Infected paulkins headcanons? 👉👈
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always, always together and constantly touching. the ONLY times they're separated are when Pokey has them putting on a show in roles that require them to be apart for a bit. the only times they're not touching are if they're attacking/assimilating someone, or if they're in a musical number and choreography requires they break contact. those are the only exceptions. otherwise, always touching. holding hands, little touches on the shoulders or back, arms around each other, holding each other, kissing.
their kisses are nasty and slimy and sticky. when they kiss its like they're trying to infect each other MORE. Paul especially likes to kiss Emma's neck and arms and hands, leaving slimy blue stains.
Pokey always intended for Paul to be the Leading Man, and Emma was only meant to be the Love Interest long enough to appease Paul and re-tell his story. then she would've been pulled back into the ensemble to just fill in whatever role she was needed for. just another hive drone. Paul's affection for her was just too strong though, he wanted Emma to be with him. it kind of infected Pokey and made him want Emma in a bigger role. and Emma died wanting Paul back so her want was incredibly infectious too. Emma got bumped up to Permanent Leading Lady kind of by accident. I really enjoy the infection amplifying their mutual crush/infatuation SO intensely - in a way that was intended to mock them and the life they didn't get - that their obsession with each other bleeds into Pokey himself. they're his dolls either way but it was meant to be hollow, he wasn't meant to actually be FOND of them together. I think it's fun if he kinda can't help it.
dancing in pairs isn't really something the other infected do, they tend to just do group numbers. Paul and Emma are the only ones who dance just the two of them. it's a form of communication for them and the rest of the hive sees it as, like, unusually intimate.
they sing the SAPPIEST love duets and call each other the most sickeningly sweet pet names, stuff that would make human!paulkins gag. I've always been partial to infected!Emma calling Paul "Stardust", and infected!Paul calling Emma "Dove" or "Songbird".
when they go after humans to assimilate them Emma is the violent one and Paul is the happy smiley one. Paul does the luring and Emma does the killing.
Emma experiences apotheosis like constant calm contentment and satisfaction. she's always happy, but it's slightly muted, like a really nice high. Paul experiences it like mania, more intense.
their voices form a natural harmony, it sounds slightly incomplete when either of them sing alone.
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