^^Ship Head-Canon Questions for Saulus & Keith: ๐โ๏ธ๐ซ
Thank you so much for these, my most beloved tea ๐๐ต๐
๐ And as always I consult @cursed-nyxan to correct me if I put words into her son's mouthโor into his loreโthat aren't quite in character, or to add something that broadens my own horizons; after all, Keith loves saying the exact opposite of what heโs actually thinking and feeling when it comes to Saulus ๐ He calls it "cool and charming," though anyone else would surely call it stupid.
๐ How did they both realize โoh wait, this is actually loveโ?
Oh well, because nyxie and bhaalie said so ๐ Well maybe it was literally like this:
โI have a new silly, cute Tav.โ
โAwww, he loves and animals and saved the hyena ๐๐ฅน๐ Saulus always saves the hyena as well - with that he is her certified friend now! ๐โ
โMaybe they can go on walk together some day ๐โ
I say it is nyxieโs fault for making this go walking the โdogsโ pics very romantic indeed for two friends ๐ So why not?! Why not ship it ๐ข ?! ๐ Bilbo style!
In loreโฆhow even with these fools?
Keith not even realising Saulus was flirting with him, because he is a sheepish cinnamon roll with no clue. Himbo wizard.
And even if, too shy to make something out of it or failing because playing it cool.
Saulus going from ๐๐๐๐๐ suddenly to ๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฐ having a โOh ohโ moment, when realizing her eyes following him constantly, soft expression and her lips smiling without her knowledge, looking at his hair. Dreaming about touching it, dreaming about being near him, without letting this thought slip her mind in any form of words. But her thoughts, like her eyes on him - her body seeking his company, an excuse to be near. Laughing about his jokes a little too loud, feeling warm and right every time they drag another fur baby to camp. Playing pet parents, everyone else shaking their heads, but not the other. Never the other.
Feeling happy he chooses her company over others and bad at the same time doing so. To dare to desire, to have consistency. The shared laughs, shenanigans, risky and silly adventures.
โOh ohโ, her heart drops a beat realizing this is actually love and very much out of her control and by no means harmless flirting anymoreโฆprobably right from the start.
Good they have Keithโs hyena adoptive son Freckles, bringing them the perfect 101 disney moment, so that even those panicking fools make the first move ๐๐
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Tie the bonds and locking the eyes forever ๐
โ๏ธ If one of them had to leave forever, what would they leave behind for the other?
Gruesome ask.
Nyxie had the headcanon that Keith once leaves to clear his head about all the Bhaal problematic - after the not fun Shibari night ๐
But Saulus thought he left for no good and was already in crying, panic heartbreaking mode, when he just stood back in camp and made it clear to her that she could have realized he was only gone for a short while โ after all, he did leave Freckles with her.
โAnd if I ever do leave for good, Iโm taking the kids with me ๐๐โ
โNot funny!โ
And speaking of that even if not fitting for the ask โ pets/children are always a sign, a pledge that they will return to the other person.
Butโฆ I don't know where this "leaving forever" leads. And because Saulus is a Bhaalspawn, I can't help but think of death โ or perhaps a fateโฆ even worse than death.
So, sheโฆ she would leave her adopted son the owlbear cub Hootsie with Keith, knowing heโs the right family for him, and that heโll take good care of him and love him, despite some biting traumas Hootsie inflicted upon Keith ๐
If there were ever other reasons for her to leave forever โ whatever those might be โ she would likely break off her own left horn and leave it with him, should it still hold any meaning for him.
๐ซ Ten years from now, what random Tuesday are they spending together?
Easy: Beating kids at the water slides in the water park for the fastest slide record and all the games at the circus - after they had cared for all the animals at their ranch and animal rescue shelter, with Keith as her trophy husband, of course.
โLetโs try this/I bet we canโฆโ leads to one of them or both of them falling down a wall or worse in the course of the day. They might have to go to the cleric if stupidity doesn't save them from harm (or if Saulus remembers that, as a bard, sheโs actually quite good at casting spells).
At the end of the day, of course, brother Roy has to be teased a bit โ given how much they rib each other and play pranks.
If things go well, the Flaming Fist won't arrest them for their completely innocent mischief โ simply because Fists don't know the meaning of joy in their livesโฆor can no longer stand hearing their rants about animal protests and no dogs rule in the park (it was never a dog they brought, always something bigger).
Thank you again for let me ramble about them ๐
VP of course as always by @cursed-nyxan as I cannot immortalize them ๐ and it makes me happy everytime and my day, I see their faces in such wonderful picture
