vesuvian. He wants to do better by the city he was born and raised in, to prove that he’s worthy of being the consul. He’ll run drafts by you and listen to your comments. You’re his partner, so you don’t pull any punches. He knows that if he can win you over, he can win the rest of Vesuvia over, too.
SPICY UNDER THE CUT.













