🤩🤔🤫 for mello and near?
🤩 what’s your favourite thing about your familial f/o? what’s their favourite thing about you?
For Mello, my favorite thing about him is his sheer drive. Once he puts his mind to something, he'll move hell and high water to do it. If you can earn his care, he'll burn the whole world down to make sure you're safe. No matter the odds, he's going to succeed or go down trying his absolute hardest. An utterly unstoppable force of nature, as uncontrollable and undefeatable as a wildfire. (His favorite thing about me is my protectiveness, and how dangerous I can be despite coming off as unassuming. He likes and respects that, if I'm finally pushed far enough, I've got the spine and the strength to beat the hell out of someone, or shout someone down. I kind of look like a big softie, so he gets a kick out of the juxtaposition. His respect is earned, after all- I would never have been able to hit it off with him if I couldn't put my money where my mouth is.) For Near, my favorite thing is that, if you can get close enough to see him as he is, Near is so incredibly curious! He always wants to know anything he can about everything he can, especially topics of personal interest. He will leave no stone unturned in his desire to learn, and if he's really comfortable with you, he'll be happy to ramble about it for as long as you seem interested! (His favorite thing about me is that I'm extremely non-judgmental. Despite his intelligence- maybe in part due to it- Near was othered pretty severely his whole life for being "weird" in a way that a lot of people found either childish, annoying, creepy, or all of the above. The first good chunk of our friendship was defined by him slipping into neurodivergent or otherwise often judged behaviors around me only to find I didn't mind and often encouraged it. I was the first person to care a lot about who he was, specifically, and he really appreciates how accepting and supportive I've been.)
🤔 what’s one thing about your familial f/o that most people don’t know? Mello is trans! He knew from a very young age, and god help anybody who ever tries to challenge it. He chose the name Mihael early on, and has been finding ways to get his hands on T for a while. At the time we met his binding habits were...concerning at best, but we've improved on that and got him something that won't cause rib pain in the long term. It was a point of connection for us actually, being that I'm also transmasc and significantly older than him. He's also mlm! He and Matt had something, though he doesn't like to talk about it now. Near is immunocompromised! He has to be careful with his work on how much he's exposed to, and certain precautions have to be taken to keep his health in check. He also struggles with chronic pain from the same condition. He's a workaholic, as most Wammy's kids are, so part of my job as his caretaker is to watch out for signs that he's overexerting or sick. Also help remind him to take his meds- he's smart as a whip but he tends to forget he has a body that needs things.
🤫 do you have any nicknames for your familial f/o? do they have any for you? if so, is it something that has to be explained to anyone that's not one of you, or is it pretty straightforward?
Mello: M, Mel, spitfire, wildcard, punk, wild child. A lot of nicknames that reflect his nature. Even if he's better at directing that energy these days, he's still very much himself. I'm also one of the handful of people who can get away with calling him Mel! Nothing too touchy-feely because he doesn't like it. The sappiest thing is sometimes I'll just call him "little brother" outright. Near: Okay full disclosure...I'm a schmuck with how I refer to Near. He's receptive to it and honestly I think he really likes it- I don't think he got to be treated like a kid by anybody growing up. So, while I keep it professional at work...at home he's baby, sweetheart, kiddo, honey, sunshine... you get it. He can let his guard down and be looked after like he hasn't had the chance to otherwise. It works for us.
