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would the LIs in poly relationships act differently if they were made to be jealous? like do they tag team the issue or just process it separately like in the other ask 🤔

There'd definitely be different dynamics when talking about polyam routes!

A/R would be a really interesting one, in that it has the potential to go either really well or be a complete mess lmao. On one hand, A’s observant approach could help temper R since R is the most prone to getting jealous, and on the other hand R’s open communication could help A open up more as well, so there’s real potential for them to balance each other out.

On the other hand you can also create a situation where you both have A and R reinforcing each other’s jealousy like “Did you see that idiot flirting with the Crown earlier?!” so they just end up teaming up against whoever thinks it’s a good idea to try and flirt with a Crown who is courting both their Sorcerer and their Royal Protector. Like seriously, you’d have to have a death wish to do that. So it can really go either way lol

I’ll also add, if someone were trying to flirt with R instead of the Crown, A would have a lot more of a protective knee-jerk reaction to tell any suitors to beat it, rather than bottling up their jealousy like with the Crown. R would... actually act the same way with A if someone were trying to flirt with A. Literally just confess their feelings and ask how to deal with it haha

A/X would be a really unexpected dynamic in that X would actually help A a lot with getting over any potential jealousy or keeping things bottled up. X would basically be the first one to reassure A that the Crown can handle themselves, and would also nudge them into talking to the Crown about how they feel.

But, like in X’s solo ask, if there’s a suitor overstepping the Crown’s boundaries, conversely A would definitely enable X and volunteer to be X’s second during that duel lmao.

X would do the same thing if someone were flirting with A - if anything, I think X would be more likely to fly off the handle, to be honest, because even before they start dating everyone knows how close X and A are. For A, if someone were flirting with X, they actually wouldn’t feel threatened at all. Their trust in X both as being loyal as well as being able to handle themselves is just that strong. If someone is crossing X’s boundaries, though, it would be time for some Direct Action (with daggers) :)

D/X are both the least easily made jealous, so I don’t think it would come up much in the early stages of the relationship or when they’re still casual, like I said in their separate asks. If they were both in a committed relationship with each other and the Crown, D would probably be the only one able to talk X off the ledge of publicly beating the suitor to a pulp lol. If they would want to, however, depends on how big of a line was crossed.

If D were being flirted with, I think this is the only instance where X wouldn’t incite a duel, because that’s not what D would want; they’d want to take care of things themselves. If X were being flirted with, that would be extremely interesting, because in that situation I could see D actually getting angry - there’s a tendency by some to think X is just a flirt who’s never going to end up committing to anyone, so a suitor thinking that and shooting their shot is basically disrespecting X completely, and I think that’d cause D to lose their temper.

A little duel, as a treat!

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How would the LIs react if the crown ran at them shouting "catch me!" while they were holding something?

R: Depending on how heavy the Crown is, they would either levitate whatever they’re holding to catch the Crown, or levitate the Crown to keep hold of their things instead. They’d be somewhat confused and mildly concerned - “Is something wrong? Do your feet hurt? I can take a look if you’d like.”

D: Would drop whatever they’re holding no matter how expensive or priceless it is to catch the Crown without hesitation. Will then apologize profusely for shattering whatever precious antique they dropped to the ground lol.

A: Would smoothly hand over whatever they’re holding to one of the other Imperial Guards to catch the Crown, and would probably act all exasperated about it even if they’re amused - “That was your one free catch, the next time I’m letting you drop. Hope it was worth it.” (It’s an empty threat.)

X: Pretty confident they can pull off a one-armed catch. If they’re holding something that requires two arms, though, they’ll probably tell Heval or Tûjo to catch the Crown instead. Will act very casual about it - “You know, if you wanted my attention, there’s much easier ways to accomplish it than literally throwing yourself at me.”

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What would cooking with the LIs look like??

D is an excellent cook… so long as they have a recipe or someone to instruct them. Do not ask them to improvise. They have to measure every singular grain of salt or they’ll end up burning the entire palace down. Basically you need to babysit them the entire way through for both your safety.

X is of the “slap some spice on it, grill it and call it a day” school of cooking. Would absolutely be a barbecue fanatic IRL. If it can’t be grilled then they don’t want it. Will pester you endlessly about adding some grilled dish to whatever you’re doing.

R enjoys the process of cooking and has a fair amount of talent in making their favorite dishes. Probably the most normal cook out of the bunch and the easiest/most fun to work with, though they’re rusty since they’ve been having their meals cooked for them the past few years. 

A can cook, but their palette is questionable. They have extremely strong tastes in terms of flavor. If something isn’t drowning in spices or herbs or cloves of garlic, then they’ll 9/10 accuse it of being bland. Don’t eat anything they consider to be actually spicy, it’ll likely kill you. If you can keep them away from the herb rack you may survive the experience.

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Since we know X would like to be serenaded, how would they react to hearing the Crown humming one of the songs written about their adventures as the Pale Sword 🤔

They would not enjoy that, actually. They wouldn’t show it and just go along with it in good fun, but they’d definitely be cringing on the inside.