#ssll answer

[tyranttortoise]

What would be rooted in the LL? If I may ask, because everyone has a flower but her.

I think the Lady’s flower would be the aster.  

It symbolizes love of variety, patience, and the wish that things had turned out differently (or an afterthought).  

I think patience is a trait that’s rooted within the Lady; she’s definitely displayed plenty of patience so far.  And a love of variety is something that’s within her, too, since she has so many different skelebaes vying for her affection-- but I also think that she wants different kinds of love, too.  She wants people to be supportive of her, to love her unconditionally even if she does something they disapprove of; she wants the freedom to be herself and still be loved for it.  

And the afterthought is something that’s rooted deep.  There’s a part of her that wishes she’d handled several things different, be it that her relationship hadn’t gone on as long, or she had stood up for herself sooner, or... maybe even some missed moments with the skeles.  

Since the Lady’s a reader-insert, I’m trying not to go too in-depth, so this is all just possibilities.  

[tyranttortoise]

So wait if only a few polly relationships would actually work in the ssll fic. Dose this mean I'll never get the ending where the land lady says fuck it I can't choose. Gotta catch em all? I'm just hopeful for one large family/harem ending in which everyone has to learn how to share. XD

Don’t worry; that’s just right now.  By the end of the journey, everyone’s going to be closer and (hopefully) have learned to put their differences aside.  I promised a big harem ending as something that’s possible, and I meant it.  xP

Although the ending I have in mind is super nsfw, but I’ll post a safe version on the main fic.  

The end’s so far away, though.  Just leave it to Future Tortoise to work out all the kinks.  

[asktheskelelodge]

This also makes me wonder...I remember you mentioning that mutt doesn't love lady yet, she just likes to tease and flirt. So I'm just wondering how deep the feelings of all the skeletons actually go for the lady and how they differ. Sorry if that's weird lol

They definitely differ.  

Red, Axe, Q, and Stretch are all-in, absolutely in love.  If I had to say, Red’s the top-contender, feelings-wise, with Q right at his heels.  

Blueberry is completely infatuated.  He gets crushes easily, however, so he had a crush on her from the start, and it’s been rapidly shifting into something more.  

Sans has been on the sidelines, juggling his responsibilities, but he also has feelings for her.  Even he isn’t sure if it’s definite love--it’s not a word he’ll ever use lightly--but he wants a relationship with her, yes.

Papyrus has openly stated that he would like to date her.  She’s one of his best friends, someone he’s incredibly comfortable with, and while he loves her, it hasn’t shifted entirely into romantic love just yet.  The same could be said of Crooks, who has realized she’s special to him, but his feelings are still developing as well.  

Blackberry, like Blue, is also quick to get crushes--and he wanted her the moment he saw that the others cared about her.  However, his feelings have definitely developed past that bratty mentality.  He’s found himself wanting more and more time with her, and also a strange sensation to protect her--something he’s only ever felt when it comes to his brother.  You’ll see more of this coming real soon -wink wink-

Edge and the Lady have butted heads since she came to the lodge, but he can’t help it-- he enjoys the way she stands up to him, the way she drives him up a wall.  He saw pieces of himself reflected in her ex, and he found that he didn’t like that, so he’s been trying to work on that.  Love is a strong word for Edge, but he’s dying to kiss her--he’s just too fearful of rejection to go through with it.  Not that he’ll ever admit that, mind you.

Mutt enjoys flirting and messing with the Lady, yes.  While her situation with the lodge has intrigued him--he can see just how many of the skeletons, including his brother, are interested in her--he hasn’t fallen for her just yet.  He’s the type that keeps his guard up, so as of the current chapter, his flirting is solely to draw a reaction from her, and his feelings don’t extend past friendship.  Even though... strangely enough, the fact that she went on a date with Blueberry so easily irked him.