What type of tea would you serve Frankie, Marcus M, and Regent Lord!Max?
Oooo! I love this question Laura, always gotta make the right tea for our boys after all!
Frankie get rooibos tea, after a long life in the military that man is dealing with a lot of sore muscles and joints and rooibos has polyphenols in it to help fight and prevent inflammation. Though that doesn't mean he won't get massages still because, I mean, can you keep your hands off him? Relax at the end of the night with a hot cup of tea after putting the tot(s) to bed and then rub him down with a nice moisturizing lotion, making sure to get his hands really well so they're not sore from the shop work.
Marcus Moreno, sweet darling super hero man, he's a sucker for chai tea. It makes him think of autumn and warm fireplaces, cozy sweaters, cuddling under blankets, and homemade cookies. So that's the tea of choice for him, it's the one that he feels the most home drinking. Because, honestly, he definitely drinks coffee more than tea due to the headache that is Heroes HQ (and Miracle Guy) so trying to give him anything without caffeine in it will lead to pouting.
Regent Lord Max on the other hand, well, as a vampire he tends to only want to drink from his feeder but he can be persuaded to sitting down with you for a cup of green tea only if it's been aged enough that it's sort of stale and adopts a touch of a metallic flavor. So naturally you make sure to have a tin of tea that's just stale enough that he'll drink it, though he does complain if you don't at least offer a vein to him here and there.
