it’s been very hot here so the inspiration for this is obvious. i still have to add kai and wesley, but i’m not far enough into my friendship with them to confidently write this for them yet. will come soon!
Claude
Summer’s too hot for him, he is not a fan. The heat smothers his creativity, he says.
Claude can’t handle heat very well. He gets unwell easy and sweats a lot. Still, he likes to keep to a routine and doesn’t change his afternoon errand run to fit the warm weather. He often ends up dehydrated or almost fainting when the day is especially hot.
The result is that you have to look after him a bit more than usual. You like o deliver fresh crops and meals, just so you know he has something to eat in case he can’t finish his errands because of the heat. It is a labor you do out of love.
(And it’s a labor he loves you even more for.)
While he’s constantly hot and has little to do, you won’t find Claude at the beach often. He doesn’t like the sand and he doesn’t like swimming. If you do, it will take some convincing to get him to join you. You’ll have a great time if he does, though. He’ll walk along the shore with you, and keep the shells you give him forever.
Darius
Seasons in Withergate aren’t as obvious as in Sun Haven. Besides, the darkness prevents most heat from settling. Summer is not really a big change for Darius.
It is for you, though. Coming and going from Sun Haven and Nel’Vari the difference in temperature is quite a shock. The cool air is usually more than welcome, and Darius is more than happy to see you come more often.
Withergate doesn’t have any special summer activities, snacks, or even a nice beach . Since Darius comes to Sun Haven’s celebrations, he wants to make something special about Withergate, too. So, Sporadically, he lets people organize small themed parties. Not obvious summer parties, but there will be bright decorations.
He’s spent a lot of his time trying to keep you out, trying to make you feel like an outsider. Now, he’s accommodating his city to your seasons to make you feel more at home.
Donovan
Would absolutely love to spend a day at the beach. Since he talks about the beach any day it’s warm, you decide to invite him to your farm, where you have your own strip of land.
He’s very excited. He missed the warmth, and just look at that clear water! Try getting anything done with an excited Donovan running around your farm, probably dripping wet.
You love seeing him happy, and you love making him happy. If he’s comfortable, you’d invite him over more and more. He’d go into Sun Haven, too. Explore the city and it’s people. Donovan in the summer is another kind of happy.
Just be prepared for the smell of wet dog to linger!
Jun
Is maybe the most easy person to ever exist, he has no complaints at all. In fact, he has nothing but good things to say about any season.
Likes that it’s warm, even if the kids sometimes get cranky because of the heat. He knows just how to bribe them: a cookie each and a cold, fresh piece of fruit.
Jun is a big fan of doing fun things in the summer. He lies to use every minute he has, and spends his evenings or mornings painting or journaling. He also likes to sit near his pond during sunset, preferably with you by his side.
Likes to spend nights at your farm. He claims the farmhouse of much cooler than his home. If he stays the night, he’ll get up with you at six in the morning and go for a swim while you take care of your farm (but only if you insist you don’t need his help).
Just try focusing on your work when he walks back from the sea, hair dripping and skin cool and wet and shiny. He likes it when you stare, though. He still loves seeing you blush.
Liam
Still has to work super hard. You don’t know how he doesn’t end up having a heatstroke every other day. All he does is be inside his hot bakery or be under the scorching sun.
Is too busy for a full day of relaxation, but will regularly make time to spend a couple of hours on the beach with his sisters. Since the girls like you so much, you’re often invited.
Just don’t think it will be romantic, you’ll spend hours building sandcastles or plotting with the girls to splatter Liam with seawater.
As his partner, you have to remind him to drink enough. He simply forgets.
Liam is very busy, but one evening a week is dedicated to you, as long as you don’t want to travel too far from his home every week. It’s a sweet sentiment, and those days you’re usually treated to some kind of summer-fruit pastry made just for you.
Nathaniel
His armor is so warm. He doesn’t like to complain, but on an especially hot day, something might slip. Only to you, though.
He’s always grateful when he can get out of his armor. As much as you love him, he will need a shower before you can get all close and comfortable.
Nathaniel’s favorite spot to guard during summer is the docks. The sea breeze is always cool, and he likes looking over the sea. It’s even better if you join him for some afternoon fishing, but if not, Peter, Rupert, or Kai are near to have a chat with him.
Most evenings are spent with his men and women. They usually hoist the tables outside when the sun begins to set. Located near the forest, the barracks are usually not too hot.
He also likes calm evenings with you a lot. Some days he just needs a break from all the noise. Those days, he likes going down the beach again, or being on your farm.
When you bring him down to your farm, he’ll always try to help you with something. Have you been crafting? He can help you finish! Forgot to water some plants? You already did so many, he’ll take care of them for tonight! He claims he finds helping you relaxing, so you allow him to help in small ways.
Vaan
It’s cooler in Nel’Vari, because the trees offer shade from the hot sun. It’s still warm, something that can mostly be felt through the warm breeze.
It’s a different wind from other seasons, something he feels more than others. He likes to experiment with his magic and the summer breeze a lot. Little people complain about the extra wind.
Vaan likes lounging around even more during summer. He spends a lot of time with Nel’Vari’s people, talking and laughing while taking little serious. He still likes being alone, and lounges near your farm when he doesn’t want to be around others. He always hopes you walk past.
He really loves your farm. During the summer, he doesn’t visit Sun Haven as much. Instead, he’ll come to your Nel’Vari farm. He prefers it if you’re there, of course, but is also content to be alone among your hard work.
If he invites you to do something, it’s most likely very laid back. Just being in his house or your farm sounds perfect to him. He’s convinced you work too hard and need to relax more, anytime he can convince you to stop working for an hour or two is a win for him.
Wornhardt
He doesn’t like summer very much. It’s too hot, he still has a lot of work to do, and his doctors coat is simply too warm.
He’d like to just take the whole summer off, but he can’t, and since he does like being a doctor, he fights through it.
Since Sun Haven is so warm, he has to treat a lot of heat strokes, and it can get frustrating, seeing the same person come in with the same issues weeks in a row.
Of course he’s talking about you. As Wornhardt puts it, you should relax more and stop running around when it’s boiling hot. Being a farmer and all, you can’t just drop all your work. As doctor, he’s taken to surveilling you from one to three in the afternoon, forcing you out of the sun. As your boyfriend, he just wants to spend a few hours a day with you.
You’ll still work a little, even with him near you. You might teach him how to fish from the shade of a tree (he’s very proud when he catches the tiniest fish on his first try) or take him for a walk in the forest to gather some fruit (since he’s surveilling you, he can carry them).
It’s a bit annoying at first, but you like spending time with him and it’s undeniable that you feel better out of the hot sun.
Because I’ve been playing Sun Haven lately and Liam is just so cute and so sweet
You and Liam have been friends since he and his sisters came to Sun Haven, you being the first person aside from Lucia and Nathaniel to welcome them and become friends with them. Liam was very shy around you and the other Sun Haven residents, but after spending time with you and becoming closer friends, he’s slowly getting out his shell, and his sisters adore you, always happy to see you when you come by.
Occasionally you come by and bake with Liam, like you were today. You were currently headed to Liam’s place, waving to a few of the residents as you walked, humming a bit. There was something else you were going to do while you were there, and that was finally confessing your feelings to Liam, as you may or may not have gained feelings for the baker as you and him have gotten close.
“Liam!” You called out to him as you saw him at the bakery. He turned around, dropping what he was doing, a shy smile on his face.
“Oh! Hello Y/n. What brings you here today?”
“Well, I was hoping we could bake together again today.”
“Really? I would love to.”
“Great!”
“What did you have in mind today, Y/n?”
“I was thinking of a pudding cake! I haven’t had one in a while and I was thinking about it the other day.”
“Sounds like a plan to me.” And with that, you and Liam got the ingredients together, him getting the ingredients for the cake portion, and you grabbing the ingredients for the pudding portion.
“Have you made one of these before, Y/n?” He asked as he set everything down on the counter, separating the ingredients from each other.
“I have! It’s been a while, though. I do have a recipe for it, if you want it?”
“Sure, I’ll have a look at it.” You nodded and grabbed a piece of paper from your pocket which was folded up, and handed it to him. Liam unfolded the paper, looking at the ingredients and instructions for a few minutes before he nodded.
“Okay, that doesn’t seem… too complicated, let’s do it.”
“Alright!” You smiled softly and the two of you set to work. As you worked on getting the pudding together, you occasionally glanced over at Liam, who had a soft smile on his face as he followed the instructions, occasionally glancing over at the paper you had brought over. Fortunately for you, you practically had the recipe memorized, so it didn’t take you long to finish what you were doing.
“Need any help?” You asked as you set down the bowl of pudding you had just finished.
“Could you read off the instructions for me, please?” You nodded and read the instructions off the paper, like what ingredients goes in next and which ones go together in a bowl, him following your instructions as you read them off.
“Alright, that should do it… right?” Liam looked over at you as he finished the last step.
“Yep, that’s it. Now to put it in the oven and just… wait.”
“Oh? What about that?” He pointed to the bowl sitting beside you.
“That is the fun part! Or at least, I think it is. Once the cake is finished baking, you poke holes into it and the pudding gets into the cake that way, but also stays on the top.”
“Really?”
“Have you never made one of these before?” You tilt your head slightly.
“Not really, no.” He rubbed the back of his head.
“Well, now you have.” You opened up the oven and set the cake into the oven before closing the oven door.
“Now to wait.” You decided to take the time to help Liam clean up, occasionally glancing over at him. It was now or never.
“Liam?”
“Hmm?” He looked over at you.
“There’s something I need to tell you.” You had finished cleaning up and made your way over to him.
“Yes? What is it?” He seemed a bit nervous. You took his hands into your own, looking at him.
“Since you moved here to Sun Haven, I have… developed feelings for you, and it just got more and more intense as we spent more time together, and I just… wanted to tell you that I love you, Liam.” Liam was quiet for a moment, processing your words. You could’ve sworn you saw tears forming in his eyes
“I’m sorry..! I didn’t mean to upset you-!”
“No! No, I’m not upset..!” Liam pressed a kiss to your cheek. “Quite the opposite, actually! I’m glad you feel the same way. I’ve been wanting to tell you for a while but every time I thought about it, I always backed out.” He rubbed the back of his head, a faint blush on his face.
“Well, I’m glad you feel the same, Liam.” You smiled softly, then let go of him before making your way over to the oven, opening the door to check on the cake.
“Looks good to me.” Liam nodded in agreement and slipped on a pair of oven mitts before taking the cake out of the oven, setting it down on a pair of oven pads.
“It smells amazing,”
“Of course it does, you made it after all!” You looked at him, smiling.
“Now for the fun part,” you grabbed a wooden spoon and took the end of it, which was a little more round, and poked several holes into the cake. You set the spoon down and picked up the bowl of pudding you had prepared earlier, and used the wooden spoon you were using a moment ago to spread the pudding across the entire top of the cake.
“There we go. Now it’s ready for the fridge, and we can enjoy it later. Well, let it cool off before putting it in the fridge.”
“Sounds good to me.” Liam went over to you, looking down at the cake you had made together, a soft smile on his face.
“Thank you for coming over to bake with me, Y/n.” You smiled and hugged him, kissing his forehead.
“You’re welcome, Liam. We should do this again soon.”
anne: she likes classic scents for her perfumes, like chanel no. 5.
catherine: a subtly floral scent, but overpowered by the smell of dirt. it’s a nice fresh scent that reminds you of laying down in the grass.
claude: he doesn’t have a strong scent, but if you get close enough, he smells faintly of clean laundry.
darius: very strong overpowering smell of cologne. walking behind him will give you a headache.
donovan: he does not smell great, unfortunately. all that time in the sewers has given him a slightly musty smell, but his charm makes up for it.
iris: she smells like a freshly brewed cup of jasmine tea.
jun: he smells like old books that have been in the library for a long time, waiting for someone to leaf through them.
kai: he smells salty, like the fresh ocean breeze. it’s a comforting smell. there’s also some kind of light musky smell, like sandalwood, that grounds you.
kitty: she smells like some kind of rose shampoo, not a particularly strong scent but very fresh and soft.
liam: fresh bread from the bakery, with a hint of sweetness. if his scent was a food, it’d be a raspberry danish.
lucia: she has a cinnamon-y, spicy smell that makes you feel awake. there’s a couple other scents mixed in there as well, such as other spices and apple.
lynn: she smells like a home-cooked meal, like mashed potatoes at a family dinner. there’s a lingering smell of metal that you can quickly get used to.
nathaniel: a heavy, meaty smell lingers around him.
vaan: it’s a misty smell, of wet moss and wildflowers. it reminds you slightly of after it rains, in a field of flowers.
wesley: the sticky sweet smell of honey follows him around. there’s also the scent of some kind of animal, presumably the griffin?
wornhardt: he smells like the clear sky and grass. when he puts on his gloves and coat, they smell a tiny bit sterile, like hand sanitizer or bleach.
xyla: she uses some kind of sweet perfume that smells like candy. it’s an addicting smell.
unfortunately i havent met vivi yet so i don’t have a hc for her :,)
