these two have been spinning in my head like a microwave dude i can’t think of anything but them and it sucks cause making millie canon to all 3 games feels a little too mary sue and out of character but also oh my god i love them
aiden pearce be like ok what if i was impossible to draw
ALSO SIDE NOTE RQ THIS ISNT A SHIP they’re father and daughter to me 💔 even tho millie’s about 23??? in 2014??? idk she’s somewhere in her early 20s and aidens 38 they’re still grumpy old man and random girl he found and has claimed as his daughter THEY R NOT A SHIP ❌❌❌❌ ok next post monkey wrench bye
in the spirit of living like jordaiden has a thriving 2010s tumblr era following, I felt compelled to fill out a ship meme for them...
cleaner crop, more insights, and a blank template under the cut xoxo
Age/Height
JORDI'S AGE/HEIGHT NEVER GET REVEALED!!!! I just made it up based on what my heart wanted, and my heart wants Jordi to both be slightly taller and a little older than Aiden bc it makes for a cuter dynamic. Annoying old man bothers similarly old, but slightly younger, man.
How it Happens
I don't think either of them fully intend for it to happen, nor does it happen particularly quickly because, in Scotty's words:
“What is it about your generation? Why can’t you just talk to one another?”
Jordi inadvertently trips face first into having Genuine Feelings for Aiden because for some inexplicable reason, he cannot stay away from Aiden for long. He makes excuses for himself all the time but we all know what he is (🌈🌈).
Aiden is slightly different in that he doesn't actively try to create opportunities to see Jordi... it just so... happens to work out... their schedules align and Jordi crashes into his life... or something goes sideways and he needs Jordi's help... and then post Legion DLC he gets his fanfic-esque "Oh" moment.
Handling Conflict
RESIDENT SHIT STIRRER JORDI REPORTING IN. HE LITERALLY TRIED TO KILL AIDEN LMFAO. He moved on real quick from the attempt too LOL, bro doesn't take anything That Seriously. He's not always difficult for difficult's sake though—Jordi and Aiden have frequent ideological disagreements but I imagine that time tempers them both... and in the end, Jordi goes where Aiden does...
And we know how Aiden feels about disagreements. He still hangs on to Lena's death and pursues revenge rather doggedly... also, I think it's really funny if he just keeps bringing up the fact that Jordi tried to kill him Once. Aiden isn't completely conflict averse though and we see him butt heads quite a few times in the Stars and Stripes novel.
Relationship Attitude
ok. so Jordi has a reputation of being a hotshot playboy that never commits to anything and strings all his lovers along bc commitment isn't really his style. UNTIL AIDEN.
Jordi forgets all about his flings and somehow falls FACE FIRST into monogamy bc all he thinks of anymore is Aiden and the only person he booty calls is Aiden. So yes, he is Very Committed to Aiden EVEN IF HE TELLS HIMSELF HE ISN'T.
Aiden is... Aiden. He's never letting Jordi go.
Attachment
this one is funny to me bc I KNOW Jordi doesn't think himself as being protective of Aiden AND YET HE COMES RUNNING BACK TO SAVE AIDEN AT THE VERY END OF THE BOOK, AND THREATENS WRENCH DURING LEGION WHEN HE THINKS HE'S HOLDING AIDEN HOSTAGE.
Aiden is once again Aiden. I don't think Jordi can top that. We saw the lengths he went to protect Nicky and avenge Lena.
First to apologize after a fight
Jordi's pride is riding on the line at all times and he doesn't think he's wrong most of the time LMFAOOOO so Aiden usually ends up apologizing first... <3
The best caregiver when the other is sick
Jordi simultaneously has horrific and amazing bedside manners. Aiden is pretty consistently pleasant though... and it comes from caring for Nicky when she was sick, and then later Jackson and Lena when they got sick...
Designated driver
they both fight over this one tbh LMFAOOO Jordi does most of the driving in the novel but I just knooooooow Aiden hates being a passenger princess if he can help it... same thing for Jordi... both just feel more at Control when they're the one behind the wheel
(drunk or otherwise)
Sensitive to changes in their partner
The entire novel is a WEALTH of tidbits where Jordi and Aiden just Wordlessly Understand each other. They know what the other is thinking, how they operate, what they want, and so so much more GOD I CANNOT GET OVER IT THEY'RE OPEN BOOKS TO EACH OTHER
The one who proposes
Jordi "I have nightmarish commitment issues the likes of no one you've ever known before" Chin struggles to say "I love you" let alone "Will you marry me?" so the responsibility falls on Aiden both times HAHAHAH the proposal happens post legion, btw <3
i just finished reading stars & stripes OH MY GOD am i obsessed with them even more than before. I didn't know that was possible. they dragged me back down to the trenches.
i would be fine with never getting another game if it meant we got more books focused on aiden & jordi adventures... i miss them dearly 🫶
[more doodles down below 👇]
fem aiden been on my mind recently.. do yall fuck with her?!?!
