Just some short, experimental drabbles about what it feels like to fall in love with Carnivale Lecroux, + The Other. Super short, just something to hold y'all over for a bit. Graduating and moving soon -- just a couple more weeks! Love you guys! <3
Falling in love with Gideon is…
Freedom.
It's your second glass of whiskey, your extra hour out on the town, that last minute, spur-of-the-moment road trip you take to knock something off your bucketlist -- because fuck it, right? You never know how much time you've got until you kick it, so might as well live life to the fullest while you still can. It's giddy laughter, flushed cheeks, and heavenly adrenaline coursing through your veins. Its shucking the chains of caution as you appreciate the miracle of life, and let the wind on your face stoke the fires of passion. To fall in love with Gideon is to skip into a wildfire and be cradled by the flames, never to be scorched.
Falling in love with Kremy is…
Understanding.
Its that subtle spark that burns low in your chest, building slow, building quiet, over years. Its the meeting of eyes through wisps of smoke, and the brushing of hands in the shadows. A subtle intuition that guides your gaze towards the darkest corner of the room, trusting the monster within to keep you safe. Its standing on even ground from atop the mountain, and taking in the view with the one man who can handle the altitude. To fall in love with Kremy is to appreciate the rose -- thorns and all.
Falling in love with Frost is…
Peaceful.
Its basking in the early mornings where the sun has only just started to rise, and the birds have yet to sing their songs. Its unexpected laughter, huffed out in surprise. Its learning to see the little details in everything around you, and feeling your heart soar at the way it all interlocks. Its admiring, and being admired; its knowing that for as much as he holds your attention, you captivate him just as dearly. Its watching two mugs of tea shift into one, and feeling your face flush as you place your lips over the rim -- right where the lips of another once were. Its learning who you are, and who you want to be. To fall in love with Frost is to come home.
Falling in love with Gricko is…
Chaos.
Its late night talks, and excited whispers under the cover of darkness. Its finding the melody through the cacophony, and learning to appreciate the way everything comes together. Appreciating the chaos, rather than trying to force it into something to be understood. Its the grass beneath your feet as you traipse through forgotten fields, and the refreshing cold of a crystal clear waterfall cascading over your form. Its learning to go with the flow, and take life as it comes. Its the playful arm around your shoulders, and the excitement that makes your heart quiver; its the spark you never knew you were missing. To fall in love with Gricko is to forget what "should" be, and to simply appreciate things for what they are.
Falling in love with Torbek is…
Patience.
Its the sunlight that peeks through darkened clouds after a hard rain, and all of the warmth that comes with it. Its a tender hand tentatively reaching out, and being met with kindness. Its spring days, with its thunderstorms and wildflowers alike. There's a balance to all of it, as natural as the changing of the seasons, and you'll stick through it all. Its watching trepidation bloom into confidence, and seeing wounds heal into scars. Its feeling every ounce of effort be returned, and feeling your own warmth and kindness reflected unto you. To love Torbek is to heal and be healed.
Falling in love with The Other is…
Dangerous.
Its to thrust your hand into a viper pit, and trust that you won't be bit. Its the darkness that creeps at the edges of your vision, uneasy, and yet, a comforting sort of constant. Its learning to appreciate the shadows and the way they linger -- its leaving your closet cracked in the middle of the night, just in case. Love and fear both make the heart race, and in that way, maybe they aren't so different. To love The Other, is to throw yourself into the unknown, and to bask in the fear on the way down.
✦Admiration – What do they admire about a partner?
Morning Frost admires many things about you, but above all else, Frost finds your intelligence to be your best feature. You don’t need to be quick-witted constantly, but he appreciates the fact that you can keep up with his quips and are willing to play his various mind games. Additionally, Frost admires your resourcefulness and mindfulness, as the others in the group don’t always alleviate the pressure of having to be the problem solver.
✦Bashful – Do they feel shy or get flustered by their partner?
Everything you say and do is carefully considered by Frost. He tries to predict your mood and actions, so catching Frost off guard can be difficult but not impossible. When you do manage to fluster him, the tabaxi isn’t going to show it on his face. If you look, you might notice the way his sharp yellow gaze squints and his tail flicks ever so slightly. Frost may not reply right away, but he is indeed plotting a way to fluster you back.
✦Comfort – How do they comfort their partner? How do they like to be comforted?
He is very empathetic but can be stiff. The Psionic Order Frost was raised to discourage great displays of affection, so he may hesitate to touch you. He’s certainly willing to give it if you’re seeking physical touch, but it might be sparse. A gentle paw on your back or your knee represents a gentle invitation for you to move closer as Frost lets you lean into him. Of course, Frost is also an excellent listener, so he’s more than happy to let you vent while he strategizes ways to smooth over your distress.
Conversely, in situations in which Morning Frost is distressed, he’s not going to seek you out. He finds great comfort in meditation and self-reflection. These are tactics he is intimately familiar with and that prevent him from being burdensome to you. The longer you know him, the easier it is to spot signs that Frost needs comfort, but he’ll likely turn you away, seeking solace in his own mind palace.
✦Dreams – How do they imagine their relationship in the future?
The stereotypes that tabaxi are creatures of unending curiosity and wanderlust are partially true for Frost. His entire life has been a pursuit of greater knowledge, and he would find the greatest joy if you wanted to join him on this life quest. If you wanted to settle down somewhere, Frost would be open to that, but would seek out lengthy, explorative trips.
✦Equals – Are they dominant or passive in the relationship?
There is no doubt in Frost’s mind that you are anything other than total equals. Sure, you have your own strengths, but Frost has his own weaknesses. He also has deep respect for you and your opinions; he never fully defers to you, but Frost always takes your thoughts into consideration.
✦Falling – How do they know their falling in love? How do they react?
Falling in love isn’t unheard of for Morning Frost. He’s not without his childhood crushes or the occasional romance, but the sensation always seems to surprise him. While the series of steps is quite logical, the underlying current of emotions is what unsettles him. Sure, he can expect the dilation of his eyes, the increased heart rate whenever you're near, or the way he catches his lips tilting up into a smile whenever you tell a bad joke. But the overwhelming, nearly suffocating waves of longing are what bother him. There aren’t enough breathing exercises in the world that can rein in that longing.
Frost would hesitate to confess these feelings to you. There’s too much risk involved that could disrupt your current relationship. In time, Frost could consider confessing, but only if he knew you would reciprocate his feelings or under the influence of feywild magic.
✦Gratitude – What do they do to show that their grateful for their partner’s efforts?
Morning Frost is incredibly vocal about his appreciation for all that you do for him and the rest of the party. His praise for your talents is a common occurrence, but not so much that they feel disingenuous.
“Thank you for your help, my dear. Your expertise is invaluable to our success.”
✦Honesty – How open are they with their partner? Is it difficult for them to share secrets?
Honesty is a given for Morning Frost. It’s foundational for a healthy relationship, romantic or otherwise. Frost’s truths can be a bit blunt, but are never intentionally hurtful. Additionally, he may be avoidant about sensitive topics, but he will not blatantly lie to you. It may take a while for him to warm up to you, but eventually he’ll share his inner secrets with you.
✦Injury – How do they react when their partner gets injured?
During a situation in which your safety is anything but assured, Frost is hyper vigilant. Protecting you and the party is one of his top priorities, but injuries are inevitable. A minor injury doesn’t concern him really, Frost knows you're tough, so a few bruises don’t bother him. Serious injuries, however, broken bones, gashes, and the like, deeply perturb him. During combat, Frost does his best to monitor you, but in the heat of a fight, his powers must be concentrated on the threat. When you inevitably receive injuries that bring you to your knees, Frost, if he’s able, will cast Vortex Warp to move you to safety. It’s not a perfect solution as he’d much rather assess you than send you away. By the time the fight ends, Frost wastes no time seeking you out and providing you with first aid until true medical care can be provided to you. He won’t say it out loud, but it’s clear Frost is distressed as he kneels beside you. His tail hangs low, and the tip twitches, thumping against the ground, and his ears are pressed against his head.
✦Jealousy – Do they get jealous? How do they respond to people flirting with their partner?
Frost is not jealous. That simmering feeling that rolls in his stomach when he sees someone flirting with you isn't jealousy. Don't be so foolish. After years of study and discipline, Frost is above many of his tabaxi tendencies, and yet when it comes to you, he finds himself out of sorts. A deeper part of himself can't stand to see someone pestering his "mate," so to speak. He finds the situation incredibly frustrating. Frost isn't afraid that someone is going to woo you; he is more frustrated that the interloper has the audacity to pester you. Despite all of that, Frost won't intervene unless someone is making you uncomfortable or trying to touch you. If that's the case, he's immediately stalking over to you, sharp yellow eyes affixed on the perpetrator. As he sees the individual's fingers clutching your wrist, Frost will use his Mage Hand to pry them off you.
✦Kiss – What is it like to kiss them?
Gentleness encompasses much of the way Morning Frost handles you, and kisses are no different, regardless of where they are. He’s very mindful of his large teeth that press against the inside of his mouth whenever his muzzle touches you in any fashion. Frost is also incredibly respectful about the way he touches you when kissing. A large paw will settle on your waist or on your cheek, but it never lingers anywhere it shouldn’t. His fur and whiskers also tickle your flesh, not unlike a beard. Sometimes Frost twitches his face to intentionally prick you with his whiskers. He finds it cute when you playfully recoil.
✦Little Ones – Do they want their own children?
Frost’s opinion regarding children leans towards “if it happens, it happens.” That doesn’t mean he’s going to be engaging in unsafe activities that may or may not make them, but Frost doesn’t feel super impassioned either way. He doesn’t dislike children, but given his complicated feelings regarding his parents and childhood, Frost may be a bit hesitant. Though he’d likely be an excellent father, maybe not the most openly affectionate, but clearly loving and wise.
✦Mirrored – What habits have they picked up from their partner?
Over the course of your relationship, Frost becomes more comfortable with PDA in a variety of forms. It starts with him holding your hand so as to not get separated on a crowded street. When he lets you go, Frost notes that he found the sensation of holding your hand very pleasing. He finds himself reaching for you more often, even if it’s no longer necessary. If one of their friends comments, he may simply say, “They’re bound to get lost if I don’t hold on to them.” But everyone knows that’s horse shit.
At some point, you give him a goodbye kiss on the cheek, to which Frost finds incredibly endearing. He begins to give a little forehead kiss or a gentle head butt as a form of greeting. While it’s not the most overt form of affection, it’s something small Frost can do to show how pleased he is to see you.
✦Nightmares – Do they want comfort from nightmares? How do they comfort their partner after bad dreams?
An average night for Frost consists of dreamless sleep or the occasional pleasant or even unusual dream, so comforting him following a nightmare is a rarity. When they do occur, Frost will endeavor not to wake you; a good night's sleep is critical for your health after all. He may find comfort in cuddling closer to you. However, Frost insists you shouldn’t do the same. He would happily provide you comfort and may even be a tad disappointed if you didn’t seek him out for help. Frost will also shake you awake if he notices you having a nightmare. He’ll rub soothing circles onto your back and try to soothe you with deep purrs.
✦Obvious – How obvious is it that they developed a crush?
If things go his way, you wouldn’t know unless Frost wanted you to know about his feelings. He’s quite good at keeping a stoic facade even when Frost can feel his heart hammering in his chest. Frost may even try to put distance between the two of you if he feels overwhelmed by this crush. If anyone is going to pick up on Frost’s crush on you, it's Gricko. He’s known Morning Frost for many years, far longer than the rest of the party, so Gricko could probably pick up on it.
“C’mon Frosty, embrace cupid’s arrow!”
“Don’t make me crush your mind, Gricko.”
✦Pet Names – What pet names do they have for their partner? Do they enjoy pet names?
Nicknames have never been Frost’s strong suit, as even his closest friends are usually referred to by their full names. However, Frost does want to offer you a special title. He’ll test out a few but will eventually settle on more traditional pet names. In particular, Frost becomes fond of “dearest” or “my dear.” When he’s in a particularly good mood, he may even call you “sweetheart.”
For himself, Frost is not opposed to pet names, but will veto most of them. He would prefer something simple and intimate. If you want to call Frost something silly, he may request that you only use it in private.
✦Quality Time – What are their favorite ways to spend time with their partner?
Morning Frost loves a good conversation, so sharing a meaningful or intellectual discussion is delightful to him. He often poses philosophical quandaries for you to think over and then discuss while on long walks. He also appreciates it when you're willing to play any of the myriad mind games he enjoys, especially since the other party members claim these games are boring. Additionally, Frost would be very happy participating in parallel play, the two of you sitting in comfortable silence.
✦Recollection – How well do they remember information about their partner?
Morning Frost has a complex mind palace where he carefully catalogues a lifetime's worth of information, and you have your own room. Everything he knows about you is carefully stored away for later use. He keeps track of a variety of facts, ranging from important dates to your favorite foods to the way you like to style your clothes. Frost also has a particular list of potential gift ideas depending on items you’ve commented on wanting or if he notices you’re in need of anything.
✦Sleep – What sleeping habits do they have? Does it change when they get into a relationship?
While he enjoys cuddling, he may find it difficult to adjust to sleeping in a bed with you. He has a particular nighttime routine, and Frost will strive to seamlessly integrate your presence into said routine, but it may take some time. It’s one thing to arrange your bed rolls next to each other; it’s another to have you tucked into bed with him. Once he gets used to things, however, Frost will relish the sensation of your weight pressing against him. The subconscious reminder that you’re safe by his side helps Frost sleep.
If you get your hands on one of those nice feywild tents, Frost is going to hide out there. It may be a bit out of character, as he likely will ask, but he is already making his way into your tent. Anything to get away from what lurks in his tent.
✦Thrilling – Do they want to change things up in the relationship or do they prefer a routine?
Morning Frost is a creature of habit; he appreciates some semblance of a steady routine. He’s factored in the disruptions of Carnivàle Lecroux into his day-to-day life, but would desire consistency within your relationship, even if it’s as simple as sharing an hour together alone to just enjoy each other's company every afternoon.
✦Ugly – What are some of their unpleasant habits?
This is a man of few bad habits. Growing up in the Order punished unpleasant behaviors, but everyone has something. For Frost, it’s using the word “actually” in a way that's almost condescending when correcting people. As he’s aged and been exposed to a variety of people, Frost has learned when to let such things go, but that itch still festers.
✦Vaunt – Are they proud of their partner? Do they try to show them off?
Frost is so painfully proud of you and your accomplishments. When you get recognition, Frost feels like his heart is going to burst. He continually praises you for your success to the point of irritating other people. You deserve so much greatness, and Frost is more than willing to support you. However, he doesn’t show you in the traditional sense. While he appreciates seeing you in nice outfits, dressing you up to take you to a fancy place isn’t exactly his forte. Sure, he feels good when people envy his place in your life, but it’s not something he tries to encourage. Frost tends to flaunt your talents through small, almost scolding comments.
“I told you to let (Name) go first, Gideon. They’re more experienced than you.”
✦Weeping – How do they respond to their partner crying? Do they ever cry in front of their partner?
Frost will respect your boundaries regarding physical touch, but if you’ll allow him, he’d like to rest a paw on you. A gentle touch to your back or knee, just so you know he’s there for you. He may even rest his tail across your lap as extra security. Frost will listen and only give his opinion if asked, but he will not leave unless you ask him. In regards to himself, Frost isn’t much of a crier but doesn’t find shame in it. He will cry in front of you, but won’t physically reach out; you will have to go to him this time.
✦EXtinguish – How do they diffuse arguments? Do they need time to cool off?
Fights with Frost are a rarity, but he’s stubborn, especially when he thinks he’s in the right. Despite that, he’s a very level-headed man with deep respect for you, so fights will never escalate to him raising his voice at you. At worst, Frost's words can be cutting even with his passive-aggressive tendencies.
Being at odds with you is incredibly distressing for him, so after a period of mediation and inner reflection, he will apologize regardless of how the fight turned out. If you’ll allow it, Frost would like to reaffirm your bond by cuddling and grooming you. He’s also going to try to make it up to you by doing more acts of service.
“Please accept my apology. The way I spoke to you was unbecoming, and I’m aware that I shouldn’t speak to you that way. I am deeply sorry.”
✦Yearning – What do they do when they miss their partner? How long does it take until they long for their partner?
Much like a house cat, Frost can act very aloof with people in his life, despite actually craving their attention. You are no different. Since he's incredibly self-sufficient, Frost has an air of apathy when you're away, but after about a week, your absence is significantly felt. He becomes more agitated by his friend's shenanigans, having less patience for meaningless side quests. Even activities that he may have enjoyed to some extent are met with brooding.
The logical part of his mind scoffs at his internal lamenting. He's an adult, for God's sake, and he knows you're capable of caring for yourself, so he finds all these worried feelings to be frustrating. The longer you're away, the more these feelings fester in him, and the more worries about your safety begin to disrupt his day-to-day functions. Frost eventually comes to the conclusion that being unable to contact you perturbs him. He is used to regularly conversing with you, either aloud or in your mind, and that sudden silence is deafening.
Upon your return, you're met with several headbutts from Frost right away. He's eager to pull your bags off and tug you into a private room to get reacquainted. Frost allows his more primal instincts to have a bit of control. He's rubbing his face against you, grooming you, while purring ever so slightly. Of course, he's peppering you with all kinds of questions as he wants to hear about your travels.
"I'm pleased you're back with us, my dear. I'm not sure I could've lasted another day without you."
"Missed me that much, Frost?"
"Unendingly so."
✦Zenith – Where does their relationship rank in value compared to other parts of their life?
Please don’t ask this of him. Frost loves you; he loves you so deeply, but his entire life has been dedicated to the Order. Frost is a man of knowledge; he hungers for intellectual challenges. These two elements of his life, you and his intellect, are the two most essential parts of himself. Asking him to sacrifice one for the other is an impossible task. If you ask him which he would pick, Frost would struggle to answer. It’s something he would likely ponder for some time, while still never coming to an actual conclusion. Frost would do his best to assure you that his lack of answer doesn’t negate his feelings for you in the slightest. Frost loves you deeper than he ever thought he could love someone.
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Welcome to my newest and very intense hyper-fixation. Legends of Avantris is so fun and everyone seems so genuine. Wow do I love dungeons and dragons.
Summary: Fluffy relationship headcanons about what it would be like to date Torbek from Once Upon A Witchlight, a DnD campaign hosted by Legends of Avantris.
CW: Very mild/extremely vague hint of sh! (Section C—omfort!!)
Word Count: 5.5k.
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A—ctivites: What would they prefer doing with you? What do they like doing?
• Torbek would very much enjoy anything with you, especially if it means any sort of parallel play or hands-on things. As much as Torbek doesn’t mind observing from afar, he wants to feel included too. If you are working on something, he wants to do something too in your vicinity. He may even want to mimic you and what you’re doing depending on what it is. Other times, he’ll loiter around and ask questions on what you’re doing and watch curiously, even if he doesn’t fully understand what’s going on. He may even ask questions about it and ask if he can be taught, or just be included in general.
• Torbek loves anything that includes physically being with you. He wouldn’t be too vocal on if it wasn’t, but it’s what makes him feel the most welcomed and included. Are you playing a board game? He wants to hold something from it for you to feel helpful. Are you crocheting or knitting? He’s a great yarn ball holder! Are you reading? He’d love to be read to, but he’d be happy just with his head in your lap pretending to read those big words with you. He just wants something physical with you, even if there’s no physical touch involved.
B—enevolence: How would they show kindness towards you? What would they do for you?
• Torbek would do subtle things, as well as very noticeable and vocal things! He’d open doors for you, carry you over things, lift you to high places or reach those tall shelves for you. He loves performing physical kindness to you, especially if it makes you feel happy or proud of him. He would 100% take note of little things that you like too, especially if he notices you aren’t yourself completely.
• Torbek will be very vocal about confirmation with you. He wants to tell you that he cares for you and that he’d do anything for you. He’d apologize if he thought he did anything wrong to upset or anger you, but wouldn’t just let it slide either. He’d make up for anything he thinks he did wrong, even if he really didn’t do anything, with physical gestures as labeled above.
C—omfort: How would they go about comforting you? How would they grasp being comforted? How do they handle comfort in general?
• If you are crying, Torbek is there in a heartbeat. He’ll be asking if you’re okay, careful not to hurt you and scoop you up so you can cry into Torbek’s clothes and hide you if you feel embarrassed in any way. If you don’t want to be touched, he’ll sit next to you and talk to you the best he knows how, trying his best to help even if he doesn’t understand the situation. Torbek isn’t the best at saying the right things, and he knows that, but he damn well will try his best for you! And if he can’t think of anything to say, he’ll find the prettiest leaves he can and just start piling them beside you, or in your lap. Pretty leaves make Torbek happy, why wouldn’t they make you feel the same?
• If you were mad, Torbek would have to take a minute to collect himself first. Anger upsets Torbek, it scares him, but he knows how it feels to be alone and angry, and they don’t mix well together (which is pretty ironic for him, isn’t it?). He’d offer things like pillows or branches to throw, or even let you just scream into him if you need it. He’s there to help your through it, he just doesn’t know how to handle anger as a whole. If you are extremely angry, he may have your support from the side-lines, gathering acorns or other environmental things to pile near you for you to find so you know he’s there for you.
• If you are the numb type when upset, Torbek understands. He’s scared with you in those moments, he knows numbness. He’ll try to keep you with him, make sure you’re at least in his sight. Torbek knows numbness can sometimes make people do scary things in order to feel, Torbek’s done it too. Torbek cares for you, and will do anything he can to bring you out of the numbness. Even if he has to lay on you and keep you with him until you relax and calm down on your own.
D—ates: How would they go about dates with you? What are their preferred dates? What would they not like as dates?
• Torbek will try his best to be “clean” for the first date. As in clean, he’d probably spray a whole bottle of spray on himself, comb back his matted and oily hair on his head, and wear not so torn up clothes. He 100% asked Gricko or Gideon to help him frantically to not scare you away.
• Torbek really likes carnival dates! He loves carnivals, and he’d probably take you to the Krew’s if he could! Or if there were others around, those too! He’ll love to just walk around aimlessly places with you and talk and look at shops and other things. Anything in nature and inexpensive is perfect for the bugbear. You want to have a picnic? Awesome, Torbek calls dibs on the pie! You want to go stargazing? Torbek loves the stars! You want to just watch motion pictures? Hell yea, he’s in!
• Torbek wouldn’t like eating in a restaurant as a date, as much as he loves food. It would make him too nervous, on a date with a pretty and cool person in an enclosed food place with a lot of people staring at him? No thank you! He’d tolerate an outside restaurant, but even then he’d still be very anxious. On a date he’d like to only focus on one anxiety, thank you. And that anxiety is to impress you enough for you to like him and hang out with him more!
E—ffort: How much effort would they put into your relationship? How would they show their efforts?
• The real question is what effort DOESN’T he try for the relationship? He really really likes you! He doesn’t want to scare you or upset you with anything, he’d be so upset with himself if he did! He wants to smell better to not scare you off so fast, and he wants to fix being “scary” to people, but he doesn’t know how! He kind of focuses on the wrong things to fix, mainly due to his very low self-esteem and self-confidence. He’d basically try his damndest to change himself as a person if he really wanted to, but of course fail because he literally can’t. Please tell him he can be himself with you, please don’t change!!
• He’d be very vocal about it, without even really meaning to? Just little things like “Torbek wants to be like Mister Gideon for you so you don’t get bored of Torbek. :[ “ without even realizing that’s a bad thing for him to do. I just feel like if Torbek really liked you he’d absentmindedly grow like 10x more self-conscious about himself and would make him put more effort into the wrong things, but he’s trying!
F—ight: How would they go about fights with you? How would they handle them? How would they resolve them if at all?
• If the fights are calm, low leveled arguments just filled with frustration and irritation, Torbek will calmly converse for a solution to the issue. Depending on the topic, Torbek would stand with his side while also vocalize that he isn’t against you or trying to make you feel worse, but he’s healthily standing true to what he believes. On the other hand, Torbek could also very easily just break and agree with you, either to not upset you more or because he genuinely agrees with you later into the argument for some reason. Either way, he’d offer a little gift to show an apology for arguing with you. It will probably be a really pretty leaf or flower.
• If the arguments are yelling or extremely defensive/offensive toned, Torbek doesn’t want to continue. You raise your voice, he’s done, he wants it to stop. He’ll crumble, just go along with the situation to defuse it as quickly as he can. He’ll try to deescalate then scramble away to destress himself. In his eyes, he upset you greatly and he upsets everyone, he messed up again and this time it was with you, how could he forgive himself? He’d probably, unfortunately, avoid you for a while after these kinds of arguments. Not because he’s scared of you, he’s more worried and in the mindset that you still correlate him with the thing you were arguing about and are still mad at him. Eventually he’d leave a leaf or another few gifts for you to find. Otherwise, he’d just avoid eye contact and keep his respective distance until he’s sure you’re not upset with him, whether that be if you go to talk to him about it first or if he suspects it’s been a long enough time frame.
G—entle: How gentle are they with you mentally, physically and emotionally? How do they show these things?
• Oh boy, you’ve never met anyone more gentle than this bugbear. When he wants physical affection he’ll be very careful with where his claws touch. If he picks you up he’s careful to not hurt you, and would definitely try not to touch you oddly in any way (more so out of embarrassment, but also respect). He is already pretty gentle mentally and emotionally, he needs the gentleness himself so he’s going to reflect those things onto you. He’s your cheerleader, as big and hairy as he is, he wants to be nothing but gentle with you.
• If you guys were in combat, he’d try to shield you from attacks that come your way if he’s able to. If you’re injured, he wants to help bandage you up if Gricko would let him, but he’s happy with holding you and carrying you around too. Just in general he’s already super sweet to almost everyone he meets, but when it comes to you he tries to be even more gentle.
H—onesty: How honest are they with you? Do they hide things from you? What do they hide?
• Torbek is awful at keeping secrets anyways, and he feels too guilty hiding things from people. He wouldn’t really have anything important to hide anyways, other than his trauma, and he’d be very vocal about not wanting to talk about it. He’d tell you everything that he remembers if he could, unless someone in the Krew told him not to say it then he’d start out saying it then slip and go something like “oops- Torbek almost said something he wasn’t supposed to.. sorry..” and while he doesn’t like keeping secrets, and is just awful at it, he tries his best because he cares about all of you very much.
• If you ask Torbek a question, he’d try to think if he’d know anything. If he can’t, he’d go ask Kremy or Frost for you (even if you already did) because they’re the smartest guys he knows! You have nothing to fear with this guy, if you think he’s cheating he’s probably just rolling in the mud tbh.
I—Love You: How would the first “I Love You” come from them? Would they say it first? How would they react when you tell them that you love them?
• Torbek would wait a pretty decent amount of time, maybe a few months, at most 4 months but as soon at 2. He really cares about you, and he’s scared that if he says “I love you” first you’ll be scared off. It would be a slip up too, he wouldn’t be thinking about it at all after being so anxiously carefully not to say it. You guys would just be hanging out and then you guys would have to part ways and Torbek would just “Torbek loves you! Bye! …wait…” He’d be a little scared at your response after that and would try to take it back and then realize taking back an “i love you” is probably a bad thing and just kind of spiral a little worried you’d leave, so please reassure the big guy.💀
• If you ended up telling him you loved him first, he’d cautiously say he’d love you back afterwards, still worried you’d leave. But for the very first time you told him you love him, the guy takes a second and then his face will light up and his ears will perk up a bit more. Ask you “really??” and get all excited and happy. You love Torbek!!! No one has ever said that to him!!! It’s really important to him, it’s a very sacred thing in general for him. “I love you” is the most promising indirect promise to him in his life time, to him it means that you trust and care for him enough to stay with him for a very long time. It immediately just makes him fall for you more.
J—ealousy: How would they express their jealousy? How would they handle their jealousy? How would they approach you with it?
• Torbek only really gets jealous when it comes to you for 3 things. All of which he’d respond to relatively similarly, though depending on the situation differently. He’s a very subtle jealous type for the most part, more so just worried that you’re going to leave. He in general will be very cautious of situations, and when jealousy is in the mix he’s a little more heavy on his feet.
• If someone flirts with you while Torbek is nearby or if Torbek hears, he’ll at first kind of just observe. But he’d very clearly be watching how you react to the situation the entire time and try to read your facial expressions about the situation. He’d mainly be playing by ear, ready to hop in if you wanted him to. However, in the back of his mind, he’s worried you’re going to go with this person instead of Torbek and—oh my gosh! Say the L word with them!! But he also trusts you and hopes you’d stay with Torbek. It was also depends on how the person is flirting with you and if Torbek is drunk/tipsy or not.
• If the person is being respectful with flirting, he’ll let you handle it unless you give him the look to help, which he’d happily oblige and just lay his head on you and nuzzle into you. If the person is persistent with you when you’re obviously uncomfortable, Torbek will place a hand on the person’s shoulder and be like “erm.. that’s Torbek’s partner.. so.. no thank you” and then do the same thing as the last one with you. If the person was very overbearing he’d step in immediately and go some like “Torbek thinks that isn’t very nice, (prn) doesn’t like that.. Torbek and {y/n} are together.. so Torbek would appreciate if you didn’t do that.” Now, if he’s drunk/tipsy, he’s going to be a lot more physical and a little more territorial. If he was under the influence with the first two options, he’d just walk over when he sees it happening and smoosh his face into your neck and wrap his large slender arms around you and watch the person with a little glare you can’t see and let out little snarls and huffs of acknowledgement of the situation. If it was the last option while drunk/tipsy, he’d literally just pick the person up from behind and carry them off and toss them somewhere then come back and snuggle with you.
• The second thing is if you seem to be hanging out more with other people than him. He’ll be a little jealous with the fact that you are more engulfed by them than him. He’d try to squeeze into the conversation anxiously to try to be involved. If you told him to go, he’d reluctantly do so. If you’d let him, he’d also want to lean on you during these times as a subtle way to show the others that Torbek’s attention is being deprived in some way, but he wouldn’t even realize he’s doing it. Afterwards, if you bring it up, he’d talk to you about it and how it made him feel.
• The last thing that would make Torbek jealous is if someone gives you a better gift than he did, or just a better service towards you in general. He wants to be the best at it for you!! They can’t just do that, he’s the boyfriend! It’s his job to be the best for you! >:[ So he’d try to one-up them in some way on the service.
K—iss: How would they like to kiss? What is their “style?” How do they react to kisses? How do they treat kisses?
• God, he loves kisses. “Torbek can do it.. for a kiss.. (insert the autism looking up image, but in his case, looking down). “Can Torbek get a kiss as a treat?” “Torbek feels deprived of kisses.” “Torbek wants kisses..” He loves being kissed by his partner! Anytime and anywhere! He wants those kisses on his cheek, his forehead, his hands, his tubes, his injuries, his lips!! He would die happy if you kiss attacked him. It’s what he lives for. If you kiss his lips he’s smitten, you’ve 100% casted Charm on him.
• When he kisses back, at first you have to teach him.. because at first he licks you. He uses licking as a way to do it for the first part of the relationship, but after he gets the hang of lips-only.. it’s still as slobbery for a while. You’d have to wipe your lips immediately after and he’d be so horrified because he didn’t realize he was still so slobbery after he wiped his lips beforehand. He’d get better as time goes on, and it would be only 40% slobber and 60% gentle lips, which is the best you’re going to get from him. But he wants those long lasting kisses the most, pretty please with cherries on top. Those are his favorite with you.
• Kisses are also very important for Torbek. They’re very sacred to him, and kisses mean you’ve made a commitment to him that no one else has. He’s attached to you like sticky slime in a fuzzy carpet, you don’t have a choice.
L—ove Language: What is their preferred love language with you? What love languages would work best with them?
• Physical touch and gift giving 110%. He wants to give you everything he has that makes him think of you. He wants you to have all of those pretty leaves and flowers and trinkets. He wants you to have all of the pretty jewelry even if he knows you don’t wear any. If he likes it and thinks it’s pretty it’s automatically pocketed for you. Physical touch is also a huge thing for him, and you’re full of it! He wants to cuddle at the end of the night, he wants to sit next to you any chance he can, he wants to sniff you too. If you lay down for the night and let him just curl around you in a ball and hide you away, he’s alive! And sometimes he wants to be the one who hides away.. as big as he is.. and wants to be the little spoon. He’ll curl up as small as he can just for that to happen.
• He’d prefer someone who had physical touch as a love language too. He knows he can be clingy and starved of affection, so having someone who loves those things is perfect for him! He’d also love gifts, but he’d be somewhat nervous about it too, wanting to give you gifts in return for the gift. He probably wouldn’t really actively notice acts of service, but he’d 100% go like “awww, Torbek appreciates your help, but Torbek doesn’t mind doing it himself! :D “ and then just do it himself unless you force him to sit like a puppy in training.
M—emories: What memories would they cherish with you the most? How well would they remember things about you?
• If he could, he’d remember every single detail about you and every single event with you. Alas, he can’t no matter how hard he tries to. However, the moments that mean the most to him emotionally are the top of his list to think about and replay in his head, milestones. First kiss, first time you let Torbek ‘groom’ you (aka lick attack you), first time you go on a date, those things. While he might not be able to remember every single detail about those events, what he remembers the most is how you made him feel in those moments. He wants to stop that moment in time and replay them over and over with you.
• He may remember some major minor things as well, like your favorite color, food, texture, scent, and more when it comes to gift giving. He wants to remember those things to keep something with him that reminds him of you, and he want to give you gifts that he knows you will enjoy in some aspect.
N—icknames: What type of nicknames would they call you? How would they treat the nicknames you give them? How important are nicknames to them?
• Torbek in all honesty would be the guy you think would give the really cringy petnames, but to be honest he has no idea how to properly give one. He’d ask Gideon for help with it, not wanting to come off as weird with his names. He’d be on the more mellow side of nicknames, going for the safe options like “honey” or “baby” for the most part. But he’d also experiment with some options, going into the “danger zone” as he’d think. He’d try something like “flower” or maybe “dove” (Gricko would suggest that).
• Torbek would be relatively cautious about how often he uses them, he doesn’t want them to be an everyday thing to water it down, but he doesn’t want to go too long without it. He’ll kind of just say it when he feels like it’s a romantic enough of a moment? He just doesn’t want to make you run off with him indirectly being annoying with it or making you uncomfortable.
• Now if you give Torbek a nickname? He’s smitten (again) and wants to melt for you. You care about him enough to give him his own nickname? He’s ESTATIC!! He’ll treasure it forever and designate it as yours only, he would from then on feel uncomfortable if anyone tried to call him by that name. He is happy with anything you give him, unless it’s just insulting.
O—bviousness: How obvious was it for you to notice they liked you? How obvious is it now for other people know if you’re together or not?
• Torbek didn’t necessarily hide it, and it’s not like he’s trying either. He’d make comments like “well Torbek thinks {y/n} is attractive” or “Torbek thinks you’re very pretty/handsome” and then make little hushed comments about wishing to be hugged by you or wanting to cuddle. He’s never really thought that he had to hide his admiration for people, and you’re no exception. The only other person he compliments about physical appearance is Gideon, but it’s platonic. He really thinks all of his friends are attractive in their own ways, but only platonically and as a friend. For you, it’s different he could feel that growing from the beginning. He wants romance from you, and he just.. doesn’t hide that he does.
• Literally everyone knew he liked you, and they knew the compliments and comments towards you weren’t like the ones he gave them. They noticed he was a lot more nervous giving compliments to you in comparison to themselves. They’d tease him about it out of earshot of you. But they’d really just be encouraging him to make a move if you hadn’t already.
P—ersistance: How persistent are they with the relationship? Are they proactive in the relationship to keep it fueling?
• He’s always absentmindedly trying to keep the relationship going, more so from fear of abandonment, but nonetheless he’s trying. He’ll do anything you ask, take some initiative some times (even if you kind of wished he didn’t depending on the task), and keeping your guys’ love strong.
• He’s very empathetic, even if he can’t catch the cues. If he thinks the relationship is slipping, he’s going to do something! Even if he has to ask others for advice, he’s too worried to let you slip too far away.
Q—uest: If you were being challenged in the relationship, how would they take it? How would they work through it with you?
• If you guys were clashing heads a lot, Torbek would try to ask for advice on what can be done. He doesn’t want to spend so much time with the person he cares so much about just arguing all of the time. He’s going to try to talk about it in some way, offering a gift first to get the conversation going. He doesn’t like rocky roads in relationships, mainly because he believes they are all his fault or because he just doesn’t like tension in general.
R—espect: How much respect do they show you through the relationship? How do you show it? What does respect mean to them from you?
• So much respect!! He’s always willing to open pickle jars for you, open doors, carry stuff for you or even carry you! He refuses to touch you other than the middle, shoulders and hands unless you say he can or if it’s a complete accident. He respects your boundaries when you vocalize them, and he’ll do his best to abide by each and every one.
• Respect is pretty important for him to abide by, but he hasn’t really come to terms with the fact that he deserves respect too. He will vocalize if someone is mean or rude to him but that’s it, he doesn’t even really respect himself to be fair.
S—afe: What would they do to ensure your safety with them? What would they do to make sure you feel safe with them as a person?
• Torbek would make sure you’re safe in and out of combat, making sure you’re not too close to the edge of a cliff and make sure no enemies target you easily. He might not be able to get you every time, but he’ll damn sure try! He’ll make sure he can do what he can for you, just give him the word.
• If the Witchlight starts to overtake him, his first instinct is to get as far away from you as possible while he still can. He doesn’t want to accidentally hurt you because of it, and he’ll isolate himself to prevent it.
• When sleeping out on your travels, he’ll keep an ear open and keen to the environment around you all. If something sounds odd or concerning, he’s up in an instant in order to hopefully catch what it was. He just doesn’t want to risk it.
T—rust: Do they trust you in the relationship? Do they feel nervous or completely relaxed in the relationship?
• God, what doesn’t he trust you with? You say you love Torbek!! Torbek trusts you wholeheartedly and more!! He never has in the back of his mind you might cheat, he never doubts your responses and explanations to anything! You could tell him dolphins weren’t real and he’d be like “Torbek didn’t know that.. okay!!” And go on his merry way without a second thought? This is a dangerous power you have over him, and while he trusts you, there is a limit. He’s not an imbecile.
• If you over step this dangerous vulnerability of trust with him, he’s going to become rougher around the edges. Slowly, he’ll become more aware and doubt your claims about things as a whole, even if you’re telling the truth. It might take like 6 fuck ups in your part, but he’ll get there. And the main things that could get him like that are if you abruptly leave him without warning and come back, if you break-up with him and then come back a while later for him, and if you try to seclude him from his friends. Otherwise, he trusts you with his heart and soul as long as you don’t play with them.
U—topia: What is their perfect dream/future like and where do you play a part in it?
• Torbek’s dream is to travel with the crew for the rest of his life, and he wants you there with him. All of his favorite people together? That’s his dream come true. He wants to marry you, or just romantically be with you until the end even if you don’t necessarily marry. I don’t think he’d really desire kids in anyway, so it would be out of the question. He just wants you to be happy with him.
V—alue: How much do they value the relationship? How important is it to them?
• It’s the most important thing to him as a whole, he absolutely desires your relationship after being with you officially. He would do what he can to help the situation between you both. He can’t imagine being without you in the relationship after so much time with you.
W—ish: What is something they wish could happen when it comes to your relationship? Why?
• He wants to travel with his friends, and you, whether it be adventuring or having another carnival, for the rest of his life. He kind of likes having the unexpected hit him when it’s not scary, and he wants to share those experiences with you if all people.
• He would like to be with you until the end, married or not. While marriage is what would be expected, he honestly wouldn’t mind you guys decided not to marry and just date for the rest of your lives. I don’t think he’d like to have kids though, as cute as he’d think they were, he’d also be kind of scared of raising a tiny little thing like that.
X—tra: Freebie!
• I know everything in this list makes Torbek sounds like an overly anxious self-hating bugbear, but that’s not the case most of the time. Yes, he is anxious and doesn’t have a high sense of self esteem, he’s functioning. He can make his little perverted jokes here and there, flirt to the best of his abilities, and be your average boy loser./pos But possibly his favorite thing to do with you is annoy you a good healthy amount to keep you on your toes, to tell you he’s not going to 100% depend on you emotionally or mentally. He can handle himself. How does he express it? Pure purposeful stupidness.
• He’ll joke about just about anything with you! Poke you gently, elbow you while chuckling to himself, point at something random and go “look it’s you! :D” just for the fuck of it. He might be a dumbass, but a healthy amount of dumbass. He likes using that to advantage because he knows you like it to a degree.
• He feels comfortable “letting his stupid loose” as Kremy would say half jokingly. Torbek is a more than enough functioning boy failure and he kind of likes being that way for you sometimes.
Y—earning: How do they react to you being gone? How do they cope with being away from you? How would they treat you when you come back?
• The most he can handle away from you is a single day, even though he’d start complaining and whining just hours in. He’s worried you’re leaving, that you’re in danger, or you’re lost. He’s sure you can handle yourself.. but you can never be too sure. He’s like a sad puppy.
• When you’re back, he’s all over you. He’s yipping and picking you up happily. He wants to know every detail of what happened, curious but also worried. He wants to make sure you’re okay, mentally, emotionally, and physically. He just wants to be by your side almost every hour he can.
Z—eal: What would they do to the extent of your relationship? Is there anything they would sacrifice the relationship for?
• He would do anything he can to keep the relationship alive. He fight for you, shield you with himself, lay with you, anything at all. The only thing he wouldn’t do for you is hurt or disrespect his friends. He loved them very much, they’re his family in his eyes! And while you are the love of his life, and also family to him due to that, if he had to choose between you and the crew, it’s a hard pick for him.
• He will do what he can to keep this relationship, even if it starts to make some things a little hard. You are very important to him, and anything that is important to him he will do what he can for.
Request - Good to see someone new that writes for OUAW, finally I can give poor @oo-delallymrcrow a break lol. Would you mind writing about how do the boys act when they jealous? Thank you very much :3
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Can we tell who my favourite character is chat?
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Kremy Lecroux
- Kremy gets jealous out of fear of a chance that you’ll find someone better than him
- It’s not that he doesn’t trust you, he doesn’t trust other people
- Kremy’s been watching some person talk to you from across the tavern for the last 20 minutes, completely ignoring whatever Gideon was talking about
- His grip on the glass in his hand is tight (if his knuckles could turn white they would) he wants nothing more than to Eldrich blast that person straight through the 9 hells
- If you look uncomfortable or nervously look his way, he’s crossing the room in quick long steps
Kremy sets a hand on the person’s shoulder. “You best be careful who you talk to, friend. We wouldn’t want something to happen to you now, would we?”
“Are you threatening me?”
“That depends.” Kremy leans closer to him, shadows shifting around him as he does. If he could, ominous jazz music would start playing. “Do you feel threatened?” Safe to say they won’t be bothering you again and Kremy then refuses to leave your side for the rest of your time there, making sure no one else decides to approach you.
Gideon Coal
- Gideon doesn’t get jealous often he’s confident that he’s got you stuck with him he just can’t stand other people touching you when he’s right there
- Gideon had barely left you alone when someone approached, clearly flirting with you while you were just waiting for the genasi to return with new drinks
- He comes back with your new drink and finds the person placing a hand on your arm, trying to convince you that they could show you a good time when Gideon’s figure looms behind him
- He’s glaring holes into the back of the person’s head the whole time
“If you want to keep your bones inside your body I suggest you get your hand off of them.” Gideon roughly grips the man’s shoulder. The person does let you go but whips around to start yelling till they sees Gideon’s larger frame now in front of them. “Walk away.” Gideon holds their stare. When the person’s gone Gideon’s instantly looking at you, “That person comes back I’m not gonna warn him imma just hit ‘em.”
You smile as he holds out your drink to you, sitting beside you with an arm around your shoulders, every once and a while you find him glaring at the person from your seats.
Morning Frost
- Frost thinks he’s beyond jealousy until he meets you and sees how other people act around you
- Frost simply crushes their mind-kidding kidding but he does consider it
- Won’t even acknowledge the person at first as he approaches you, wrapping his arms around you
- He’ll stare the person down while he nuzzles into your neck
The person quickly moves on to the next person they can flirt with while Frost nips at your neck. “Jealous Frost?” You tease and he just huffs, bumping his head against yours.
“It’s remarkable that they thought they had a chance of taking you from me.” Frost shakes his head. “I wanted to endeavor to crush his mind but Kremy said we’re lying low.”
“Well than thank you for not crushing their mind.”
Gricko Grimgrin
- Gricko’s jealousy is very clear when he sees people flirting with you
- Will pull a classic and kick them in the shins of tie their laces together while they’re focused on you
- Gricko doesn’t address the person after that, instead literally asking for uppies just so he can kiss you and make a point
“I missed you.” He mumbles, kissing you as he holds your face with both hands. The person who you had previously been chatting with awkwardly moves away from you seeing your Goblin other half. “Are they gone?” He smiles, eyes roaming around your face, taking you in.
“Very gone.” You reply, meeting his eyes with a small smile. “Jealous much?” Gricko shakes his head.
“Had to make sure that scamp knew you were with me.”
Torbek
- Torbek stays quiet about being jealous but you know enough about him to be able to tell
- Torbek will sit quietly, fidgeting with his hands as he watches someone flirt with you
- You don’t hesitate to ditch the person after spotting the sad bugbear
“Torbek Knows he's Just a bugbear. And you are very pretty. But please don't leave torbek for them.” Torbek doesn't look at you as he talks.
You reach out and set your hand on his head in the hopes of calming him down. “I'm not going anywhere Torbek. You're stuck with me,” you assure him gaining a smile from the bugbear.
Hey can you do a swf x reader like maybe the reader is in one of the opposite teams and r and swf have to battle against each other
I hope you like it! It was a bit rushed, because I'm trying to get as much done as I can before I get busy again.
Street Woman Fighter x F!Reader
Genre: Angst, Fluff
Warnings: Slightly suggestive
Word Count: 1.12k
Buy me a coffee :)
Monika:
She actually called you out for a one-on-one no respect battle with a playful glint in her eyes. It was shocking to say the least, but once you guys got started it ended up being a battle of teasing.
All of the questions and nerves you had completely faded away as soon as she looked at you and gave you a reassuring nod. She made sure to keep it playful and not take it too far, as she didn’t want to cross a line.
Once it was over and ultimately decided that she won, she made sure to hug you and justify her reason for picking you as an opponent. “I didn’t pick Y/n cause I lack respect for her, it was in fact the opposite.” She spoke calmly into the mic.
“I’m glad I had the chance to battle with you Y/n, it was very enjoyable,” She smiled towards you.
Rihey:
When it was announced that CocoaNButter would be battling it out with WayB to survive, she kept her stoic expression. She came here with her team and she wasn’t going to let them down, even if that meant competing against you.
She watched as you danced passionately, desperately trying to show the judges all that you could. Though she could tell by that look in your eyes that you weren’t enjoying this anymore than she was. When it was her turn she gave it her all, no matter how much it hurt.
Once it was announced that WayB would be going home, the atmosphere changed into a more sorrowful one. Seeing the dejected look on your face is what finally broke her. Rihey abruptly wrapped her arms around you, pulling you into her and whispering comforting words in your ear.
“I’m sorry it had to be like this.”
Rian:
Pouty baby #1. As soon as it was revealed that Lachica and WANT were to battle she was so sad. While they were practising she couldn’t wipe the frown off of her face, making her the most quiet she’d been in a long time.
Entering the ring and seeing you standing in the opposite corner looking just as sad, she couldn’t resist the urge to run over and hug you. Unfortunately for both of you, her teammates pulled her back, reminding her of the several cameras watching their every move.
What hurt the most was seeing how you still encouraged her even whole being on the opposing team. Even when it was announced that you’d lost, tears streamed down your cheeks, yet the smile still remained.
At this point she didn’t care about the damn cameras and rushed into your awaiting arms. You chuckled lightly at how tightly she hugged you, refusing to let go and hiding her face in the crook of your neck.
“I don’t want you to go,” she whined. “Don’t worry, I’ll still cheer for you,” you smiled.
Noze:
Pouty baby #2. This girl is so cute, as soon as she heard the battle announcement she wanted to cry. You on the other hand, as a member of CocoaNButter kept a more impassive facial expression. But to her, your eyes said it all, showing your masked feelings.
Neither of you wanted the other to leave the show, knowing how hard you two had worked to get there. In between scenes you managed to edge closer and closer to each other, having a silent conversation of lingering touches.
In the end you both agreed to put your best efforts forward, letting fate be the decider. After the battle was over she consoled her team, doing her best as a leader to keep their spirits high. While knowing in the back of her head that she would see you later in your shared apartment.
It’s safe to say that there was lots of cuddling and comfort that night.
Loa:
You two always danced around your home together, often indulging in mini battles. So it was expected that she picked you for the no respect battle, playfully teasing you as she did so. This only made you more confident, both sporting a smug expression as you made your way to the middle.
As soon as the music started she started dancing, provoking you as she got up in your face. It went back and forth like this during the majority of your battle. When the time came for the judges to pick, all of them agreed that it was a tie and that they wanted to see more of you two.
So when the familiar song started to play, you two both rushed to the centre. Living together meant that some of your moves were bound to resemble the others, earning lots of cheers from the audience.
In one particular moment Loa took the opportunity to pull you closer by your shirt, leaving your faces mere inches apart. She leaned in and pressed a provocative kiss to your cheek, leaving you too flustered to do anything.
That definitely one the judges over, but everyone got a good laugh at your bright red face, even your teammates.
Rozalin:
Rozalin was surprised when you had called her out for an individual battle, more so when she saw the smirk on your face. Not wanting to disappoint her team, when a sensual song started she instantly started moving her body to the beat.
This had your eyes widening and all previous confidence long forgotten, as you gulped watching her move. A smug look made its way onto her face as she saw this, happy to know she had you wrapped around her finger.
When the battle was over Rozalin pulled you into an innocent hug, at least that’s what it looked like to everyone else. She leaned down to your level, breathlessly whispering in your ear. What she said made you tense in her hold, your eyes widening even further than they had before.
“Just wait until we get home tonight.”
Leejung:
The mischievous look in her eye as she called you out for a one-on-one battle… You were unsure at first, but when she started teasing you with her dance moves it only fuelled the fire inside you.
When your turn came your body flowed effortlessly with the music, taking the chance to get closer to her. Once you came face-to-face Leejung took the infamous bucket head from her head, tugging it down on yours and pinching your cheeks.
This left you incredibly flustered, as you tried to recover, but it seemed there was nothing you could do. Which led to Leejung smiling victoriously as she won the battle, going over to hug your pouting self.
“Keep the hat, it suits you,” She said into the microphone, only flustering you further.
[All 5 boys, very sweet, but a little salacious for basically everyone --just as a heads up <3]
Kremy Lecroux
The richest, rarest indulgence. Kremy doesn't hand out kisses freely -- you're never actually starved for affection of course, but you understand that for him, such displays are special. Sacred. He represses the absolute life out of his gatorfolk tendencies, but the fact of the matter is that touching snouts is a very, very intimate thing for him, and he makes quite the effort to convey that whenever your lips meet.
Sharp claws trace delicate lines along your skin -- scratching temptingly under your jawline, before swiping affectionately across your cheeks. If you're lucky, and most importantly completely alone, you might catch that barely-there bellow bubble up from his chest. Its deep, instinctual, and almost hypnotic in its rumbling tone -- he hates that he does it, but he will admit that it certainly serves its purpose in capturing your attention. It's not like he needs the help, of course -- whenever you kiss, he's nothing short of captivating -- but he'd be lying if he said your reactions to him doesn't stroke his ego a bit.
Truth be told, he's also just a little stingy with his kisses, because… well, it's a little bit of a puzzle to figure out. If you leave the decision in his claws, he will 9 times out of 10 choose to show his affection in other ways… although if the time is right, he certainly wouldn't protest to you kissing him. Just cradle his snout in one hand and press a few kisses to the side of that maw of his -- he loves it more than he lets on.
Gideon Coal
Molten glass -- glowing, tempting warmth, dripping like honey… To kiss Gideon is to thrust your hand into the furnace, and feel the loving caress of the flames beckon you even closer. There's something about him that practically hypnotizes you, even beyond the skill he possesses for this… particular activity. The scratch of his beard, his big hands roaming in all the right places, the little smile that always seems to tug at the corners of his lips whenever you meet like this… Its so easy to sink into him, and let the roughened edges of the world burn away to ash as you indulge in what Gid can provide.
If you're not big on PDA, you've got to be quite firm about it early on, because this man has absolutely zero shame. Even a quick kiss is liable to dissolve into something a little more involved as he leans in for just one more "quick" kiss, with those teasing words of his… Nobody can really blame you for falling for it, but public decency laws are unfortunately pretty common.
Despite the rather lascivious undertone to his affections, let it never be said that he isn't the sweetest, most loveable goofball in these moments, too -- for damn near every kiss he gives, he gets at least one brief laugh out of you, too. Maybe its from a teasing little quip muttered against your lips, or maybe its a well-timed flexing of the hands against your skin. Sometimes it'll be the "gentlemanly" kiss against the back of your hand as he gives you a boost, and other times it'll be the firm press of his lips against your jawline as he surprises you with a bearhug… but no matter what, you can't say this man isn't positively taken with you.
Morning Frost
Like laying in a sunbeam in the early morning -- warm, safe, tranquil. Frost isn't the type of tabaxi to do anything half-way, so whenever you kiss, you truly feel like the center of the world. Those big paws coming to cradle your face, gentle as ever as you're guided to his lips… his whiskers tickling you just the slightest bit as they brush against you… the pleased little purr he lets out in the softer moments… Kissing him fills you with a lightness that you thought was reserved for quiet sunrises and midnight revelations, and Gods, its such a magical sense of peace, of belonging.
Sometimes though, he will get invested in a given task, and just absentmindedly press little lingering kisses to wherever he can reach. If you call him to the present, his lips will stay pressed against your skin, but he'll look up with a quiet "hm?" in response. Its very cute, because when he does this, you can also watch his pupils dilate in real-time as he fixates on you, the sweetheart. He never quite realizes he's seeking you out in these moments, but its not like he'll stop once caught -- he'll just give you a more tender kiss, before returning to his task.
Never forget though, this big cat can be quite cheeky when he wants to be. He's quite capable of taking your breath away -- I mean, how could anyone stay composed when he's just so… him? His tail wraps around your ankle as he leans into you, letting out a tempting noise, something crossed between a growl and a purr as you meet again and again. He'll never bite, he knows his fangs are far too sharp for that… but that's not to say he won't let you graze them, if you like the thrill of it all. Try not to look too lovestruck when you pull away, unless you want a teasing little comment to follow you.
Gricko Grimgrin
Every sappy dream come true. No matter how many years pass, no matter how old you get, Gricko has a way of making you feel truly alive. When you start getting older, there's this expectation that the world will feel a little less magical, a little less fun… but not with him. Every kiss with Gricko feels like you're falling in love for the first time again, heart soaring as you giggle against each other's lips. He's your rockstar, electric lover that he is, and you can never get enough.
He's a talker as-is, and that doesn't change a bit when you're kissing him. You think it'd get on your nerves at some point, but really, its just another trait that endears him to you. Hell, his inability to shut up is one of the things that drew you to him in the first place, isn't it? He's always murmuring something against your lips, from cheeky little remarks to rile you up, or more commonly, some silly thought that came to him that he just can't wait to share. It can be a challenge to get him to quiet down, but card your hand through his hair and take a little control… not saying it'll work, but it might give you a bit of an edge. Or it might make him worse. Only one way to find out, right?
Chronic love biter. Compared to some goblins, he's actually quite nice about it -- a little tug to your lower lip here, maybe a brief nip to an exposed bit of skin when he's feeling mischievous… but if you encourage it, he definitely gets a bit bolder in the sharper side of his affections.
Torbek
Your favorite taboo. He's tongue, teeth, messy and desperate and inexperienced, and Gods, he's yours. And it's so much hotter than it really should be. He's never been told what he is and isn't supposed to do, and there's a certain thrill in guiding a man whose equal parts bashful and bold. He wants to do everything right, but he was never taught how to hold back -- he's so unbelievably respectful towards you, but he's never been taught all the stupid rules about the "proper" way to kiss your lover… which is a very, very welcome thing.
Especially because in addition to everything else, he's also very vocal. This, combined with the fact that everythingyou do drives him up a wall, is absolute heaven. He's so earnest in his affections, that really, it's hard to resist the urge to card your hands through his fur and pull him closer. He's so easy to work up, too -- by now, he knows that what the two of you share is genuine, and yet your simple, eager reciprocation to his adoration has him pulled taut.
Very much an addict to your affections, and will subtly beg for your attention throughout the day if he feels deprived. If he's leaning down and giving you puppy dog eyes out of nowhere, there's a decent chance that he just wants a quick kiss to the cheek -- and I mean look at that face, how can you say no?
Just some little headcanons on what it would be like to hug Carnivale LeCroux when you're having a rough time. Sorry for dropping off the face of the Earth -- life has gotten a bit hectic!
Hugging Gideon is like…
Warm, like coming home to a crackling fire after being out in the snow. The fire coursing through his veins keeps you warm in the physical sense of course, but its nothing compared to the sense of belonging that envelops you when he tugs you into an embrace. There's no place safer, more loving, than in Gideon's arms.
There's a lot of things about the world he wishes he could fix. And believe me, if he could hit your problems square in the gut and make them go away, he would do it in a heartbeat. Hell, he might try anyways. But still, he knows some wounds need a bit more than that to heal. So when he brings you into his arms, the scent of smoke and leather washing over you, he really does try to pour everything he can into it. Steady and unyielding in his comfort, and yet, gentle all the same. His voice rumbles in his chest when he talks, his promises providing a much-needed distraction as he drags a single hand up and down the curvature of your spine. He's with you to the end of the tracks, and then some -- and he's going to make sure you know that.
"Everything's gonna be alright, I've got you."
Whether its a brief side hug after a day apart, or whether he's the last bit of glue holding you together after a day gone bad, hugs with Gideon like home.
Hugging Kremy is like…
A promise. Kremy doesn't get attached to people quickly, but when he does… there's not much he won't do for them. And you're no exception to that.
But it's funny, in a way. He doesn't let himself get attached to people, and so when he does, it's like every wound unto you is a wound unto him, too. Seeing you so hurt is nothing short of agony, and the worst part is, he doesn't know quite how to help. He's used to fixing problems with a bit of charm and a sharp tongue, but… well, that's not always the solution. So when the wounds are more emotional, he flounders a bit. He knows what to do on paper, sure, but this is new. This is sincere, and he actually cares, and he'd give anything to fix what ails you. So you'll have to forgive him for being a little anxious as he pulls you into his arms, hushed promises of better tomorrows falling from his lips as he tries his best to be that point of safety for you. He settles into it eventually, lithe arms wrapping around you more securely as the wheels in his mind start to turn.
"We're gonna be alright, you hear? Gonna take care of everything, just you wait."
Hugging Frost is…
Tranquility. It's no surprise to anyone that Frost didn't get a lot of hugs growing up. One might expect him to be a bit stiff because of it, but that's not necessarily the case -- over the past handful of years with the crew, he's had his fair share of hugs and random bursts of affection. Rarely initiated by him mind you, but regardless, he's come to embrace such displays -- especially when others need it the most. So when things are rough, and you really need a hug, he knows how to make you feel safe.
He has the perfect frame for it -- strong arms pulling you into his chest, and soft fur bowing under your presence as his big paws come to cradle the back of your head. You can scream and cry all you like as he cradles you, but really, you find yourself melting into the steady rhythm of his ministrations too quickly to vocalize your pain in such a way. Maybe its the steadiness of his movements; maybe its the even tone of his voice as he talks you through the moment; maybe it's just Frost. But no matter what, the end result is the same -- here, you are safe, and warm, and the rain will pass soon enough.
"You'll be okay, everything will be okay. We'll make sure everything turns out just as its meant to. "
Hugging Gricko is…
Natural. You've come to realize that, despite how often people underestimate him, Gricko is one of the most emotionally intelligent people you know. And so when the storm clouds roll in, and you feel your head fogging over with too many "what ifs," Gricko is always the first to notice.
He finds out what works best for you over time -- whether you want a point of connection by holding hands until you're alone, or whether you want to wait until you're in private to talk, he's happy to accommodate. But when he's finally able to hold you in the way that you need, it happens without even thinking. Its familiar in a way that only comes with a true connection with someone. Loose and free, yet whole in its execution in the way that he himself always seems to be. He really does hug with everything he has, and yet, you never feel suffocated. If you want to talk, he'll happily listen, but if not, that's okay too. He's here to talk you through things, to tell you all those things you need to hear, but are too choked up to ask for. Might even sing you a song or two, if the mood calls for it.
His hands run up and down your upper arms even as you part, keeping that last point of connection as a reminder that no matter what, he's here for you.
"Hey, hey, look at me. It's all gonna be right as rain, okay? I promise you that. Now come on, let's go get your mind off things."
Hugging Torbek is…
Sharing the burden. If Torbek had to choose any place in the world to stay in for the rest of the life, he'd choose your arms -- not a single moment of deliberation before making the call, really. He doesn't care how impractical it is -- the bugbear simply loves holding, and particularly being held by, you. He'll usually tuck himself into your hold, shrinking down as much as he can, just to have that extra bit of contact. Strong in his grasp, but light in his demeanor -- not unlike holding a giant dog, really. But when you're feeling down? Things change, a lot.
Torbek doesn't quite know how to bring you comfort like the rest of his friends… He's not strong like Mr. Gideon, or smart like Mr. Kremy… but he knows what makes him feel better. So, wouldn't that help you, too? He tries to be strong for you, wrapping those long arms around you as he pulls you into his frame -- just like you always do for him. His voice has a light undertone of panic as he tries to soothe you, to tell you that everything will be okay, that they'll figure things out… but it's more worry, than anything else. He does mean everything he says, and you pick up on that quick enough -- he just hates to see you hurting so. He really does feel your pain, and he's going to do everything he can to make things better -- or at least, more bearable until it passes. He'll be here, every step of the way.
