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So like, I know many people would make their AU versions of the pair fall into a romantic relationship, but I wanted to take a different approach to this in a sense. give it the ol ✨Tanleek razzle dazzle✨. I personally see them going from mutuals to friends, and from there it blossoms into a platonic sort of romance where they'd hassle each other in childish ways but also comfort one another when neither were too busy (so I guess a bromance of some kind???). yeah, there is gonna be some Spamtenna in DeltaRoads, sue me /j (don't actually). they don't really see their relationship as them dating one another, even if it may seem like such to an outsider.

Spamton and Tenna have known each other for a LONG time. they've been around roughly as long as one another (their egregores brought life to them at seemingly similar times), though they didn't meet immediately. Tenna was starting up doing small performances in New Wirral, and Spamton just happened to be passing by while looking for someone to try trade goods with. the pair did bump into each other a few times, and would eventually start talking more. one day, Tenna brought up that he needed help with some of the less fun parts of his growing project of a giant carnival/park known as Wondertainment Isle. this being some of the more bussiness and techy behind the scene stuff (budgets, possible partnerships with other places, amongst other things), which Spamton gladly offered to help with. this is around where their business partnership began, and would start to bloom into a long time friendship. with Spamton tagging along for business meetings elsewhere with Tenna at some point in their partnership. both would also spend time with one another having fun when not working, and even getting a little close with cuddling and such as they unwinded after a day. they had a great dynamic, even if Spamton spent more of his time behind the scenes whilst Tenna was front and center of the fun. with the whimsy that radiates from Tenna, Spamton finds it hard sometimes to keep up his more serious face when in public, and melts from the sweetness overload and gives into it a bit; displaying his own sort of joy with the big ol guy.

though there was something lingering. both had a few secrets afterall, and these influenced some of their behaviours towards one another. one being how both are archangels. that strange lump was present in the both of them when around one another. at one point, Spamton accidentally learns of Tenna being an archangel when going to check in on him and stumbling upon a sight he probably shouldn't have seen. he backs out before Tenna realizes that he was eavesdropping, and loses this odd feeling. meanwhile, Tenna never learns of the fact Spamton is one too until years later where he sees what Spamton had become since the departure; which doesn't go over too well I'll tell you that much.

anyways! there seemed to always some form of internal conflict from them both despite how well things were going. Tenna having that weird archangel feels whenever around Spamton without knowing why (and possibly thinking it's love, which panics him a fair bit since he doesn't know if archangels are meant to feel such), and Spamton having personal conflict with his purpose as an archangel vs the desire to let loose (it's a lot more complicated than this, but I don't wanna bog this down too much with Spamton focused stuff). Point is, these two had something going on within and couldn't properly bring it up to one another. SOmetimes the tension would lead to the pair bickering over stuff before making up for it. But eventually, through tight knit secrets and paranoia (as well as [hyperlinked blocked]), all events would lead to the fateful day where Spamton dropped everything and left Tenna after a dreaded call. One from someone Spamton keeps really close to him without saying why. Were they another business partner? A benefactor? Tenna could never get him to relinquish any information about this person. This departure forced his hand where he had to find a replacement for the business side of Wondertainment Isle or else things would fall apart.

Tenna has a deepseeded hatred and feeling of betrayal for Spamton leaving him without saying anything due to the amount of time they spent with one another. Meanwhile, Spamton blames Tenna for making his emotions flair up too much and getting attached to the CRT guy, which lead to a series of events (involving deals and some other spoilery stuff) in between his departure and starting up his proper business plan. He despises that he let Tenna make himself do this, but part of him still yearns to reignite the spark they once had. Through a series of events in the DeltaRoads plot, with the main party finding Tenna and Spamton and those two bonding with a specific character, they're able to reunite. Though things go south real quick as it devolves into anger laced in cartoony type shit as they chase each other down and really want to beat each other with hammers or straight up send them to the fiery pits of hell as they explode ten fold. This strained dynamic lingers with them, and each time Vee and the others try to get them to reconcile, it never goes too well. Their bond being rekindled is a huge slowburn type deal due to what the pair have been through and how much they've stewed in their thoughts about the other. it gets worse before it gets better with them. but they eventually manage to start building new bridges and regain some form of bond that they once had (a particular event does end up being a catalyst for this turn starting). and they even get some semblance of their bromance type connection back

Also one more note I'd like to leave about these two that ties to the Vee n co bit of the info: With how things are in terms of Deltarune characters filling in archangel spots in the AU and how the main cast of Cassette Beasts have their spots taken by someone in Deltarune, the characters Tenna and Spamton first interact with out of the main cast (besides Vee) are Kris and Susie respectively; Kris and Susie are the stand ins for Meredith and Eugene respectively, so that gives an idea for which archangel Tenna and Spamton swap with. Which also means that those two have a huge part in trying to help these immortal mfs mend their relationship (these teens are in for a wild fuckin' ride ooh boy </3)

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That is all I really got. can you tell I've been stewing in this dynamic for a while? (blame the swarm of Spamtenna content that's out there rahh /lh). but I really wanted to bring it up eventually how I wanted to approach these two, especially since I'm a bit nervous with how different it may feel compared to other Spamtenna approaches out there. wanted to offer some more platonic kinda stuff with the fellas, even if it's via AU stuff. also, I originally wasn't gonna go down this kinda route, but certain bits of info came out and I just had to take a jab at it in some form. I wanted to try stay true to how bits of in game text portrayed their relationship whilst also keeping in mind how weird DeltaRoads plot and worldbuilding is. do hope I can better show this off down the line though.