#xinya

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for yu-qi and xinya :>

How many members are in the polycule? How are they related to each other? Feel free to draw a flow chart.

Did the relationship start polyamorous, or was it a monogamous relationship that eventually opened?

If it started monogamous, how did the process of opening the relationship go?

Are there any mono-poly1 relationships in the polycule?

What “shape” is the polycule? A triad, a “V”, a straight line of metamours2, or incomprehensible?

yoouUuUu got it!!

1. How many members are in the polycule? How are they related to each other? Feel free to draw a flow chart.

So okay. If I can work out how to make this happen in the book:

Yu-Qi and Xinya are married (eventually), Jao enters the chat as the classic "aide to the royal is down bad" trope, and becomes... maybe official maybe unofficial consort? Or something? Where they have a relationship but it can't be legal in any way. And then Yu-Qi loves when people are passionate, so she starts making bedroom eyes at Jao from minute 1, so I think their relationship begins as very intimidating dragon sex before Yu-Qi decides "this one is mine now too btw" and Jao went "well I guess that settles that, are we getting married too?" and yu-qi replied "oh no no i only have one wife, you're just Mine <3" and then everyone was too afraid to ask her what she meant by that.

2. Did the relationship start polyamorous, or was it a monogamous relationship that eventually opened?

What do you call an arranged marriage by god if not the ultimate monogamous relationship?

Since they weren't technically married, I'll say Jao was not included in part of the marriage package, but was included later as a bonus.

3. If it started monogamous, how did the process of opening the relationship go?

It was easy for Yu-Qi, funnily enough. Xinya had a much harder time, even though she was the one who would need to open it, and Jao is obviously fine with this. She's just so stressed about everything all the time.

4. Are there any mono-poly relationships in the polycule?

I guess not, now that I'm thinking about it?

5. What “shape” is the polycule? A triad, a “V”, a straight line of metamours, or incomprehensible?

I feel like it's a V in theory, but in practice is much messier than that. Xinya is dating two people who aren't dating each other, except when they are (which is whenever Yu-Qi decides they are).

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multiples of 6 for the assign ocs a task ask game

ren how dare you make me do math on my writing blog. i haven't had a math class since my junior year of high school. i will answer anyway <3

6. Dusting and sweeping

Would: Okay this is random, but Ceki actually?? He grew up in an extremely busy household with a million siblings, so he was 100% tasked with various chores throughout his childhood.

Would not: If you try to make Priscilla do housework, she's going to shoot you.

12. Grocery shopping

Would: Justice wants to do it so bad. Pick him for this one. He wants to look at all the items and pick the bestest fruits and veggies. He was born to decide between 30 different types of chips. He's already planning the menu—for what, you ask? Everything.

Would not: Harlan. He's gonna eat half the produce before he gets home.

18. Moving furniture

HA I DID THIS ONE ALREADY

24. Painting the wall

Would: Depending on what kind of wall you want at the end of the process, Dante or Pride. Dante is an artist so they could get a really cool mural up there for you, and while Pride also technically knows what a painting is and has even done a few himself, his mural is going to be... more abstract. (he's going to paint it with his hands).

If you just need a plain wall, Yvonne for sure. She's really tall so she can do the ceiling, and she love helping her pals!!

Would not: Knowing Geni, if she tried to paint a wall she'd end up in some kind of looney tunes situation with a bucket on her head and her fur stained green forever

30. Organizing book/CD/movie collection

Would: Zyg would love doing this because it would give him a chance to Learn Things! Wow!!!! He's also an academic so he knows exactly how important it is to be obsessed with a very niche categorization system, and will take it very seriously.

Would not: Sofia, but not for any dramatic reason. She's just going to get distracted and wander off without finishing it and then come back and shove it all on the shelf disorganized because "ehh I can do it later"

36. Picking a movie for movie night

Would: Giving this one to Ollie, since she's a big physical media enjoyer, and has her own trove of movies she absolutely cannot live without. She also has good taste in a variety of genres, so she can match the vibe of a particular movie night.

Would not: Xinya. Not only because she doesn't know what a movie is, but because if she did, it's going to be one she fixated on when she was 12 that nobody else cares about and she's going to pick it every time. And she'll cry. It's not even a sad movie.

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the real battle in s2

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drew this before last ep, qnd very happy to know that this isnt angst

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rip this took me forever to come ask BUT

ollie / sofia , xinya & han-lao , asim * cahaya for the oc relationships? :3

it's okay it took me forever to answer the first ask lmao but yOoUuUuUu got it my friend!!!

Ollie / Sofia, the two weed smoking girlfriends. I keep changing the circumstances of how they met every time I think about it, but I do know they were absolutely U-Haul Lesbians who moved in within like 2 weeks of knowing each other, because it was just that serious.

And it worked out! Wow! They have their cat son Marbles, they share a crappy city apartment, they have gay sex often, living the dream. Their wildly different family circumstances have definitely caused disagreements in the past, with Ollie's "fuck 'em" attitude when it comes to dealing with shitty (or even just passively ignorant) relatives versus Sofía trying to make them understand, maybe too much, but it worked for her parents, so surely it'll work on everyone! Ollie doesn't have much of a family anymore (not a blood family anyway), and she wants to keep her little queer found family as safe and happy as possible. Sofía grew up very close to her family, and even if they aren't perfect, and can be exhausting, she doesn't want to just give up on them because of that. They've learned to ask the "do you want advice or just to vent" question every time her family comes up, because otherwise it'll just be a mess.

Sofía has also thoroughly indoctrinated Ollie into her telenovela obsession. It's revenge for Ollie getting her hooked on anime. Symbiotic media relationship.

Xinya & Han-Lao have a very interesting friendship actually, because he's kind of the only person Xinya can be herself around. Around Jao, yeah, she's allowed to slip a little bit, but they're rarely alone, and it's still important for a queen's right hand to see her as someone worth respecting. Han-Lao is her spiritual guide, the high priest she appointed to lead her temple, and is supposed to be someone it's okay to confess all her secrets, doubts, fears, and struggles to. So he has... uh... a particularly difficult job lmao

Especially when Yu-Qi comes into the picture, and, like, everything about their entire faith is being unraveled before their eyes, she needs that solid presence very badly. He's also having A Time of it all, but is far more well-adjusted than she is, and can still offer guidance based on the lessons their faith is meant to teach, even if the literal text of it is untrue. He's spent his whole life studying and practicing and guiding the faithful, even under the worst circumstances, and he's not going to let himself falter now, when Xinya needs him most. I think he does absolutely think of her as a personal friend, not just "Her Greatness", and genuinely wants to help. In a fantasy world that has no xanax, at least there is ranting to your therapist friend.

I know when I created him, I said Han-Lao was actually a year younger than Xinya, but I might make him older to be more of a mentor type, or maybe a surrogate father figure of sorts since her actual dad is in a permanently grief-stricken state. Fun times.

Asim * Cahaya... well I told you about this already, but for the rest of you without direct access to my brain:

I intended for these two to be a straightforward romance, just with a slow ramp up and Complications, but after mulling it over, I can't see that working out long-term. Cahaya's entire thing is he saw Asim one (1) time and went "I need to have that nonbinary man" and cannot take a hint to save his life. Asim is completely unused to this kind of attention because a Speaker is required by social contract to be celibate until they retire, lest they be accused of preferential treatment. So he has no idea what to do with Cahaya, and also would rather go home actually? Asim would hate staying in the capital as some kind of prince consort, and Cahaya would absolutely not want to move to the swamps, so they are kind of fundamentally incompatible in a lot of ways.

I feel like the way it works out for both of them is a sort of "dating but we know its temporary and don't ever intend for it to be long-term" thing. Asim can just enjoy this without expectations, and Cahaya can have that nonbinary man, if only for a moment. The relationship itself may be romantic, sure, but their feelings? For each other? Less so. This is a romance with a negotiated endpoint, a finite love with zero expectations for it to be all encompassing or life-altering.

Which is why they get the asterisk relationship qualifier. They've got something going on that is abnormal <3

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