@thecrimsonmonster sent: ♡ 8)
Detailed Pre-Established Relationship Meme
Send me a ♡ and I’ll bold what I want to see with our muses and italicize things I may be open to! (send “heart!” if the symbol is unavailable)
I want our muses to be: friends | ex-friends | rivals | rivals with sexual/romantic tension | enemies | enemies with sexual/romantic tension | lovers | ex-lovers | partners/coworkers | pen pals/internet friends | friends with benefits | soulmates
Our muses met: as children | as teenagers | as adults | just recently
(for romance) Our muses’ relationship is: still exciting and lively | stable | starting to feel awkward | in jeopardy | romantic, but the sexual attraction is fading | sexual, but the romantic attraction is fading | toxic and self-destructive | unrequited, with my muse pining after yours | unrequited, with your muse pining after mine | determined by fate
(for rivals) Our muses’ relationship is: awkward | fiery | friendly | petty | mostly for show | losing its spark | starting to develop into something more | one-sided, with my muse considering yours a rival | one-sided, with your muse considering mine a rival | determined by fate
(for enemies) Our muses’ relationship is: dangerous to themselves | dangerous to others | based on family matters | based on professional matters | based on lies/misunderstandings | unpredictable | passionate | nothing personal at first, but changes with time | determined by fate | Highly Dangerous, Zolf can bring out the absolute worst in him
(for friends) Our muses’ relationship is: stable | sickeningly sweet | the kind of close friendship that makes others jealous | falling apart | based on shared interests | based on circumstance (like school or work) | based on family ties | developing into something more (romantic/sexual) | developing into something more (antagonistic) | determined by fate
So. There are some instances where I can see them interacting for a while without Malik absolutely losing it and killing him, but that’s only if Zolf can keep his mouth shut and... well we already know - Malik is working so hard on his anger, in his Main verse he has come to a meditative state where he does not allow for anger to harm his self preservation anymore. He does not think of the war, of State Alchemists, or even his brothers death at all and only looks toward the future. Because if he dwells on those things too much he’ll just spiral into his hatred again and won’t be of any use to his people’s revival ( to him, at least )
Even seeing him, talking to him, so long as Zolf doesn’t talk about Ishval ... I think it can work. There’s also the fact that Zolf wants that satisfaction of killing him, or being killed by him. He wants Malik to become so angry that he breaks and kills again. Malik knows this. So I think, I believe, that no matter what, Malik isn’t going to try killing him... for now.
it depends, in both the manga and ‘03 their ‘relationship’ is so toxic and very very scary there’s no telling what could happen if others get involved.

















