#quadrant rant

[carcinogovernor]

NO. YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO KILL YOUR KISMESIS.

THE ENTIRE POINT OF A KISMESIS IS TO HAVE A SUSTAINED, MUTUALLY RECOGNIZED RIVALRY. *SUSTAINED.* AS IN, THEY'RE STILL BREATHING. IF YOU SUCCEED IN YOUR LETHAL IMPULSE, CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR RIVALRY JUST SELF-DESTRUCTED. DEAD RIVALS DON'T ARGUE BACK, AND WITHOUT THE CONSTANT PUSH AND PULL, THERE IS NO KISMESIS. THERE'S JUST A CORPSE AND YOU BEING THE UNSTABLE LUNATIC WHO KILLED THEM.

YES, FIGHTS HAPPEN. YES, BRUISES, SCRATCHES, BITING, BLEEDING, INJURIES, ROUGH SEX, SHOUTING MATCHES, WHATEVER, ARE ALL TOTALLY FINE. NECESSARY, EVEN. IT'S A HIGH-TENSION DYNAMIC BY DESIGN. BUT THE SECOND YOU CROSS THE LINE INTO ACTUAL "I WANT TO REMOVE THIS PERSON FROM EXISTENCE" TERRITORY, YOU'RE NOT IN A RELATIONSHIP. YOU'RE IN A FUCKING CRIME SCENE.

SO TO SUMMARIZE:

HEALTHY KISMESIS = CONSTANT FRICTION, MUTUAL MOTIVATION, NOBODY ENDS UP DEAD. YOUR KISMESIS IS THERE TO MAKE YOU A BETTER TROLL, NOT A WORSE ONE. YOU CARE ABOUT THEM AND THEIR LIFE EQUALLY AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD A MATESPRIT.

UNHEALTHY KISMESIS = YOU'RE PLANNING THEIR FUNERAL AND ARGUING WITH THE AUTHORITIES ABOUT WHY "IT WAS JUST PART OF OUR THING" ISN'T A VALID DEFENSE.

EDIT: YOU ALSO SHOULD NOT BE PERMANENTLY MAIMING/DISABLING YOUR KISMESIS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF SCENARIOS WHERE MURDERS/MAIMING HAPPEN WITH PLATONIC HATRED IN TROLLS THOUGH.

[optimistictroll]

Quadrants 2.0

;33 okay i considered typing this without my quirk but fudge that ;33 you guys can read

;33 so FIRST THINGS FIRST ;33 my species has a special system for romance ;33 we have a quadrant system ;33 so there are four relationships you can be in ;33 theres red ;33 pale ;33 black ;33 and ashen

;33 since marco asked first ill start with matespritship the red quad ;33 matespritship is one of the main quads that most trolls strive for ;33 when quads were initially only practoced by trolls it was essentially just mutual pity for each other ;33 also for mating but thats a whole other topic ;33 but with troll integration with humans and like species across the multiverse the definition has changed to also include love and affection ;33 this is the closest to the regular human romance that trolls have ;33 its basically just wanting to be around someone all the time and maybe make out ;33 or grind it whatever works for you

;33 okay next because i want to make jean read this whole thing ;33 were going to talk about kismestitude ;33 kismestitude is the black quad and to make things super simple ;33 its basically you hate the other persons face but you also kind of want to make out with them ;33 now d33per in kismestitude is also about one upping your partner ;33 its essentially a rivalry except with more fighting and making out ;33 and also mating ;33 over time kismestitude hasnt changed much at all ;33 even with the integration of other species ;33 in fact this quadrant has b33n pretty widely accepted ;33 it probably helps that even in the pitchest  throes of black passion no one dies ;33 because it is a relationship and you actually do care about their wellbeing ;33 even i had to take care of my winged asshole of a kismesis and his kid just last w33k ;33 i mean really how can neither of them remember to eat? ;33 its sad really

;33. . . ;33 moving on

;33 next up is the ashen quadrant ;33 with the destruction of our home planet in most timelines and mass migration in others this has become a lot less prominent than the other quads ;33 in a stereotypically functioning auspictisim one being black blocks the other two from a kismestitude that would be unhealthy for either party ;33 either for the general population or just for the parties involved ;33 however auspictisim has also come to encompass the other quads as of late ;33 generally if the relationship is destructive someone steps in ;33 i should also mention that auspictisim is traditionally the only quadrant with thr33 parties instead of two ;33 it tends to be emergency actions only though as it s33ms like no one wants to commit to that relationship ;33 its still very important though! ;33 underappreciated but very important

;33 and now last but certainly not least ;33 the pale quadrant moirailegence! ;33 ill ty not to be biased but i have a huge investment in this quad so forgive me if i gush a little

;33 okay moirailegence is very very important for my species ;33 we tend to have bouts of violence and even terrible mood swings ;33 couple that with violent tendencies physical prowess and occasionally mind powers and its kind of a recipe for disaster ;33 but thats where the lame quadrants comes in! ;33 a moirailegence main job is to help k33p their quadmate safe and mentally sound ;33 of course most view moirailegence as a strictly platonic quadrant ;33 however thats not true at all! ;33 moirailegence can be whatever you want it to be! ;33 even if it is still a romance ;33 but romance can also be platonic ;33 but still ;33 most methods used in moirailegences tend to be pretty standard ;33 warm drinks ;33 cuddling ;33 eating g and acting like dorks ;33 talking about your problems ;33 sometimes smooching ;33 but so long as youre k33ping your moirail safe and happy i think pretty much any method is acceptable ;33 again human integration has had an effect here ;33 so its not just romance ;33 sometimes its best friends that have a d33per bond than most wanting to put a label on it ;33 really moirailegence varies from couple to couple ;33 but thats any relationship!

;33 but im not going to get any d33per in than that ;33 so that my adorable friends is the troll quadrants system as purr your friendly neighborhood nepeta

[fluttershyheart]

Know what I hate?

People who do the whole quadrant thing that have more than one Kismesis/Moirail/Matesprit

You.

Only.

Get.

ONE.

Matesprit is basically meant for that significant OTHER, singular, not OTHERS(plural)

Moirail is that ONE person that keeps you from hurting yourself and other people. They calm you down, basically keep you sane.

and finally....

Kismesis: Two people, you both hate eachother in a non-platonic way. IT'S STILL ONLY ONE FUCKING PERSON.

ONE

GOD

DAMN

PERSON

PER

QUADRANT

NOT

COUNTING

AUSPISTICE.