[office gabe meme: SHUT UP ABOUT ASTOLFO SHUT UP ABOUT ASTOLFO] oh god thank you so much for sending these three! i’ve been twiddling my thumbs waiting to write it out SCREAMS okay let’s get into it. so astolfo definitely see themselves as mischievously and wondrously spontaneous, but they are also chivalric and tend to gravitate towards those who need their help or assistance. they like to be relied on, to be seen as steadfast rocks or upright trees that could withstand the unrelenting arbitrary cruelties that are a natural part of life. they are intensely protective of those whom they take under their wing and they are terrifyingly stubborn and unreasonably idealistic regardless of the dire circumstances. however, because this is something that has been drilled into them, astolfo also sees themselves as inherently and irreversibly frivolous. they believe they’re airheaded, careless, and easily deceived. but that frivolity is their lit pathway that they’ve willingly set themselves on because it sets them apart and liberates them from the supposed realm of ‘logic’ that confines and restricts everyone else. if they come across someone who asks them to lend a hand, they will do so without hesitation and without a question, even if there is the possibility that the person is a witch or a sorcerer who has disguised themselves as a hapless person in distress. and if it does turn out to be a trap, then oops! astolfo’s quite silly, aren’t they! no one can blame them for jumping in head first without thinking too much about it. they would definitely want to be seen as a heroic knight and an adventuring prince. but they don’t want those two qualities to negate their immense softness and tenderness. they firmly believe that a knight can both be valiant and courageous but still remain soft until the end!
if i were to use three words to describe astolfo they would be: 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭-𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥!