tiber: the obvious answer is that he smells of the sea. he spends a lot of time in the water and he has a saltwater kind of aura around him. but aside from that he smells like heavy incense and smoke from his attempted precognition sessions. sandalwood and opium are common scents. idk what opium smells like.
rich: he smells like weathered wood and oilcloth. less like the sea and more like someone who lives on a boat on the sea and has to constantly help out with upkeep and sanding and varnishing and sail maintenance and so on. kind of a staler sea smell then a fresh saltwater. he also smells like whatever’s going on in the kitchen when he has to cook shit.
How they sleep (sleeping position, schedule, etc):
tiber: he has four arms so he needs a lot of space to stretch out, when he’s not slumbering in the water alongside the ship in his dragon form. despite being physically smaller than rich, he takes up more room and tends to sprawl out. he talks in his sleep too
rich: he is a very neat sleeper. he curls up on himself or around tiber and sleeps in utter silence. he doesn’t like spending a lot of time in bed either, he never sleeps in.
What music they enjoy:
tiber: he’s into gregorian chanting. nah music isn’t a super big deal in cfd so there’s not much to listen to aside for the rare occasion when neven breaks out the reed flute. but he likes jaunty, exciting music, with lots to keep and hold his attention.
rich: he grew up being attended to by entire orchestras. he likes chamber music and big sweeping numbers that you don’t really dance to, you kind of sit and listen. opera stuff. he has very sophisticated tastes
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How much time they spend getting ready every morning:
tiber: not much time, probably. it’s not like he has a lot of outfits to choose from. he does have long hair so it requires some upkeep, especially since it’s subjected to salt water on a regular basis
rich: rich likes to prepare his greatsword every morning even if he doesn’t wear it or use it. he’s meticulous about it. when it comes to his personal appearance, he doesn’t bother with much effort. he used to be so vain back home but again, there isn’t any fancy clothing to be found here
Their favorite thing to collect:
tiber: he has a growing fascination with the art of divination, so he likes to collect things that he think could help guide his visions. tarot cards, carved bones, witchy stuff.
rich: nothin much
Left or right-handed:
tiber: he has 4 hands. he’s equally proficient with all of them
rich: right-handed
Religion (if any):
tiber: his religious views circle around the tidelord and the sea of a thousand currents, and his divination is a part of that. but he plays fast and loose with the general ‘rules’ of seeing the future and isn’t super religious, in the end
rich: no religion, his family never cared about the gods
Favorite sport:
tiber: he is of course an amazing swimmer, but he’s more into brain teasers and pub quizzes when it comes to competing against others. he has not much of a competitive streak.
rich: sword-fighting. after his humiliating loss to emiliano he threw himself into practice and became far more proficient, but while he was held captive by pirates he was forced into dragon form permanently and used as, basically, a bait dog in a fighting ring. he grew somewhat disconnected from his bipedal form and his sword fighting forms suffered. so he tries to get in some practice every day, sometimes using training weapons (read: planks of wood carved into sword shapes) against his clanmates who know how to swordfight. he’s still seeing a significant lag in his development and ability.
Favorite touristy thing to do when traveling (museums, local food, sightseeing, etc):
tiber: he would love to see museums and historical artifacts (especially of a more occult flavour)
rich: probably sightseeing in general. he likes seeing new places
Favorite kind of weather:
tiber: he loves the rain while at sea, especially watching it fall onto the surface of the ocean from below. the rain blurs the boundary between sky and sea and makes the whole world feel like it could be underwater 24/7. as an abyssal guardian he doesn’t feel the cold whatsoever and has no care at all for being soaked to the skin even in his bipedal form
rich: sunny days with a brisk breeze, perfect flying conditions. he has grown to associate the rain with tiber, however, and appreciates it a lot more than he did before meeting his husban
A weird/obscure fear they have:
tiber: usually someone with precognitive powers might fear seeing their own death, or the death of a loved one, complete with knowledge that they are unable to stop it. tiber, on the other hand, fears the opposite - he fears not knowing. he worries that rich will be hurt somehow, without him never knowing it.
rich: he has a fear of transforming back into his dragon form, and hasn’t done so for several months. sometimes he can still feel the muzzle wrapped around his jaws, the ropes and the reins. he’s scared that if he were to transform back, he would find himself chained up just as before. even though he trusts clan fuil darach not to do this shit, he still fears it
The carnival/arcade game they always win without fail:
tiber: is there a carnival game that u win by having hands to spare. whack-a-mole maybe
rich: any kind of strength contest. he’s pretty stronk
i literally realised this as i was writing my answer to that ask but honestly, rich was stuck in his dragon form for a long time (by means of metal implants that would have killed him if he tried transforming. not due to any curse or whatever, just from the physical trauma) and forced into a near-feral mindset. he probably did see some atrophy (i guess?) of his ability in his bipedal form. just how if u get stick twolegged for too long u might lose the ability to fly without some significant physio
this might manifest in like a general clumsiness, a lack of coordination and a failure to be aware of his own size and shape. he might perceive phantom limbs (wings i guess) and find himself unable to fathom being in small spaces that wouldn’t contain a full-sized imperial, but definitely would fit a lil humanoid guy. being on a ship is probably a nightmare
I find it funny how when we were first introduced to Tiber, he was going to be married to Rich before the rebellion and Rezann's troops crashed the party. Now his new clan and his bf Rich are going to attend his parents' wedding. Must be freaking wild for him.
tbh tiber literally isn’t sure of his own marital status, he doesn’t know if the wedding went on for long enough to ‘officially’ marry him and rich
he can’t wait to bring rich to his parents’ wedding and show him off haha
second order of business in clan fuil darach: rich and tiberius
it was easy enough to accept tiberius into the clan - he’s polite and helpful and willing to tow the ship places before it can start sailing under its own power. leo couldn’t just leave him behind with the pirates, or abandon him out in the open ocean.
but tiberius’ assistance comes at a price, and that price is rich’s inclusion in clan fuil darach. rich has been through a whole lot of shit at the hands of the pirates, forced into gladiatorial combat and prevented from shapeshifting for weeks on end, which is highly detrimental. rich has changed. he’s quieter now (even though he rarely spoke before) and kind of jumpy, prone to startling badly if you approach without announcing your presence. he no longer sees himself as any kind of prince. basically he’s fuckin traumatised and his only supporter, his only friend in the world, is tiberius.
nobody likes rich. the cfd dragons treat him with suspicion at best, barely-masked hostility at worst. he’s xandra’s son. the resemblance is uncanny; he’s a stark reminder of the hardship the clan went through in the blacksand annex and later at dragonhome. he’s almost seen as a bad omen, like it’s bad luck to talk to him, since his mother’s very presence in court dorchadas resulted in delta’s disappearance.
tiberius might once have bent to his host clan’s wishes and stayed away from rich, but not any more. he sees that rich needs help, not scorn and mistrust, and consistently stands up for him where nobody else would. tiber acts as an interpreter when rich is unwilling to talk, he comes up with small jobs rich can do to take his mind off what the pirates did to him. he’s offered to teach rich how to swim, but rich is afraid of the water.
unsurprisingly, the only dragons who are somewhat okay with rich are his fellow ex-prisoners - pastore, faolín, vaska, and luke. they’re used to him by now and treat him more or less as part of the furniture (mostly by ignoring him, which rich is very grateful for)
i’m reworking rich a bit, his outfit sucked so i redid it and now i’m looking for accents. because he’s the biggest prisoner from cebor’s haul and he has confirmed combat expertise (or so they think - basically they saw he had a big sword and decided he was probably a warrior of some kind), they’re going to use him as a kind of gladiator, pit him against other prisoners and bet on the outcome. so he’s having a great time really
