what is Orpheus was also a yandere?
A yandere Orpheus… with that carefully curated stoic personality…the emotional unavailability…well… I’ve had 3 hours of sleep and a strong cup of coffee, so let’s GO! And honestly I don’t even think with my musings you would even call this yandere, but let’s get to it! @creampuffcloudsdreaming correct me on the Jocie bits if I’m wrong!!
I suppose it wouldn’t look like the usual theatrics you would expect from a yandere. And Orpheus would definitely only be like this for Jocelyn. He wouldn’t suddenly start snarling at potential rivals in corridors, clinging in public, or making grand declarations. He’s too controlled and deliberate for that. His intensity has never been loud, it’s like a constant finality. A yandere Orpheus wouldn’t transform into someone new, he would just allow Jocelyn to become the single exception and be come wholly and quietly obsessed.
He would still have his restraint and would watch Jocelyn patiently, almost clinically, like collecting data. Not because she is simply interesting but because she is important. She would be the sun and he would be fixed in her orbit, never deviating, never shifting. He wouldn’t chase, nor would he beg.
The yandere elements of possession, obsession, exclusivity, fear of loss would filter through his stoicism and become something deceptively calm. Orpheus wouldn’t panic at the thought of abandonment like Jocelyn. Jocelyn fears being left while Orpheus fears being powerless. That distinction matters, because it changes how he would respond. Jocelyn would spiral outward, loud, impulsive, pleading, furious. Orpheus’ spiral would be inward. He would become colder, sharper, more efficient. More fully focused on his light. If he senses the relationship threatened, he’d simply start removing variables. Let’s not forget, he came to Hogwarts with blood already on his hands. I fear for anyone who he feels truly threatened by.
Anyway a stoic yandere Orpheus wouldn’t experience his possessiveness as ugliness….is that even the right word… anyway. He would see it as a responsibility. He already learned that loving someone can break you. So once he’s in Jocelyn’s orbit, he would respond the way any traumatized strategist responds to any threat. He’d secure the asset. Is it cold, maybe, but it could look painfully tender. Orpheus would be consistent and ever present. He’d be the quiet shadow at her shoulder. He’d have no need to tell her she’s safe. He’d make it so. He wouldn’t shower her with compliments, but he’d do the far more dangerous thing. He’d give her access to his routines, his silence, his space, his peace. He’d let her touch him without flinching, relishing the contact. He’d let her claim him in anyway she wants, reassuring them both. It’d be proof that she’s real, here, still his, not slipping away. Does that even make sense? Anyway moving on!
Orpheus isn’t particularly verbose, unless he’s writing, so his language would keep the same restraint, but it would sharpen. He wouldn’t spiral and say, “You’re mine” every five minutes. He’d say it once exactly when it matters and it will land like a chokehold . He lives in denial of his jealousy and if he were truly yandere he wouldn’t show it. I do think he would however relocate Jocelyn in possessive ways. Like a hand at her waist, fingers at her elbow, a polite step that places her behind him or beside him, shifting her away and placing focus on him and communicating his ownership.
He would definitely indulge his feelings since they serve a purpose. Jocelyn being that purpose. Obsessive much! He would study her tells(not that he hasn’t done that already). What makes her brighten, makes her tremble, what forces her to spiral. This is where the yandere undertone would become a little frightening. He would be very good at regulating her. How to quickly calm her panic at abandonment with a touch, a phrase, a plan. Using what makes her feel chosen. Not in a malicious way, and not to toy with her, but as a form of control. He would shape the relationship in a way that wouldn’t slip from his hands.
And Jocelyn, per Ruby, who began as the truly yandere obsessive one, would find herself both thrilled and intimidated. How could she not honestly. She would most likely feel triumphant that Orpheus matches her intensity, choosing her back. But then she’d notice the difference in flavor. Where she is bright, emotional, messy, loud enough to be seen. His is quiet enough to pass as normal. She can throw a tantrum and everyone can call it childish, cause she is. Orpheus can make a rival disappear from Jocelyn’s orbit without anyone ever blaming him. He can soothe her with one sentence and make her feel ashamed for ever doubting him. He can love her in a way that feels like safety, at least until she realizes safety and captivity can share a border. He wouldn’t be trying to hurt her of course, he isn’t a sadist. He’d be fighting the universe, keeping it from taking another person he’s attached to, not that he isn’t doing that anyway as his emotionally unavailable stoic self. Once he’s fully committed, that’s when he’d be dangerous, because to him, losing Jocelyn is failure and powerlessness. It’s history repeating itself. So he’d become the storm before the storm can reach her, just in a more possessive and obsessive fashion.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this dissertation Anon! I hope my sleep deprived post night shift rambling has made some sense!
