35, 44, 47, and 48 for atlas pwease 🥺💖
35. what is the most important relationship in OC’s life?
oof, tough. probably nerissa? atlas has spent her whole life modelling herself off of her eldest sister; trying to be as kind as her, as fierce as her, as self-assured as her. she doesn’t manage it, for the most part, or at least in her own opinion, but nerissa’s spirit hovers over atlas’ shoulder her whole life, dictating her choices and turning her into the woman she’s supposed to be.
as a kid, atlas was so lonely, and she didn’t get along with most of her siblings (except sorenn, though they were never close) and nerissa just kind of... swooped in? and gave her someone to talk to and hang out with, someone who valued her opinions (even if they were naive and short-sighted at times) and wanted to be around her. she misses nerissa every day!!
44. how long does it take OC to open up to people?
not long at all lmao. the mortifying ideal of being known isnt that mortifying to atlas, and she wants to be known so badly !!!! she’s so desperate for companionship that truly u just have to be nice to her a couple times, be kind to others around her, make her laugh / show her something new and she’ll just absently begin the whole “it all started on the day of my actual birth...”
yes this is going to get her burned. yes it means she treasured vexx within a couple days of knowing him. leave her be shes lonely
47. who is OC’s favorite person?
pre-coup? it’d be a toss-up between vexx and nerissa, though nerissa would probably pull ahead just-barely. post-coup? hmmm. aya, probably? she loves aya so much bcos she loves how bright and unapologetic aya is !!!! definitely wishes she was more like her, like she did with nerissa. bash is also up there. both of them are just so kind and so funny and so alive that it takes atlas’ breath away. go best friends thats her best friends !!!!!
48. who is OC’s least favorite person?
i mean zovack, obv. he killed her whole family — killed nerissa — and also is fucking over seleota. however complicated her feelings were and continue to be regarding her father, she can never forgive the murder of everyone, especially given she values life so much.
vexx is on the list currently too. not— it’s a little complicated. he makes her uncomfortable bcos he makes her feel so much — love, terror, horror, affection, anger — so she’s avoiding him currently shdkskd which is honestly fair enough