tagged by vi who requested basically like all the heroes so i slotted them under a read more tag omg im not too sure about mercedes and aran but i will try my best
all written as if they were in today's contemporary world
MERCEDES
What they smell like: The smell of freshly-cut grass and spring flowers. If she goes for meetings she'll put on floral perfume.
How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc): Like a log. Pristinely. Because that's what queens do. Sleep elegantly, not a hair out of place. Fingers laced on top of her stomach and her blanket pulled neatly to her hands.
What music they enjoy: Classical, specifically of the baroque kind. Because it's structured and still elegant, and none of the ear-wrenching noises that come from computers or whatever nonsense blender technology humans have created.
How much time they spend getting ready every morning: She's up as the sun rises and that gives her time to prepare. Which is a long time. To brush her teeth (elven recipe toothpaste) and wash her face (elven recipe lotion) and take a long warm bath (elven recipe soaps) and comb her hair (comb made of wood from Elluel)...
Their favourite thing to collect: Pressed flowers, which she catalogues into a little book. She secretly collects information about human inventions so she can scoff about them and still sound well-informed.
Left or right-handed: Ambidextrous. A queen must have perfect control of her body. (Her left hand is the clumsier of the two but she will never admit it.)
Religion (if any): Human religion is not something an Elven Queen concerns herself of. If anything she believes in the Elluel nature spirit and in her people.
Favourite sport: Archery.
Favourite touristy thing to do when traveling: Scoff at human tendencies and is that a stick they mount their cameras on?? But she likes food tasting.
Favourite kind of weather: Clear skies and a strong breeze.
A weird/obscure fear they have: (Other than losing her people) She fears losing her hearing. It's the strength she relies on second to her sight, and it actually plays a huge role in her attack strategies. And the thought of never hearing elven music again is a terrifying one.
The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail: She only plays shooting games. Everything else is beneath her (because she loses).
ARAN (FEMALE!)
What they smell like: At any given point of time, some kind of food.
How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc): Sprawled out over any furniture she finds and decides to sleep in. Because sleep is sleep. It's important to survival. Doesn't matter where or when. When she's bored she sleeps. No such thing as too much sleep.
What music they enjoy: Nothing. Too noisy.
How much time they spend getting ready every morning: Not that long, other than washing up and brushing her hair. No point being stuck in the house for too long when the world awaits outside.
Their favourite thing to collect: Claws and fangs of the game she's killed. Good for stringing them into a necklace (or losing around the house, to chagrin of her roommates / the other heroes).
Left or right-handed: Left handed, though her right hand is her polearm hand.
Religion (if any): She's chill as she is, as long as you do the right thing at the right time. And some religions forbid certain kind of meat from being eaten and she can't stand that.
Favourite sport: Hunting.
Favourite touristy thing to do when traveling: Eat. Eat so much food. Never enough food.
Favourite kind of weather: Sunny weather. The hotter the better. It's a good change from Rien, she loves basking in the sun whenever she can. After it makes her homesick and she travels back to Rien, she misses the heat again.
A weird/obscure fear they have: Being trapped in a small room. She always said it was because she can't swing her polearm properly, but it's because she was caught in a snowstorm once and was holed up in an abandoned den that smelled like rotting meat.
The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail: High striker, where you must swing the mallet as hard as you can to win points. She just likes hearing the bell resound.
PHANTOM
What they smell like: Whatever top line cologne is trending at the time. But never too much. A Master Thief can't give away his position by smell. Bad for sneaking up on people too, you know.
How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc): Sprawled out on couches like it's a throne, slumped over on tables spreadeagled in the most obnoxious manner possible. Before I read Vi's HCs I would say Phantom just kicked everything off the bed and snored really loudly. But now I'm inclined to agree that Phantom would unconsciously curl around his pillow (or anything at all) and nuzzle into it, even if he tries hard not to.
What music they enjoy: Songs with running lyrics and easy rhymes and catchy beats because he likes getting them stuck in people's heads. In private, he enjoys waltz.
How much time they spend getting ready every morning: Virtually nothing because he is the fastest swiftest Master Thief around (a really long time because he falls asleep on the can or leaning on the dresser or standing in front of the wardrobe and Gaston has to wake him he is 500% not a morning person)
Their favourite thing to collect: Wanted posters. Especially the ones that draw him nicer than he actually looked like.
Left or right-handed: Right handed.
Religion (if any): Believing in miracles hurt too badly.
Favourite sport: Stealing. Driving people up the walls. Making himself laugh. Because he can never seem to get a gold medal for that.
Favourite touristy thing to do when traveling: Pickpocketing. But if he's not stealing, he's simply wandering the place, admiring architecture, grand furniture, good dressing, fine wine etc.
Favourite kind of weather: A clear night with stars. Preferably at 4am because nobody's up to see him do whatever the hell he wants, like offering a toast to spirits long gone or waltzing with imaginary dance partners.
A weird/obscure fear they have: Being trapped away from the sky. Because Phantom is a bird. He is freedom.
The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail: Doesn't need to win any games because he can get the prizes either way. He's great at them all, but he rocks the Para Para. It's a performance to him.
LUMINOUS
What they smell like: Somehow he always smells nice, like your favorite shirt.
How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc): Early to sleep, early to rise. Always in time to see the sun go up. Sleeps light, gets easily awoken in the middle of the night by faint sounds or the pattering of rain. But can never sleep when the lights are on.
What music they enjoy: A wide range of music, he doesn't understand why (in actual fact they're all about 80bpm)
How much time they spend getting ready every morning: Not much. Just enough to be presentable.
Their favourite thing to collect: Sweets. He has a whole tin of them. Eats as fast as he replenishes it. He loves working his way through assorted boxes, leaving his favorite for the last. His anger when Phantom steals the last piece is something to be feared.
Left or right-handed: Right handed.
Religion (if any): In the light.
Favourite sport: Chess. Chess is the sport of kings and he will not take no for an answer. He will always take white.
Favourite touristy thing to do when traveling: Go on guided tours. No point wandering around and getting into trouble if you venture where you shouldn't go.
Favourite kind of weather: A clear, cool, crisp dawn.
A weird/obscure fear they have: Getting drunk / stoned / high / any sort of intoxication, even from sleep deprivation. Because he doesn't want to end up like Phantom. But he also doesn't want to lose control of his dark side.
The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail: He hates the arcade and fairgrounds. If he actually tried, he'd be good at rhythm games.
EVAN
What they smell like: Yesterday's unmade bed, but not unpleasant.
How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc): Cuddled under the blanket (regardless of the temperature) with the sheets pulled to his nose.
What music they enjoy: Pop. Because it speaks to him (no it's not a phase!)
How much time they spend getting ready every morning: He forgets to.
Their favourite thing to collect: Experiences with animals. And all other information about them. Want to know about a wing naped oriole? He knows it.
Left or right-handed: Right handed.
Religion (if any): Freudism /shot None, because he's been praying for a long time but hasn't gotten an answer yet.
Favourite sport: He frequently takes part in the National Napping Competition. Otherwise he'd be good at running. Long distance.
Favourite touristy thing to do when traveling: People watch. Since he can't live in the city forever, he'll live the lives of the people living in them. He likes to know what makes them laugh or cry, whether they take the bus or train and how they slot their ticket in.
Favourite kind of weather: Any kind where he won't sweat under his blanket. But he loves walking in the rain, it makes him feel clean and refreshed and new.
A weird/obscure fear they have: Growing taller. Because that means he'll be an adult soon but he doesn't really know how being an adult should feel like.
The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail: Memory games. Because it isn't a book, and he can actually win that dragon plushie at the back. And he likes making the person in charge start frowning with how unnatural it all is.
EUN WOL
What they smell like: The smell of the wind when rain is on the way.
How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc): Half-upright, back never to an entrance of the room (window/door/chimney). If there isn't a bed nearby he will gladly crash on a chair. Takes frequent cat naps throughout the day. Lightest sleeper of the Heroes and will wake up if someone two rooms down drops a book.
What music they enjoy: Celtic and Asian music. Anything with birdsong / ocean waves / wind / nature sounds spliced in. Songs with nature metaphors or lyrics.
How much time they spend getting ready every morning: As much time as is needed to become fully awake. Sometimes a minute, sometimes five. Never more than ten.
Their favourite thing to collect: Daggers / hidden blades. More recently, he's turned to pocket knives and swiss knives because those things are really cool. Multipurpose. And so tiny.
Left or right-handed: Ambidextrous. But he writes (badly) with his right hand.
Religion (if any): They all pray to a god, but it doesn't stop him from killing them. So no.
Favourite sport: Hiking/walking. It takes him peaceful places. On the illegal side, he likes rooftop jumping. He likes getting high up.
Favourite touristy thing to do when traveling: Rooftop jumping. People watching. He's unconsciously scouting the area, an old habit he can't seem to get rid of. But he's always on edge when visiting a new place, especially if he's alone.
Favourite kind of weather: Dry, cool weather, like the end of autumn / start of winter.
A weird/obscure fear they have: (Aside from being forgotten) Fear of eating bad food. Because he got a stomachache on a mission once. And he regretted it completely. He only ever eats food that others have tried and trust. It's difficult to get him to try new food.
The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail: He loves the covert missions. Though he always finds it annoying if he's teamed up with a partner because he ends up trying to shoot them. Always.
FREUD
What they smell like: A bookstore. And if he stays at home all day, he smells like tea.
How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc): Every which way possible, because he tries not to sleep at night and falls asleep every other place (like in meetings, when he really can't hold up any more). If he is forced into bed he is out like a light, often without undressing or getting under the sheets.
What music they enjoy: Indie. He likes puzzling over the lyrics that sometimes mean nothing at all.
How much time they spend getting ready every morning: In the morning —either none at all, because he wakes up with the "what year is it" thought in his mind and panicking aggressively; or an unbelievable 30 mins or so oozing his way to the bathroom after too much heavy sleep, slowly brushing his teeth, mixing up his toothpaste for soap, taking micro naps with his toothbrush in his mouth, etc.
Their favourite thing to collect: Vi's headcanon of quills (because he'll never know when he needs one) is super cute. He'd also be the kind to collect scales. Especially if they are shiny.
Left or right-handed: Right handed, though he trains himself to be ambidextrous. It doesn't go very well because he doesn't have the time to practice.
Religion (if any): He doesn't ascribe to any (except the do unto others what you'd want others to do unto you mantra) but he is cool with everyone else's.
Favourite sport: Reading. If he actually did get out of his room to try a physical sport, he'd enjoy badminton. He'd enjoy reading people's body language and predicting where they're aiming for.
Favourite touristy thing to do when traveling: Read every single thing he sees, ask people for translations of every single thing he sees. When that's done, he'd get trapped in the supermarket. Reading all the labels.
Favourite kind of weather: A sunny afternoon with a light breeze that doesn't blow his notes away.
A weird/obscure fear they have: Running out of paper when he needs one. He'd almost weep with joy at getting a smartphone.
The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail: The 3 button game, because his mind can switch tracks really quickly. Nobody beats him. For fun, he likes to flush the high score list with his own scores. Especially if Phantom managed to scrape his way on there.
BONUS: AFRIEN + MIR (if they were human)
What they smell like: Afrien would smell like a humid afternoon, Mir like a crisp dawn.
How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc): Afrien sleeps anywhere, in any position, for as long as he can (partially because Freud drains him of his energy all the time but he won't admit it ever; partially because he likes sleeping with the sun on him). Mir sleeps exactly 8 hours and takes a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. Mir gets grumpy if it's past his bedtime.
What music they enjoy: They both like electronic / house / dubstep / 8bit. It gives them a high similar to flying.
How much time they spend getting ready every morning: Afrien has a strict morning routine he follows and never ever strays from it. That is, if he decides to get out of bed. Mir takes his time washing up (about 20 mins?) but spends his time blowing bubbles in the shower.
Their favourite thing to collect: Afrien doesn't collect anything. Mir collects yellow stones or jewels.
Left or right-handed: They are both left handed.
Religion (if any): None.
Favourite sport: Afrien likes swimming (because it's like flying). Mir is lazy, but enjoys short distance sprints when he is pushed to it.
Favourite touristy thing to do when traveling: Explore on their own. Admire nature, etc. Look at pet shops. All the pet cafes.
Favourite kind of weather: Sunny afternoons with the cicadas droning on in the background that lulls you to sleep.
A weird/obscure fear they have: Afrien fears being unmarked (an Onyx dragon's stripes grow greater in color as his power increases) so he gets tattoos. Mir secretly hates the sound of thundering feet like a crowd running to him because he heard a sound like a stampede in a dream in his egg (which was the sound of war).
The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail: Afrien enjoys aerial combat, anything with aerial mobility. Mir will kick your ass at PVP games by sheer button pressing luck (his beginner's luck never seems to run out).
FINALLY DONE. SORRY FOR TUMBLR MOBILE USERS IF THE READ-MORE OPTION DOESNT WORK OMG
