GUESS WHAT I just found a huge text file on my phone full of OCxchar prompts and answers that I just... forgot about??
So here's the first one for Wyll's Gate:
A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)
Both Wyll and Dash are heavy on the cuddling. They enjoy the physical contact as they come down, but with their pasts, it's also very much a reassurance that they're OK, nothing bad has happened, that they're still connected and loved.
Sometimes there are tears. Sometimes panic that needs to be soothed.
Sometimes cuddling is NOT quite the answer, and this is something that Wyll found difficult to process at first. That he will almost always want arms around him holding him tight, but Dash? Dash usually wants that, but when he doesn't, he REALLY doesn't, and it will send him further into a panic attack. So Wyll sets out to figure out how to react appropriately to a panic attack, and what Dash needs in those moments.
And y'know, I love that part of (my headcanoned) Wyll. His tendency to meet something that utterly baffles him, that he'd usually just withdraw from, and he might not handle it well in the moment, but he goes away and thinks. He's had plenty of time to learn to sit with his thoughts, out there in the wilderness. And he loves Dash, wants to protect him with the deep urge of a person who's always protected those he cares about, but now has someone who cares about him in return. So he can't let Dash down. Can't fail him. It's a little trauma response, a little upbringing, but also a lot of *this is the person I want to be*.
Dash has never really had someone do aftercare for him, and it's such an odd experience for him. He's legitimately confused the first few times things go awry or he has a weird reaction because it's OK – Wyll doesn't get angry or frustrated with him. He just wants to help bring Dash back to an even keel, and he's happy to step outside his comfort zone to do it.
Likewise, Wyll isn't used to the idea that he can be less than "perfect" and remain worthy of love and affection. When he needs something extra during or after sex, he's always a little surprised that Dash isn't pulling away. Especially as his anxieties and panics tend to revolve around having caused harm to Dash.
I like that they get to fuck as much as they want, true, but I also love that they've grown to be such caring, healing supports for each other as they heal from past traumas.