relationship hcs ; sleepy ash
requested by ; n / a
fandom(s) ; servamp
fandom masterlist(s) ; here
character(s) ; sleepy ash / kuro
outline ; “dating hcs for kuro”
warning(s) ; none, just fluff!
there are a great many reasons why sleepy ash is a difficult person to get close to, many of which are fully intentional on his part and motivated by the immense guilt and self hatred he feels as a result of his past actions and his nature as a servamp. that being said, if you have the patience to stick by him even during his worst days no matter how much he lashes out or retreats inwards, and are stubborn enough to slowly work towards building his trust in you and helping him come to terms with his past and his nature, you can eventually earn a place in his heart — and, with enough time, ash can be convinced to enter a long-term relationship with you. just… don’t expect him to become super active all of a sudden now that you’re a thing. he’s the servamp of sloth, after all, he’s not gonna wake up one day full of zeal unless something really major happens
he knows that his feline form is objectively adorable and he knows all too well that you agree with him on that. so whenever he has a feeling that you’re gonna be annoyed with him about something, or he wants you to agree with him about whatever matter is being discussed, or he just feels the need to provide a distraction from whatever is going on, he will take on his cat form and all but throw himself at you — all the while emphasising verbally just how ‘cute’ and ‘adorable’ he looks right now to try and better his chances at getting whatever outcome he wants from the situation at hand (e.g. you staying home with him instead of going out, you forgiving him for something he did, etc.)
his nature as a servamp — and, more specifically, your servamp — kind of necessitates you two spending a great deal of time together given how catastrophic it would be for the two of you to be separated for a long period of time. so, naturally, this means that as a couple the main love language you two will get to share in will be quality time. both in the sense that you’ll be spending a lot of time alone, and in the sense that you two are now something of a package deal and he will be going with you to every place you visit no matter the company you’re with at the time… even if, more often than not, he will be hanging out in his feline form in your bag or coat pocket, unseen and happily snoozing away as you go about your business
contrary to what some of his siblings may believe, sleepy ash is actually very protective over you and has no qualms about acting to take out a threat or to immediately remove you from a situation he thinks could become dangerous for you. of course he’d rather not exert that much energy if he doesn’t have to, and fighting is a hassle he’s never been super fond of doing, but if it’s for your sake and your safety is on the line he will do whatever he believes is necessary in the moment to keep you alive and as unharmed as possible… even if he will be complaining and asking for compensation for several days afterwards
when it comes to the topic of his past, he’s incredibly cagey and may even just completely shut down if you push him about opening up too much. with enough time and patience and trust between you he will eventually start to talk about his siblings, who they are and such, and he may even start to voluntarily recall smaller lighthearted moments from throughout his life (sparse as those may be). but unless his hand is forced by another person, or one of his siblings tells you instead, he will never tell you about his creator beyond passively acknowledging the fact that he and the other servamps were all created by the same person a long time ago — but that’s all you’ll ever get out of him by choice
unless he’s in an especially slothful mood and decides to literally drape himself ontop of you like a living blanket, or he’s in his feline form and wanting to be doted on for a bit, sleepy ash isn’t super big on initiating any sort of physical affection. at least not for the first few years of your relationship, anyway. that being said, he’s more than willing to lay back and let you do whatever you want to him in the way of physical affection, so do with that whatever you will
he, frankly, couldn’t care less about where or how you decide to kiss him as long as you’re not interrupting his sleep. on you, though, aside from your lips he does show a particular favouritism towards kissing the various pulse points around your body — he claims it’s a vampire thing but you’re not so convinced
as far as pet names go, he just accepts whatever you choose to call him and treats your pet name of choice pretty much like it’s his actual name. and while he’ll certainly try to come up with something more endearing if you ask him to, left to his own devices he’ll just call you by your name
he may be a lot softer and a lot more careful with his words around you than he is others, but make no mistake he’s still going to tell you outright when you’re doing something he thinks is stupid or reckless and he’s going to tell you when you’re annoying him. just… maybe not using those exact words because he doesn’t want to end up single again
he does get better at coping with his negative emotions the longer you’re together, but the type of self hatred and guilt he’s been carrying around for literal centuries isn’t going to vanish overnight and there will inevitably be periods of time where he becomes avoidant and distant towards you. even straight up running away, or as close to it as he can, in the earlier stages of your relationship because he can’t stomach the idea of you being disappointed in, scared of, or disgusted by him. it’s a slow process, but eventually he’ll feel comfortable enough to actually let you help him in these moments so just be patient with him
