I have a treat for all my fronds out there! This is what I like to call my
IkePri LGBT+
It is, of course, pride month, and the month I like to turn everyone a little (read: a lot) gay. So, once again, of course, I couldn't leave my favorite blorbos out of it. I went through the Ikemen Prince line up and put labels on characters that I felt were most in line with the headcanons I have of them.
Yes, canonically, MC (female) ends up with each one of these guys, and canonically they all get to banging, but this is just a fun little thought experiment in a form of a pride parade. In other words: I don't really care what's canon. This is my world.
I split this up into three parts. This is part one. You can find part two and part three also on my blog once I post it, and will update both my pinned list and each original post with additional links. It just may be a few days.
Also, if anyone wants to do something similar, go for it! I love to see some colorful headcanons for these characters. It's a fun idea to share.
First up, Jin Grandet the greatest ally you'll ever meet.
I know it's a little bit of a cop-out to not put Jin into any LGBT+ category, but he really didn't fit in anything in my head. He would be incredibly supportive of everyone finding happiness however they do so, his just happens to be in the bosom of a woman and he knows who he is in that regard.
You see, he's a man who likes women and that's pretty much it. I don't think there was ever a time he wondered if men were his thing, I think he has known his whole life, and he is so very cis about it all, too.
Personally, I kind of envy that. I knew I was different when I was young, but there weren't words to describe what it was that was different with me. I didn't understand that there were others like me, and I didn't even know how to explain who I was or who I liked because my family was so heteronormative, and cisnormative. So, good on you, Jin. Keep chasing tail. You're an icon to straight men everywhere. Haha.
Second up is the second born, Chevalier Michel. My aromantic king.
He has a few alphabets he could fit into, but aromanticism is something close and dear to my heart, so I had to choose it. You see, aromantic people don't feel romantic attraction the way others do, usually little to none. They still have feelings and still love, it's just different. And that's okay! Partnering and relationships don't have to be a one size fits all, they're all unique!
I've got a confession to make, I'm a bit protective over firmly fitting Chev in aromantic because someone in the fandom disagreed with me on this. Sounds petty, right? Well, it was the way it happened. I said I think he's aromantic, and they said, "I just think no one has wooed him in a way for him to feel love." And I was just flabbergasted. First, because love and romance aren't the same thing, so conflating them only sets up a slew of problems. But also because this gave me war flashbacks to every queer friend and person I've ever known being told they just haven't been fucked right (ace), or had the right dick (lesbian), or even met the right person to feel romantic feelings for-- Do you understand? Do you see why I'm so foot down about this?
Okay, so, with that out of the way. Chevalier finds romance and romantic gestures to be difficult to comprehend. He has always said he doesn't understand or feel romance, so he thought he didn't love. Event and event again, other people are reminding Chev how to show MC he loves her through romantic gestures, and he goes about them as if he's following a rulebook. Thank god he has read every romance novel that ever existed.
If you haven't figured it out, third up will be Clavis Lelouch! Yes, I'm going in order of birth. Clavis can be my pansexual partner because I have thoughts that are certainly headcanon, but I'm sure they would happen if given the chance.
There is a lot of discussion on the difference between bisexual and pansexual, and for a lot of people they're interchangable. Personally, I think it really just depends on when you were born and what lingo you learned, but there is a difference in the way they are described according to every wiki about pride flags I've read. The difference is that bisexual is attracted (sexually) to two genders, bi = 2. Pansexual is attracted to men, women, and nonbinary genders (represented in yellow). I suppose you could say that gender presentation doesn't matter to a pansexual.
Is that actually the way it is? Hopefully. I wouldn't want to be spreading misinformation. But for the most part, I'm clueless on this. I have been calling myself bi since the word showed up back in the nineties, and pansexual wasn't a thing during my formative years. Pansexual came about, and I thought, "Well, I like men and women, and I'm bisexual, and that's what that means, so why change?" I don't like change. But I digress.
Clavis is in love with MC. I'm sure if MC revealed themselves to be nonbinary or a trans man that Clavis would love them regardless. I think that Clavis could have fallen for another, any gender, if they had shown the same resolve MC had. And in my head stories, I think Clavis would be some other gentleman's pretty princess-- but that character hasn't been fleshed out enough to start telling stories about them.
Last for this group is Leon Dompteur! Finally! I get to drop the demiromantic flag!
Demiromantic is often under the a-spec umbrella because people who are demiromantic tend to only become romantically attracted to someone after they have formed an emotional bond with them. You could say that they are like aromantic people in that they don't feel romantic attraction like others do, but they do feel romantic attraction once they get close enough to someone. That's the real difference between aromantic and demiromantic people.
Leon doesn't seem like the type that has been completely absent of romantic relationships, even if they were less serious courting and not the same feelings he has for MC. He's also not completely foreign to the idea of romance, and is quite the romantic in practically every event after his route, and his route was one of the first! It's because of these reasons that I believe Leon is demiromantic.
Thank you for reading this far. I had fun with this group and will get the others out as soon as possible. I already mocked up their flags, I just have to have the energy to sit and type it all out. I'm not putting the normal tag list together, so, sorry if you were expecting to get tagged, but this isn't really a fanfic? I didn't feel it was fair?
You can check out the first part of this here. There will be a part three, and I will update links, I just have to write it first.
So, what is this? Well, it's pride month and I wanted to assign pride flags to each of my favorite blorbos, which means the dudes in Ikemen Prince. These are purely headcanons and some deviate from canon so if you don't agree, that's cool. You do you and I'll continue to do me.
If you want to make your own sort of thing, go ahead! I think it's great to share our ideas on the characters.
Prince Yves is demisexual and no one can convince me otherwise.
Here's the dealio: I truly believe that Yves is asexual, but the way IkePri has him hot and bothered so often feels wrong to label him as ace and then have him be like that. Yes, I know that ace people can have sex, but it feels dismissive to me to take this cutie and make him ace and then say "but he's the type that has sex." I'm not ace, I feel a lot of sexual attraction, so I just didn't want to step into someone else's house like that.
So here Yves is, demisexual in my mind. In the previous post I discussed how I think Leon is demiromantic, and you can take some of that context to determine what demisexual is. They're people who typically fall under the asexual umbrella who feel sexual attraction after creating an emotional connection with another person. This really reminds me of the relationship Yves has with MC.
Nokto Klein is bisexual. No arguments.
Last post I talked about the difference between pansexual and bisexual, and a friend explained that the conclusion I had come to was correct in that gender presentation doesn't matter to pansexual people, but also that bisexual people do feel attraction to nonbinary persons as well. I also talked about how I go by bisexual, and pansexual was a newer term that I didn't entirely understand, so I hoped I got the info right.
Now knowing what I know, I still think that Nokto is bisexual and not pansexual because I think his partner's gender would determine his attraction to them, but not that he would be unattracted, just a sliding scale of wanting to bone. I think Nokto is down for men, women, both or neither, but I believe he has a preference for a certain presentation.
Honestly, I think it's very sweet, in a way. With someone like Nokto, you can be yourself and he's going to want you no matter what. That's not even talking about the love aspect of it, which we all know he loves his SO.
Licht Klein comes at us as another demisexual.
Since I described what demisexual was just above, I won't rehash that. Instead, I'll talk about why I think Licht falls into this category. I have this thought that the original intention of Licht was to be the opposite of Nokto, as is the case often in media with twins. We get to see during the course of the game how similar these two can be, as well, but for the most part they conduct themselves in different manners.
For instance, Nokto is a playboy, and Licht is antisocial. Taking that, it felt accurate to say Licht probably didn't experience sexual attraction just to be the opposite of Nokto's attraction to everyone. However, I know how much he and MC fuck like rabbits, so, once again, I didn't want to label him ace and then go "but not with MC". And here we are.
Luke Randolph fans, rejoice for your boy is pansexual and proud.
Luke is not a favorite of mine, so I haven't read how horny his stories get, but I have heard from friends. He also isn't opposed to romance, isn't immune to falling in love, and while I'd love some trans rep in the game, Luke is not the man for that for me. Pansexual seemed to fit him in all regards, so I've given him the pink, yellow, and blue stripes to prove it.
Much like Jin, Luke is super supportive to everyone, unless it requires work from him. Haha. But for real real, he thinks love is love and he believes everyone falls in love. He doesn't seem to ever question if this is normal, so he must assume it is the case. It makes me think that he has had some crushes or flings of all types to think that everyone is in the same boat as him.
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Thank you for reading! I will have part three out soon, hitting the rest of the characters currently released in English.
I had time to knock out another post, so that makes this
IkePri LGBT Part Three!
Part one and part two can be found through the links. I will (eventually) update my pinned post, but there's only so much I can manage each day and that's a low priority. This is the last batch of Ikemen Prince.
So, what is this? It's a fun little thought exercise to bring a bit of the rainbow into my favorite otome games. These are all headcanons, some that go directly against canon. If that's not something you're okay with, feel free to scroll on by. If you're interested in doing something similar, please feel free. I'd love to see your thoughts.
My short king Gilbert von Obsidian is my favorite bisexual.
For real real, this man is as bi as you can be. I'm a huge fan of Rodbert, Chevbert, even Silvbert. I love Gilbert's baby girl tendencies. I love him when he's domineering and when he's being a power bottom. And he is a bottom. I have spent literally a year crafting stories about Gilbert and Roderic and an entire world around Gil. There's so much headcanon I couldn't even tell you what is real and what isn't anymore. I mean, I probably could, but I don't want to cut them out of each other.
Keith Howell, the polyamorous prince. IYKYK.
I don't think I can say a whole lot about why I picked this specific flag, but if you've played Keith's route, or events involving him, you understand. It's just something he had to come to terms with, and while circumstances are unique, I still think he'd have been leaning in this direction no matter what had happened in his route.
Silvio Ricci, the gayest man I know. For real real.
Look, I totally understand that Silvio has slept with a lot of women. I totally get that canonically Silvio and MC live a happy life full of love and sex. I also cannot get past the idea that Silvio is a closeted gay man because his father is a huge asshole. He hates women, and not just in a misogynist way. He really doesn't enjoy anything about them. And sure, MC comes about and everything changes, because it turns out that he just doesn't like women looking to gain wealth or power-- or at least that's the narrative we're fed. I don't buy it, though.
Like, that's a nice thought, and it's sweet for those that want that sort of story. I, on the other hand, think he's truly gay but seeing as how Benitiote passes the crown down through bloodlines, he would be expected to produce an heir, and of course marry a woman who could produce an heir. So, sorry my man, you just gotta stay closeted forever in canon. But don't worry, you can be as gay as you want in my head.
Rio Ortiz is my special boy that gets two flags.
We only know a little about Rio before he had amnesia, even in his own story. But one thing we do know is he is in love with MC completely and fully. There are some reasons for this, and there are some things we learn before his time with MC that makes me think Rio is both demisexual and demiromantic.
Before MC, he was interested in no one. Not sexually. Not romantically. No one at all. He also kept himself isolated emotionally from others. When he does get close to MC, he falls so deeply in love with her. And of course he wants to boink her too. So, here we are. The most loyal puppy.
I spoke about demisexual and demiromantic in other parts, but if this is the first part you're reading, I'll quickly go over their terms. Both are considered part of the a-spectrum. Demisexual is someone who doesn't feel sexual attraction until they develop an emotional relationship with someone. And demiromantic is the same just for romance.
Sariel is my asexual buddy. I want a platonic relationship with him.
Asexual people don't feel sexual attraction the same way most others do, most often feeling little to none. Like, don't get me wrong, I totally know about his stories after he and MC get together, but I choose to ignore that in my delulu little headcanon. I enjoy the thought of Sariel being asexual and completely uninterested in a sexual relationship. He's one of the few I can easily look the other way for and ignore anything Cybird tells us.
I honestly would have a platonic relationship with him, despite me being aromantic, and him being asexual. He'd want to have a romantic relationship, and I'd want a sexual one, and neither would really be happy with our compatibility, but maybe we can figure it out and be the comfort for each other that we'd both need, understanding that we're both different.
And that's it! Thank you for reading! I might work on the same sort of thing with the rest of the Ikemen series. If you do something similar, feel free to tag me. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Well, damn. Now I'm thinking about Lucien/Roderic ship. Thanks, @y2ashlee. What I first thought of as a joke because I talked about "ships passing in the night" they have convinced me that this is an idea I should run with simply by shipping them.
For real real, spies in love. Knowing that their masters are enemies. Knowing their friendship (or more???) is going to end some day with tragedy. Fuck, it fits Roderic so well. I love torturing him. He's a sweet boy. Let's make him cry.
I've had this idea I wanted to do kicking around for a while, but as time passes, it seems less and less likely that'll I'll get to writing it. So I'm throwing it out there in case anyone finds it interesting.
Characters finding or reading fanfic of them.
I've considered it a few ways.
RP the character as a pseudonym in comments on ao3 for people who wrote fics. Not as a form of harassment, be cool about it.
Write a story with them finding it in their universe and their reactions to it. Only positive! I'm not about spreading hate.
Maybe just write a drabble in response to fanfic, listing the work inspired by the fic the characters are discussing.
It seemed like a fun idea. Unfortunately, I'm barely keeping up with my own ideas and other writing, so I just don't see it happening by me.
Going from balls deep writing a threesome sex scene to talking to my beta-reader about my 'all fluff, no plot' fic they were just reading, as if this is the most normal thing in the world to do.
