Mai Mai Mai Mai Mai (pesters you) for the ask game, if it hasn't been dond, 10 and 11 for oppythorn
Referring to this ask game
For Oppythorn/Thorntunist
10. Do they have anything they dont like about one another? Any annoying habits or bad incidents in the past?
Aside from the big one (coughthornchapter), they typically like each other, but individually, there are some things that do irritate each other.
- Opportunist/Poppy (he/him): Lack of self worth - Poppy is incredibly self conscious, as a person. He has learned to curbed it, thankfully. But it still manifests in overcorrections. When he perceives he did something wrong (regardless if he did or not), he apologizes by doing actions to get back on the "Good side". One of the worse of it was in the beginning, he spent days building Thorn a greenhouse, forgoing sleeping and eating, until Stubborn had to drag him home, at her request.
- Thorn: Grudges - While Poppy has trouble letting go of past mistakes and has to compensate, Thorn has trouble letting go of past grudges and has to feel like they were "paid for". She was and is still on edge with certain people because of slights they have done in the past. While Poppy was her boyfriend, he was also the main source of her ire, for a while. She may be tired of the hurt, but like her scars, they took a while to stop hurting. And to this day, she still had a habit of keeping a mental note of lil slights. She will not forget what she has been through, much to her detriment.
11. How would they deal with those things? Do they have open communication or do they just bottle it up?
I cannot emphasize enough: they DO COMMUNICATE!
All of what I listed above were major problems early in the relationship: Thorn subtly could get Poppy to do anything for her because of his guilt, and Poppy could tell when something upset her, even when she said otherwise. They were roadblocks that any sane person would see and dip. But not these two. Individually and with loved ones, they worked through it day by day.
The road to where they are is covered In the thorns that made up their apologies, but they knew it won't be easy to be at peace with what they are, and chose to walk together hand-in-hand. And while there are trips and falls, their familiarity with each other was what made them see that what they had is worth any pain they could endure.
