Being famous, you’re often surrounded by eccentric geniuses. Rich, confident, opinionated— of course these experts will butt heads at times.
One prime, potentially headache-inducing, example, is your Manager and your Makeup Artist:
MUA, whose job it is to make you stylish— “I thought the theme was such-and-such! What’s with this outfit???”
Manager, who likes dressing you up however he damn well pleases— “You obviously just don’t understand my vision 🙄”
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Your Manager technically has the upper hand— at any time, he could void the contract with your MUA. However, he knows damn well that she is the best MUA, and he only wants the best for you.
Even if he did try to get rid of the MUA, it’s too late— she’s already too attached to you. If he tried anything, she would kidnap you and run in a heartbeat. The only reason she hasn’t done it already is because you’re so passionate about sharing your art with the world.
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They’re both nonhuman and functionally immortal, and dated each other at some point in the past. It was a messy breakup.
“He’s got no idea how to treat a lady,” MUA sighs, teasing the roots of your wig just a little extra. She pauses thoughtfully, lost in memory. “…Oh, I’m sorry sweet thing. I really shouldn’t be talking about such depressing stuff before you go onstage.”
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The MUA, in moments alone with you, does her best to “show you the truth!” (Her words) or “poison you against me!” (Manager’s words). Sometimes if Manager starts fussing at the MUA or you, she’ll hold you protectively against her bosom while she argues with him, and try to make him feel bad for distressing you (even if you’re perfectly fine).
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They both adore you, and call you doll. They love spoiling you and spending time with you, and of course watching your performances.
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You can play them against each other to get attention and gifts out of their competition for your affection, or you can try to coax them into being nice with one another if you like a challenge. Their relationship will likely never become romantic again, but they can learn to be friends, and share a darling nicely.
Your makeup artist is tall, intimidating, curvaceous, and opinionated; a real force of nature. A force of the arts. And you are her beloved muse.
All of her art revolves around you now. When she’s at work, she wants to be talking with you at all times. When she’s off work, she paints abstract art while listening to your music to relax, or thinks up ways to accentuate your features while sketching you…
Her apartment is filled with her art, and yours. MUA has two copies of all of your vinyls, one set to play and the other to hang up on her wall.
You might find it odd how much she seems to look up to you, since your MUA is famous in her own right, but she’ll also ask you to autograph photos of yourself as well.
No matter how many artifacts of yours she collects— signed pictures, vinyls, perfumes, but also used coffee cups and hair clips and whatever else you won’t miss— it’s not enough. She aches to take you home with her, to be able to hold you forever.
But a permanently caged bird does not sing, and she knows this. The MUA needs you to continue creating your art, no matter how much it hurts that you share it with people other than her.
The other obstacle is her ex— Amory. He’s always hanging around you, arm slung around you so casually. It’s infuriating! MUA almost wonders if Amory even likes you, or if he’s just getting in between you to spite her. But she sees the way he looks at you, and knows that his feelings are true. Somehow that burns worse.
He cannot be trusted to take care of you, to be gentle with your feelings, to treat you the way you deserve to be treated, no matter how genuine his feelings are! You deserve to be treated gently, attentively. MUA is certain she’s the only one who could treat you right.
So, whenever you’re in her chair, getting ready for events, she puts on her best face and most comforting voice and tries to coax you into liking her more. The pace is slow, and frustrating, and she’ll often wonder if she’s making any progress at all.
But every time, you greet her just a little more warmly, smile a bit more genuine… one time, you even bounded up to her and gave her a hug! The moments like that make everything feel worth it.
One day, she’ll win you over fully. You’ll be hers to cuddle and care for forever. She just has to be patient and play the long game. Amory will fuck up eventually, and she’ll be there to pick up the pieces.
A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)
MUA is very affectionate. She loves coddling you, cuddling you, holding you.
B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)
The MUA is kind of a therapist friend. She does her best to make you feel safe and secure with her, so that you’ll share your heart with her. She won’t use any of that information to manipulate you… probably.
C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)
MUA absolutely LOVES cuddling. She wants you to lay on her chest, or sit in her lap, and just let her hold you all the time.
D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)
She would really love to settle down with you, but she also doesn’t want to hurt your career by doing so. MUA is alright at cleaning and cooking~!
E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)
There’s no escape from the MUA’s love! She’ll always find you and bring you back. It’ll break her heart that you wanted to leave, and she’ll try to figure out how to treat you even better and make you even more comfortable so you’ll want to stay.
F = Fiance(e) (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)
YES, MUA adoooores the thought of marrying you. She wants to get married as soon as possible and be your wifey soooo badly 🥺
G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)
She’s gentle, but firm in both touches and words. She wants you to feel the depth and weight of her affection for you with every conversation and hug.
H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)
Her hugs are very warm and firm, and she would hug you all the time if you let her.
I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)
She’ll wait to say it until you start to feel more comfortable being vulnerable with her.
J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)
She gets incredibly jealous (especially of Amory), but she’s much better at dealing with it than other yanderes. Generally, she’ll channel her frustration into her art and get it all out so that she doesn’t have lingering negative feelings to hamper her interactions with you.
K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)
Her kisses are so warm, and range from soft to all-encompassing. She is sex-averse, but she does enjoy making out with you for hours~! She love kissing on the lips the most, both when she initiated and when you initiate.
L = Little ones (How are they around children?)
She’s pretty good with kids! Maybe a bit overzealous in caring for and protecting them. MUA loves the idea of raising kids with you, but would definitely be an overbearing helicopter momma 😅
M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)
She likes cuddling you until you wake up, drawing a bath for you, and making breakfast for you. She doesn’t want you to worry about a thing 💕
N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)
MUA adores staying in and eating dinner with you, and cuddling on the couch. She’ll watch whatever you want to on the t.v., and also loves doing puzzles and reading with you.
O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)
She’s not the most open, to be honest. She likes the power imbalance of you being more reliant on her and vulnerable than the other way around. That can change slightly as the relationship progresses, especially if you express discontent about her lack of transparency.
P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)
You’re the only one that she’s patient with and about. Everybody else gets blank stares, or cold stares if they displease her. But anything you do is forgivable. Any mistakes you make are nothing to her. If you fight her, or misbehave, she’s sure you don’t really mean it, that you’re just not feeling well and need more time. She will wait for you and your love forever.
Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)
She remembers a loooot about you, but she also definitely thinks that she knows what’s best for you, way better than you ever could.
R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)
The first time you ever initiated a hug!!! MUA feels like her heart’s gonna explode whenever you hug her, and whenever she thinks of that first hug ☺️💕
S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)
Oh, she’ll definitely kill people for you if she has to. She’ll protect you in any way she can, which is easy for someone with her power and connections. She thinks it’s really adorable if you ever try to protect and defend her, the way people think it’s adorable when a tiny puppy growls.
T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)
MUA puts in the most effort at all times. Only the best for you. She has to treat you the best, make you feel the best, make you feel safe in her arms and heart or else she’s afraid you’ll stop loving her :(
U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)
MUA can be a liiiiitle bit condescending and overly-babying of you 😅
V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)
She is moderately concerned with her appearance. She knows that she looks good, but doesn’t put a ton of time into herself, because that’s time that could be spent on you…
W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)
Oh, MUA would be absolutely crushed if anything happened to you. She would stop painting, and fade away over time with her grief.
X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)
Like Amory, MUA loves dressing you up so much~! It’s so much fun for her, especially since you’re so adorable~
Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)
There’s not much that would deter her from liking you… overall she doesn’t like it when people challenge her authority and opinions, but when it’s you she thinks it’s just cute and spunky.
Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)
MUA doesn’t need to sleep but she loves it! Especially when you’re curled up next to her or on top of her 💕💕
