Coming right out the gate with two of the most heavily contested PL ships, it’s Deslay and Layluke with the steel chair!
…It’s kind of funny how both of them include Layton himself, eh? Anyway, thoughts?
BWAHAHAHAAAA oh such good ones! As a bonus, I'll even add some stuff where they interconnect! A lot of these are copied and pasted from what I wrote down so if you want me to talk more about something, go right ahead!
Luke drinks the rest of Hershel's tea if there's any left because it feels like an indirect kiss
Hershel lets Luke take the lead to alleviate feeling like he's taking advantage of him (Luke is in complete control here. Don't be fooled Hershel ain't got NOTHING)
Luke makes the first move by kissing him
Hershel sometimes lends Luke his clothes, though they're big on him. Luke, in return, steals them and he'll keep them, making Hershel have to get his clothes back
Both get possessive (Luke being jealous and possessive because he doesn't feel like he's good enough and wants to make sure he still has Hershel; Hershel being possessive because he doesn't want to lose anybody else). Luke gets less possessive overtime, but he's still possessive and jealousy prone as an adult
Hershel actively buys him stuffed animals, much to Luke's (outward) dismay. Luke secretly loves it, though
Puzzles are their love language
Them talking in a way that seems innocent by the general public but actually has a secret meaning is also their love language
(Can work platonically or romantic, I was primarily thinking romantic with this) Since Hershel can't truly tell Luke no, Luke takes full advantage of it
DesLay (Azran Legacy spoilers below for those reading)
They were together as kids before Hershel (Layton) got adopted. They're no longer together in their adult years
They were each other's first everything
Desmond tried to make a move first, but Hershel closed the distance and kissed him first
They always slept next to each other, whether or not they had separate beds
Whatever they saw the adults do, they experimented together
If Hershel wasn't monogamous, the two would be together again (even if they'd have Luke on Desmond all the time) after a while of reconnecting. Hershel ends up regretting this (mainly during the anime period of time)
Descole leaves as quickly as he did because he's unsure if he can handle being around Hershel at that moment. Hershel, on the other hand, wishes he stayed around because he wants closure
They actually do still keep in touch after a while, but for years them reuniting has been… awkward, to say the least. It doesn't help Luke's leering at Desmond/Descole the entire fucking time
Okay so anything for them interconnecting:
When Luke noticed how chummy Desmond was getting with Hershel, he straight up grabs onto him and glares at him in a "he's mine you fucking BITCH you can't have him!" Ofc he doesn't say anything bc yknow, their relationship is a secret and they can't have that be out in the open, but still. Desmond just looks at him like "wtf why is this CHILD looking at me like that?! He can't have figured out I'm Descole has he???"
Desmond figures out that oh wait. No. He's just in love with Hershel. They're probably together too. …HOLD THE FUCK UP A MINUTE WHAT DO YOU MEAN-
When Hershel's feelings resurfaced, it left him confused and feeling guilty. Confused because well, he wasn't around Desmond for a year (I hc Hershel as demi) so he doesn't know why he's feeling that way and he's wondering if he just didn't fall so easily or if he was mistaken about how he was or what; guilty because well. He's with Luke, he shouldn't be feeling this way towards someone else. He doesn't say SHIT about it until after everything that happened in Azran Legacy lol
It's actually because of this that before Luke leaves for America, Hershel tells him that if he likes someone else as well… go for it. Don't restrict yourself because of me being in the equation. Hershel doesn't want Luke to be in the same situation he was when it came to Desmond, even if they didn't end up back together
Descole, before he (unfortunately in Luke's opinion) didn't die, kisses Hershel one last time and tells Luke to take care of him. Luke was too focused on the fact he kissed Hershel RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM to register what Des told Luke. It hits him much later
If Hershel DID start dating Desmond again tho, Desmond and Luke would be fighting each other on a regular basis because "nah he gives ME more attention" "no ME" and Hershel would just be left in the corner like "my lord what on earth did I get myself into?"
There were a few more, buuut they're more NSFW related so I don't wanna risk anything saying it out in the open on this site LOL. You can always DM me for those if you want
