𓏲 general lohen headcanons .
heads up ! these are my own personal interpretations of lohen and was written before we get to know more about him aside from his brief appearance in varka's story quest. i can only hope i didn't mischaracterize him too badly at least. reader is gender-neutral. all headcanons are sfw unless stated. may make slight grammar/spelling mistakes ; english is not my first language.
extra note ! (this turned out to be longer than i thought hehe) i originally intended to keep this blog as my art dump only but since i'm pretty obsessed with lohen right now i thought why not indulge in myself for a little.. i did say i'll occasionally write to spoil myself teehee.. swan banner because i can't find a lohen banner yet. who would've guessed making one myself is hard..
✦ . PRE-RELATIONSHIP :
- extra protective and more of a show-off at the same time during the courting phase. lohen will 100% not let any monster touch you with their filthy claws. he'll slay any beast in your way while making sure he looks cool enough doing it in front of you, trying his newly thought/crafted tricks while finishing them because lohen absolutely just loves seeing your amazed face.
- extra touchy!! if you're not the biggest fan of physical touch, tell him and he'll obviously lay off. but if you don't mind, be prepared for him using your head as an arm rest when you're sitting down somewhere, tugging and dragging you by your arm when the two of you are on an outing, and even something as miniscule as brushing off a stray leaf on your head with his hand.
- more gentle with you. catches you when you tripped on air while walking, somehow always there when you need him -- he just pops out of nowhere you could've sworn he wasn't there before, kisses your knuckles when you two part ways, and overall the chivalry is more apparent compared to his usual self (not that lohen isn't chivalrous in his own ways, it's just more obvious with you)
- very straightforward when it comes to letting you know of his feelings. maybe he'll play around a little to tease you, but lohen thinks it's a waste of time beating around the bush dropping subtle hints if his purpose is to let you know he likes you. contrary to how some may interpret him, i like to think lohen isn't the type to tease you around so much and instead aims straight for the heart to get it done with. he has feelings for you -> he realizes -> he makes sure you know you have a special place in his heart. maybe not through direct words, but his actions absolutely solidify it. period.
✦ . MID-RELATIONSHIP :
- even more protective. gently scolds you if you make a rash decision that could've possibly put you in harm -- as if he isn't reckless himself! (on lohen's defense, he is aware of his own limits at least, i think.) will blank stare anyone who said something weird about and/or to you. would fight the heavenly principles themselves if they stared at you weird (joke, or maybe not.)
- if you have combat capabilities, lohen loves to spar with you. a lot. it's not out of malice, more like a way to both test the limit of his own combat prowess and because sparring with his beloved just elates him. it's like, "yes my dear, keep coming at me with your blade and you can even point them at my neck's pulse point and threaten to end my life by your own hands." (typical lohen behavior, you should've gotten used to it by now.) will analyze your combat style, your preferred weapon, and all that just because.
- kissing headcanons! starts off gentle to not spook you but then gets into the motion very quickly. lip-biter and probably licks the bottom of your lip to tease you. kisses from lohen are usually passionate. while interlocking lips with you, he will pull your body close to him so he can feel every inch of you. gets super smug if he leaves you out of breath.
- likes sniffing fabrics you've used, maybe a coat or your pillow when he's over. it's not even to be creepy, lohen just likes smelling anything that reminds him of your scent. once, you had him over at your residence and lohen ended up falling asleep hogging your pillow, you couldn't get it out of his grasp because he has a stubbornly iron-clad grip. ended up sleeping with another one of your pillow.
- small follow up, i imagine lohen more as a morning person because he's a knight and still has to adhere to a pretty strict routine compared to the average (vice captain cons). if the two of you fell asleep snuggled against each other the previous night, he's usually the first to wake up, most of the time out of habit or it's because to hunt monsters early on before he has to resume his duty. lohen will stare down at your sleeping figure and definitely gets cuteness aggression. will bite your cheek out of mischief sometimes (once, he bit too hard and had to sleep on the couch for a week.)
- acts of service type of person sprinkled with a little physical touch. it’s not like lohen doesn’t enjoy spending time with you, no. but i imagine expeditions and his duty might hinder him spending quality time with you occasionally. will write to you a lot while he’s out on an expedition or perhaps a mission at dragonspine. definitely an “action speaks louder than words”person.
- he likes it when you patch up his injury. will get extra dramatic just so he can get a “get well soon” kiss from you. sometimes if he’s feeling bolder, will splatter some blood, from a beast he killed, on himself and pretend it’s his just so he can see you fuss over him (to a certain extent, of course. lohen would never forgive himself if he made you cry or panic over something silly he did.)
- overall, an actually very loving man in his own ways, plus a little mischievous. lohen would follow you to the end of the world and you both know he would.
