Also asked by @to-the-voiceless, @tehjai, and an anon!
Who’s the first to wake up in the morning?
Aymeric. Military life demands he be awake with the dawn, or before it. If Synnove is awake before the sun is up...it’s because she hasn’t gone to bed. (Please spike her tea with a sleeping draught.)
Who’s the one to make breakfast?
Both! Sometimes they will switch off, sometimes they’ll make it together. If they’re at Borel Manor, however, it’s neither, because Hersande will throw them out of her kitchen as she has Opinions about the lord and (de facto) lady of the house doing their own cooking.
Who’s the one to serve the other breakfast in bed?
Usually Aymeric will serve Synnove; it’s something he remembers his Da doing for Mama and it’s one of those “actions a man is supposed to do for his lady” that’s ingrained in his subconscious. Synnove, however, will bring him breakfast on days where Aymeric is particularly run down by all of his work and he ends up falling back into bed after he does his morning calisthenics. (This is one of the very few things that Hersande is willingly to grudgingly allow access to her kitchen for.)
Who would suggest a quickie in the morning before work?
Either of them is likely, honestly, but it’s also entirely dependent on if the bed is also full of carbuncles. Nothing kills early morning libido faster than your fluffy aether kids staring at you demanding pancakes.
Who suggests they both ditch work to lay around all day?
Neither. They are workaholics with overdeveloped senses of responsibility; you would sooner convince an Ascian to pay homage to Hydaelyn than to have either Aymeric de Borel or Synnove Greywolfe play hooky. Their days off are either scheduled or they are bodily removed from their offices by their friends.
(Modern Eorzea AU) For family movie night, it’s a rotating schedule (Synnove, Aymeric, and each of the carbuncles). When it’s a “just them” night, they’ll switch off, with the knowledge that certain genres (political thrillers for Aymeric, most mindless action films for Synnove) are off-limits.
Who initiates kissing during the moving, thus distracting the other from the movie all together?
(Modern Eorzea AU) Synnove, even when the movie is her pick, as ultimately Aymeric is always far more interesting. Aymeric, however, has been known to get handsy himself in the dark.
They absolutely do not do this during Family Movie Night, however. (Well, they may get exaggeratedly kissy-facey to make the carbuncles go “ewwwwwwwww,” but nothing worse than that.)
If they’re in Limsa Lominsa, Synnove; if they’re in Ishgard, Aymeric. Both of them generally have a good sense for what the other likes from the usual lunch places and it’s a to-go order. Sit down lunch and dinner is for adventurous eating of the other’s cuisine. (Especially in Limsa Lominsa, as Aymeric’s heat tolerance is absolutely crap.)
Who steals food from the other’s plate without asking?
Synnove. Sometimes it’s not even consciously; as a mage, her metabolism burns fairly fast to keep up with her casting requirements and sometimes her hindbrain recognizes whatever is on Aymeric’s plate as higher in calories and therefore better. And sometimes it’s absolutely deliberate because it looks tasty and she ate hers in three bites. (This is especially true of desserts, which Aymeric has no qualms using his fork or spoon to fend her off.)
Who curls up next to the other and falls asleep due to a full tummy?
They are both absolutely the type to indulge in a post-lunch nap, particularly if they don’t have any pressing obligations, but Synnove is usually the first to do so. A full stomach and her beloved to cuddle is peak Perfect Nap Time for her.
Who distracts the other from trying to work at home?
Usually neither of them, as it’s generally understood that sometimes work follows them home and it’s rather inevitable. There are some unofficial rules, however--no working beyond a certain time at night, no working on designated days off or vacation days--at which point if either of them catches the other with paperwork, distractions will go into effect. (The usual ways are Synnove just blatantly deposits herself in Aymeric’s lap, and Aymeric will scoop Synnove up and carry her out of the room.)
Who asks to go get ice cream like a five year old?
Aymeric! This new “ice cream” treat the Culinarians’ Guild concocted is taking Limsa Lominsa by storm and he is delighted to try every single stall and shop that opens along Hawkers’ Alley or in Mist or takes to the waterways in one of the boats at the floating market. He turns into excited little boy and Synnove is just so absolutely charmed by it. (Also she wants ice cream, too.)
Yes, I headcanon that ice cream gets invented in Limsa Lominsa, fight me.
Who takes pictures of their partner eating ice cream?
(Modern Eorzea AU) Either of them is possible, but very rarely; going out for ice cream is a regular enough treat that there’s nothing unusual about it, although if either of them is being a bit silly about it, the other is guaranteed to be getting the tomephone out.
Who makes a sexual joke about the dripping ice cream on their partner’s face?
Both! Sometimes together, more often they switch off; they try to keep to a “turns” schedule, but work sometimes means this gets thrown out the window. (Thankfully, they have friends and assistants who remember to call to let the other know, and if both have days where a homemade dinner isn’t happening, well. Sounds like a night to pick up something from one of the usual places.)
Who cleans up the kitchen afterwards?
Whoever didn’t cook, usually; if they both cooked, they’ll both clean, and if someone isn’t feeling very well on a particular, then whomever cooked will also clean.
Who stays up until 2 reading?
Synnove’s the biggest culprit, but Aymeric has been known to sneak work reading late into the night, too. Sometimes they are actually reading for fun, though!
Who stares at their partner while their sleeping?
Aymeric, as occasionally he has trouble falling asleep, or awakens in the middle of the night from bad dreams. He doesn’t spend the entirety of such instances staring at Synnove, however; more frequently he ends up staring at the wall or the ceiling while he thinks, but he’s got an arm around her at the very least, and her presence (and the carbuncles’) breathing easily is the biggest comfort.
Synnove, meanwhile, sleeps like the fucking dead and passes out fairly quickly once she’s laid out flat, and will very rarely move. It takes a lot for her to wake up in the middle of the night, and if she does and notes Aymeric isn’t having a midnight brood, she’s quick to drop back to sleep until whenever her body decides is the best time to wake up.
Who kisses their partner while they sleep?
Aymeric, though usually with how they’re situated, it’s kisses pressed to the crown of Synnove’s head, or sometimes her forehead. Synnove, while she’s still asleep, typically has her face pressed into his neck and she’ll unconsciously nuzzle against it while unconscious; if she wakes up in the middle of the night, she’ll place a proper kiss against Aymeric’s throat or, if they’ve shifted a bit, his cheek.
