Heyyy so I actually just finished reading your Chrollo works and I would love to maybe brainstorm with you on having one where the reader actually is pursuing his affections, and maybe he doesn't know how to deal with it because its foreign. I would love to see him experience requited love, and the way you write is so beautiful!!
Chrollo would be so cute in love and in a āhealthyā relationship.
My headcanons are around this:
- Chrollo would be so confused at first. He would wonder what they see in him, what version or ācharacterā he thinks heās playing they are infatuated with. Do they see something clear about his personality? Do they ignore his amoral tendencies, or do they embrace them? Do they know his darker sides, do they see them, do they accept them?
- I think heād look for a way to exploit this at first. If he was infatuated too, heād probably feel like he won the lottery and play into those character traits they like to ensure the best chances of keeping them around
- If they called him out on it and told him to just be himself, heād be impressed but also confused. Would probably ask something along the lines of āand what do you believe is ābeing meā?ā
- Upon receiving an answer, Chrollo would do a lot of thinking about who he is, how he appears to people, how the one they are infatuated with sees them. He would probably test their āloyaltyā or their infatuation by leaning more into his less savoury traits to see if they would leave, get scared or stay, whilst trying to keep himself as detached as possible to account for possible rejection
- To him, they would become so fascinating, and possibly the key to understanding himself. And yes, he would get attached, whether he tries to or not
- If they stay no matter what, Chrollo would start to become so attached to them and so fearful of a hypothetical betrayal on their part
- He would also start worrying about something happening to them, and would in turn become almost overprotective, to the point he would stalk his partner without them knowing and do background research on everyone they meet
- I feel like he would be extra jealous because he would fear being left for someone more morally acceptable. Chrollo is a confident guy, but when it comes to relationships where the control is not all in his hands, he gets nervous that his partner might choose someone who aligns with societyās morals
- He would seek them out for comfort after he begins to trust them. It would take a long while, but if he was sure they were in love with him, and he was in love with them, heād like unwinding with them, cuddling and reading books, having them brush his hair, watching a film together etc.
- Heād try to be romantic. The poor guy would pick up some romance novels and steal ātipsā from there, which would feel so forced and stilted š Theyād see his true romantic side in things heād do genuinely, like stealing first editions of their favourite books, showing interest in their hobbies and conversing about them, intimacy and being a good listener as they vent or rant about something (watch the mansplaining though)
- I do believe Chrollo would treat his SO like royalty. So many dates, stolen gifts and nice food. He likes the finer things in life, and he likes to appear as a sophisticated, well-mannered gentleman. His flaws lie mostly on his morals, his arrogant, self-serving, jealous nature which stems from Meteor City ways of having to fend off others trying to steal things he has claimed as soon as he lowers his guard, and the fact that once youāre with Chrollo there is no way out unless he too gets bored. If his partner tried to leave him, he would see it as a betrayal, and turn to more drastic measures to keep themā see Yandere Chrollo.
