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[hmshermitcraft]

Tango is not an artist. That's what he says, at least, because Pearl thinks he absolutely is an artist. And a good one, at that.

Come on, redstone is a form of art! especially redstone /games/, and he's an amazing builder, and her /still/ doesn't admit it! Pearl is getting a little frustrated at this point. At least he acknowledges he's good at redstone. If Pearl has to tell Tango 'not a builder' Tek he's good at something one more time, she's going to explode.

(Tango, meanwhile, is very flustered by this whole situation)

Pearl's even learnt some redstone now! So he can't pull the whole 'oh you wouldn't understand'. She's eliminating his excuses one by one until he accepts the compliment! She won't give in!

Otherwise she'll just drag him by the ear to go see Decked Out again.

[moongo101]

*Yeets this and quickly scitters back to my goblin cave*

[hmshermitcraft]

Everyone has always told Pearl that she can only be bonded to one person, loving someone who's not your soulmate is a crime, and you must love your soulmate. Well, oh my. She broke all three rules, jokes on them.

Scott is her soulmate. Supposed to be, anyway. They could never be more than just friends before, and Scott left her anyway, so that was that. There was no love left there for either of them.

Tango is her soulmate. Somehow she got two, and so did he. (Jimmy and Tango are only qpr, so that's never been a problem) Pearl loves him anyway. (Jokes on the universe, and everyone who ever said she couldn't have two soulmates)

Etho is not her soulmate, in fact, he doesn't even have a soulmate (Somehow. Joel was supposed to be his, but their connection broke somehow.) And despite all that, she and Tango love him anyway.

-Robin

It takes a long time for her and Scott to repair their relationship, but it becomes so obvious they're supposed to be friends once they do. Scott is a great guy! They just were never meant to be romantic, and trying to force that made them both miserable.

Plus, she needs the partner in crime to handle her boyfriends. Tango and Etho are magnets for trouble and she... Sometimes makes it worse. Somebody's gotta listen to all her stories about her stupid, brilliant boys, alright? And it isn't going to be Jimmy, he hears it all from Tango already!

(And Jimmy's helping her try and set Scott up with Joel, Tango and Etho can't keep secrets to save their lives!)

[hmshermitcraft]

(We've been learning about Mesoamerican cultures in history lately so it's a perfect time for this theme! Aztec inspired civilizations here, mostly based on the concept of religion and sacrifice)

Tango kind of wishes people would stop sacrificing things in his name. He tried to send floods, and fires, and famine, but that just made them sacrifice /more/ people, how did that make sense?! Just because he was the sun god didn't mean he enjoyed death, especially those of humans.

He has his eye on one priestess though, who's been trying to change the other priests' minds about sacrifice. Pearl Moon, he thinks her name is, also happens to be very pretty. He's been communicating with her as of late, because he finally figured out how to make small signs appear, and she understands them. Pearl's even nicer up close, and she talks to him like a friend, a nice change of pace from the worship of others. And eventually, they grow to love each other.

Unfortunately, the priests don't agree with Pearl's views, and when they find out, their solution to this is to sacrifice her.

Tango couldn't stop them.

When it's over, Tango finds Pearl's shocked, wandering spirit, and tells her how sorry he is. Pearl doesn't care, she's just happy to see her godly lover for the first time. They'll figure out how to stop the sacrifices one day, but not yet.

-Robin

First, Tango is going to ignore the humans for a while. He can just be him and Pearl, and he's going to take that opportunity. There's so much he wants to show her!

What happened was awful. He wants to make sure she knows there's still plenty of beauty in the world.

[hmshermitcraft]

Thank goodness redstone is waterproof. Despite the fact that Tango *knows* this, it does not stop his paranoid self from staying out in the rain to watch it. Which, is not very healthy for a blazeborn.

The only one who can ever get him to stop is Pearl, who will first try to convince him to come back, then forcibly drag him if that doesn't work.

If Tango's not watching his redstone on a rainy day, you can bet he's huddled in some blankets with his girlfriend.

(Sidenote, I'd say the ship name is Pearltek :)

-Robin

There are some redstone projects Tango simply can't be pulled away from. Even Pearl, try as she might, can't divert his attention away. Usually works in progress, in that volatile stage where a single smudged line of redstone could lead to hours of frustration. He needs to make sure that a mob doesn't drag their feet through it!

On those days, Pearl knows that even if she drags Tango away, he'll be out again the moment she turns her back. So she grabs her umbrella and maybe a few blocks, and she sits beside him. It's cold, and wet. Sometimes kind of miserable. But it gives her boyfriend some much needed peace of mind, so she'll put up with it.

[hmshermitcraft]

Pearl Tango for this weeks theme?

Tango's magic maybe wasn't supposed to be used so extremely. He prefers to use machinery, but Decked Out is a special case. It's a perfect blend of engineering and his magic, channeling through the dungeon to create something that couldn't exist anywhere else.

The only problem is, he can't shake off this cold.

His skin feels like the same temperature of the deepest caves. He doesn't shake, or shiver. He barely notices the chill anymore himself, especially when he's in the depths so often. The biggest giveaway is the way the hermits try not to touch him.

Some days, he notices ice sparkling across his gloves. He'll scrunch it off, and continue his work around the dungeon.

Of course, he forgot about Pearl.

Stubborn as anything, and far too good at finding the dungeon's secrets. One of which is Tango, apparently. Or the fact Tango is overexerting himself (but is that really a secret?)

She's dragging him to her base, and she is sticking him in bed and cuddling. He's not allowed to leave until she can feel some heat in his skin. The dungeon will survive without his magic for a little while! That's how Tango designed it, after all.

[hmshermitcraft]

Do you have any headcannons for PearlxTango?

Pearl and Tango bond over a unique phenomenon: their bases are both very alive. Whilst Tango's is one, almost overwhelming presence (that Tango is very proud of, Decked Out 2 is a beauty!) Pearl's is lots of smaller lifeforms, all centralised in a big alien plant.

And whilst they love their bases, jeez they are running out of places to go on dates together without them intruding! They don't need to be teased by their own houses, thank you.

[hmshermitcraft]

Headcannons for Pearly and Tango?

Pearl finds it amusing when Tango set up these  elaborate pranks only to fail in a loony tunes style.

Tango doesn’t have wings himself but he will preen Pearl and then pet her hair calming her down.

Pearl has a sweet tooth so Tango goes all out after any sort of holiday and buys her a truckload of chocolate