I’m Just As Shocked As You Are.

“I GOT THE JOB!”

“I worked really hard!”

After that, this kid was cleaning out the fridge at least once a week, and I was like, “why are you always cleaning the fridge?” Like, I didn’t mind, but it seemed odd. And he said, “one time I cleaned the fridge and you said I did a good job. I wanted to make you proud of me again.”

Literally, I changed the entire way I interacted with teenagers after that. I actually got a package of glitter stars and I would stick them on their nametags when they did a good job, and they loved it.

My manager had commented on how hard these kids work and I said, “they’re starved for positive feedback. They go to school all day then come to work all evening and no one appreciates it because it’s expected of them, but they’re still kids. They need positive feedback from adults in their lives.”

Teens don’t talk to adults bc adults only ask „so, how‘s school“ to then interrupt them two sentences in. And because they can’t engage in a conversation about buying houses and working in a bank. I would’ve loved to talk about philosophy and politics and history with family the way I did with friends and in class but because I was young no one took what I had to say seriously.

And no, teens aren’t always on their phone. They’re on their phone when they’re bored. You think I‘m on social media when I‘m with my friends? When I‘m talking about something I‘m interested in?

go away, i can handle it.

Nott cannot knot

(based on that one scene from winnie the pooh)

They both have a strong sense of faith and destiny

The Clays historically worshipped the Raven Queen, who Eadwulf obviously has a strong connection to, and Cad still respects and reveres her

Wulf focused on Cad more than any other member of the Nein during dinner, even Caleb

Both times Wulf and Caleb have interacted, he said Caleb "looks good" -> he gay

Caduceus canonically loves muscle boys

Both have an appreciation for good food (Wulf did not once stop eating no matter how stressful or awkward the conversation got)

They both are always the odd man out, the respective 3rd and 7th wheels, so to be each other's first choice would be so meaningful

Cad is a big picture, dreamer kind of guy, whereas with Wulf's intelligence he can focus on the details so they balance each other out

The banter

Wulf is actually physically enchanted with the very material that was needed to save Caduceus's home

"I like you." "Thank you, I like you too."

eodwulf witnessing caduceus in a fight

caduceus healing eodwulf, maybe after he returns all beaten up after a super dangerous under cover evil empire mission and feels like he doesn’t deserve cad’s kindness

eodwulf seeing caduceus get angry

the m9 fighting trent and i have this self indulgent vision of astrid and eodwulf not being entirely sure that they want to oppose trent bc they’re scared of him, so they start out on his side halfheartedly and then trent specifically targets caduceus because he is the party’s main healer and that is the point at which eodwulf decides “fuck this” and there is this typical anime betrayal moment where he casts his spell shooting trent in the face instead of one of the others and trent turns into the pikachu meme bc love does in fact trump pain, suck it trent

eodwulf carrying caduceus

eodwulf casting healing hands on caduceus

eodwulf specifically shielding caduceus with his buff ass paladin body bc i am nothing but a self indulgent gay disaster

(vax): twigonometry.

(scanlan): square roots!

(percy): geometree.