or, the nicknames the Breaker Box Boys (Eddie & Volt) use for you and how they use them ♡
a/n: this was supposed to be a guide for myself but i wrote it and then promptly forgot about it ;-; so here ya go! anyways, i'm trying to write more short-form content with some of my personal hcs mixed in - let me know if you like this! dw, the long form horny posting on fridays is NOT going anywhere. (also tysm for 200 followers!! 🥹🫶)
guide: volt, eddie, gender-neutral live wire
♡ live wire - by far their favorite name to use for you - you're their live wire, after all. volt always uses it as a greeting or whenever he needs to get your attention (god forbid he just use your name). eddie, most often, will just call you by your name or just look into your eyes when addressing you. That doesn't stop the occasional live wire that comes out of his mouth, and when he realizes that you enjoy it, Eddie tends to use it a bit more often.
"Live wire! You look absolutely enchanting tonight. Will you do me the honor of being your first dance?"
"Thanks for the help, live wire. Can I get you a drink, or have you had enough of me for the night?"
Lord help you if they figure out that you love it when they call you our live wire. Volt’s especially unbearable about it.
"Isn't our live wire quite the show-stopper?"
"Yeah, there is no one quite like our live wire. That's for sure."
"You're our live wire, and you'll always have a table here for you."
Occasionally, Volt will call you little wire to taunt or tempt you. It usually ends up working.
"I'd like to see you try, little wire."
♡ spark - volt uses this as a teasing nickname for you, and he enjoys dressing it with his own flourishes. "my dear spark", "my sweet, little spark", "my darling spark" - you name it, he's probably said it. eddie doesn't pick it up until later in your relationship, and again it's used teasingly, but with a much sweeter edge to it than volt's.
"Come now, my sweet spark, there's no need to be embarrassed!"
"Are you paying attention, spark? ...It sure doesn't seem like it."
"My darling spark, don't mind Eddie. He's in one of his moods again."
"One of my 'moods'? Don't listen to him, spark, he's trying to get on my nerves."
"Is it working?"
"...Yes."
♡ my light - pretty much exclusively used by volt for more tender and romantic moments. If he's trying to be serious with you, or offer you some sort of romantic confession, this is what he'll call you.
"Don't you understand the effect you have on us, my light?"
"My light, I adore you."
Once, before you fell asleep in bed, Eddie curled up to you and whisper, "Good night, my light. Love you."
You decided against mentioning this to him, partially because your face burns up every time you think about it, and partially because Volt will never let either of you live it down. Best to let that sit as a sweet memory in the back of your mind.
♡ darling / sweetheart - to eddie and volt's credit, they did try nicknames that were more conventional in the world of humans. babe/baby didn't feel right when they could just call you live wire, and most other nicknames didn't seem to fit the dynamic you had.
well, except for two of them.
Darling naturally rolls off of Volt's lips - it's nothing more than an extension of the names he already calls you. You are his darling live wire, the one who helped save him, Eddie, and the Breaker Box. Why wouldn't he refer to you as such?
"How are you feeling, darling? May I offer you some company for the night?"
You don't know how Eddie even thinks to call you sweetheart. It happens one night when you're both in a playful, bantering mood where you try to push each other's buttons. You're purposefully ignoring him, no matter what he calls you, until he says with a bit of annoyance:
"Come on, sweetheart, grab the tools and go. We've got shit to do."
You pause as your face burns at the nickname.
"...What did you just call me?"
You hate the shit-eating smirk that appears on Eddie's face as he has successfully claimed victory on the teasing match between the two of you. But, you wouldn't particularly mind if he called you that again. Neither does he, since you react the same way every time.
