Rosieknows posting yet again about a rosy nose

3 things I like about him:

1. My GOD was I down so horrendously for this man jfc. Flirtatious vampire with a pretty voice and a silver tongue who’s also very silly and vulnerable and sad?? You can FIX HIM? And if you DON’T, then he’s not only much more evil-aligned but just constantly giving dom energy because he views himself as above everyone else and treats you as his precious “treasure” to possess and play with as he pleases? Well, sure, if it means I can take him to dinner (/ref)!!! I went spawn route both times and would prooobably do so if I did another playthrough, but oh boy did I know a lot of ascended route dialogue by heart from clips lmaoo. Especially in that low purr tone of voice in that pretty accent?? I absolutely died lmao. Anywayyys, I went for the fix him route and ooough I love a character who’s been closed off and maybe a little more immoral starting to open up and care more and try to help people omggg! And he’s so charming and funny and also again very silly and I was SOOO obsessed with him for a while let me fuckin tell you, that was part of what got me more active on tumblr a couple years ago lol

2. Spawn route, I played through all of Cazador and the graveyard romance scene in one sitting with my best friend, ending at like 4am. And that has gone down in history for me as some of the most emotionally affected and mushy I’ve felt with any video game lmao, as well as lowkey the most parasocial look it was 4am okay it was late I may or may not have been slightly too 🥺🥹🥰 about the graveyard scene especially the “I love you” shhh dw about it lol. There’s something so sentimental to me about the option you have to leave a flower on his grave while right in front of him. Like it could be a little sign of care and sympathy for the person he once was but also a display of support and closeness to who he is now and just!! Something about placing a flower on an undead’s grave while that undead is watching. Is such a gesture to me. Also fucking/making out (I’m ace and am iffy on the former lol) with a vampire on his own grave is kinda hot. But no genuinely the sentiment of growth and hope for the future and contentment in the present despite having suffered hit me so goddamn hard that it fixed me for like two weeks LMAOO. I was like okay instead of staying inside I’m going to go on some long walks exploring nearby areas and marveling at the autumn leaves

3. He’s just so funny to me. Icon. The sHaPeChAnGeR line is iconic, what a dork. Most of the reactions he has to Durge killing Alfira take me OUT like: “[after being told you killed her because she annoyed you] I see. That does sound pretty reasonable, actually. :)” “[upon being told you don’t remember why you killed her] Look, I-I know I have a,,, casual relationship with murder. I don’t remember everyone I’ve killed. But I do remember everyone I’ve killed in the last five minutes! >:(” “[if you say maybe you did the right thing even though you don’t remember] Stabbing someone a dozen times can be many things, but ‘the right thing’ to do, :) mnnhh, >:( I doubt it.” His reactions to getting blown up in the sun god’s temple are also hilarious. I also just like him deescalating a situation where blades are drawn like “now, now, let’s not do anything hilarious.” He’s sillyyyyy smth smth Morticia Addams “what do you see in that guy?” “He makes me laugh”

3 snz/adjacent hcs:

1. Vampire shenanigans could make him sensitive/allergic to holy incense, maybe especially for the sun god? Could also be set off by the flowers of garlic plants? Could be photic?

2. Handles cold temperatures the worst in the party because local vampire doesn’t even have as much blood running through his veins to help—his undead body is worse at temperature regulation. May stick closer to Karlach for warmth 🥺 (we did lowkey see him tolerate snowy conditions the worst and be kept warm by Karlach in one of the animated shorts they did, and although it was very silly hours I was like oh heyyy well THAT’S in line with what I’ve been writing lmaoo). Prime real estate to have him come down with a cold :3

3. ESPECIALLY earlier on with the party, he hides illnesses and allergies as best he can, particularly the former. It’s on instinct even. He can’t offer up any signs of weakness or vulnerability to others because he can’t trust others. He’s used to vulnerabilities being used against him by Cazador. It takes him a while to get used to being open about feeling like shit and needing to rest before continuing on with the adventure. Also, he stays safe by keeping control over people with his charm, and being a sick mess isn’t very sexy to most people (there are exceptions though ofc lol ✌️)

4. World record for holdbacks and stifling. Resident rogue (who’s, again, used to unsafe conditions 😭) is VERY good at keeping quiet when he wants to be. It’s harder if it’s something like the first ideas in this section because he’s a little more helpless if it’s just a matter of his vampiric body rejecting something on such a deep level.

5. When NOT stifling, this drama king is, in fact, hitchy and dramatic. Increasingly needy wavers of breath that are eventually followed by sneezes that vary on the spectrum between sounding ticklish and sounding forceful (or both!). If it’s just a one-off or if it’s sudden, he sneezes into the crook of his elbow or into his shoulder, mayyybe into the back of his wrist. Otherwise, he tries to cover into a handkerchief, which is either snow white or blood red lmao, possibly with some fancy detailing or even bordered with lace.

3 snz/adjacent prompts or scenarios:

1. I have to bring up sneezing while hiding for the rogue okay. I think he would do pretty well if it was just a surplus of dust getting to him, but eventually maybe that control over himself could slip. If it’s something that disagrees with him on a base level as a vampire, then he struggles much more.

2. Maybe while the party is exploring a snowy forest, damp cave system, or the Underdark, etc., Astarion comes down with a cold/flu and tries his very best to hide it the entire day, keeping a little more to himself and being quieter than usual. He tries to play it off like he’s just in a bad mood and keeps his distance to try to avoid getting anyone else sick. Maybe some party members do get kind of annoyed with him for being bristly. Eventually, though, either one party member clocks him due to being quite observant and/or because they know him so well OR he fails to hide it and it becomes suddenly very clear to everyone at the same time, e.g. bad sneezing/coughing fit or even feverish sway/fainting if he’s really sick 🥺

3. Astarion is not really used to taking care of people! He was kind of an arrogant bitch before death, and since death he’s been stuck with Cazador or busy doing the games’ main quests. At some point, though, a party member falls ill. Not his problem per se, the others are taking quite good care of them… until pretty much everyone else catches it. And only our rogue who was like “eugh, keep your distance. I do not want whatever disease you’ve managed to pick up” and stayed far away is unscathed. So, he suddenly and reluctantly finds himself in the very new position of caretaking not just for one person but the whole group (main OR extended camp members). When he inevitably catches it, the others return the favor. 🥰

Human Alastor———

3 things I like about him:

1. I was so absolutely gagged by the reveal that he had actually contacted Hell (Rosie!!!!!! My beloved! Genuinely coincidental for username lol) before death to make a deal because he knew damn well he wasn’t going Up Thereee🎶 lmao. Like I was Not expecting that for anyone and it’s really cool to me! We kinda knew Al was a serial killer and prob cannibal in life, but there’s something about the whole “I want to continue my fun” that’s an extra layer of Yikes (affectionate) for me lol.

Like you believe you’ll go to Hell and one of your main reactions to that is Well I’d Better Ensure I Can Keep Killing People lmao (and obviously blah blah safety blah blah control)? Contacting Hell through a radio is also really cool and on brand, especially when it works! And although mayyybe could’ve asked for a little more specifics, he plays it pretty cool for Talking To A Literal Demon In Literal Hell

2. His character design! This version is pretty high on my list of chars I might want to cosplay, especially since 1) some gender envy 2) tbf it’s just easier to cosplay and 3) it’s a little similar to Box Vox’s outfit and I Did Actually cosplay him so lol a couple of the things I was missing I do have. But yeah his hair is pretty, I like the glasses both for aesthetics and as a nice precursor to his monocle in Hell, and I do really like his outfit in general

3. I kinda love the duality of him being so put-together and charming but also having that much much darker side

4. For Murdermedia, I love when he pretends not to care about Vincent as much as he does. Tsundere behavior. Used to not letting anyone close, takes some time to wear those walls down, especially if he hasn’t had anyone close in this way before

Honorable mention. Big fan of him being obsessed with radio enough and in the worst place at the worst time to die in such a way that he becomes so very shaped in Hell lmaoo

3 snz/adjacent hcs:

1. If Alastor admits to feeling unwell with no coyness nor even anger nor complaints, JUST out of genuine misery or as an update, that’s a terrible sign. He’s very, VERY sick. If it’s an update that’s not just to tell Vincent to keep his distance, that’s because he’s so sick that it’d be wise to let someone know about it because he might need their help. That is an SOS, Vincent go help steady him—or bridal carry him!—on his way to bed and get some meds in him to reduce that fever ASAP

2. Still tries to keep up appearances and preserve his dignity as much as he can while sick—he has to be in dire fucking straits to fully abandon his pride

3. Local radio host hates losing his voice, even more than Vincent does. In addition to the obvious reasons of why Al’s voice is important to him, he also just hates not feeling in control.

4. Very attentive caretaker despite trying to play it off as Not As Worried As He Is! Keeps track of Vincent’s fevers and makes him soup or gumbo. Makes him rest, which is something really ONLY Alastor can get him to do

5. Extremely good at holdbacks and stifling, as well as hiding illness or allergies

3 snz/adjacent prompts or scenarios:

1. Luring out and murdering some rude snob gets impeded by said rude snob’s cologne getting to Al. Bonus points if Vincent’s here and Al has to reassure him that he’s not coming down with something. Vincent offers to finish the job, but Alastor insists upon doing it himself, meanwhile the poor victim is just listening to these two fret over each other and bicker lmaoo

2. Alastor comes down with a cold/flu and does an absolutely remarkable job of hiding it all day long, even throughout his radio show. He’s certain no one’s the wiser, only to come home to several cans of chicken noodle soup from like five different brands on the counter, a teapot already boiling, more cold and flu meds than one person could ever need, and a Vincent who seems both happy to see him as always but is also giving him a concerned pout. Turns out only one (1) person knows him well enough to pick up on the slightest, subtlest clues of illness in his voice and mannerisms during his radio show.

Alastor pretends to be more annoyed at the overdramatic reaction, but his usually cold dead heart is actually extremely warm and fuzzy right now. He asks whether it was really that obvious or just makes some coy comment about how Vincent must have been paying such close attention to his show, really just to prompt Vincent into confirming that Al was NOT obvious on air earlier. Vincent is the only one who would notice Alastor hiding an illness, but luckily for them both, he’s also the only one Alastor is all right with knowing it and taking care of him 🥰🥰🥰

3. Alastor’s sick but has to attend an event regardless, especially since he’s not given anywhere near the amount of leeway for things as Vincent is allowed not only for being so popular as an entertainer but also just for being a white man. Vincent has no need to skip the event though since he’s perfectly healthy, so he spends the entire time in guard dog mode. Alastor’s just trying to get through the event while hiding his illness and keeping up appearances. Meanwhile, if ANYONE EVER seems to be bothering Al for one singular moment, Vincent is behind them in an instant, making a passive aggressive comment to put them back in their place with a charming smile or distracting them with talking business and leading them away. Al really appreciates it because while he absolutely can handle himself just fine, he also is exhausted and has a headache and really wants to deal with people as little as possible until the event ends and he can go home.

4. They get unexpectedly snowed in at Al’s murder cabin in the woods after committing a murder in said woods!! And one or both of them start coming down with a cold, but they don’t have everything they would usually like to have on hand when sick 🥺 like they don’t have as many handkerchiefs as they’ll need. Alastor can eat their victim if he wants, but Vincent will NOT tyvm lmaoo. They could be extra cuddly by the fireplace for warmth even if that might risk contagion. This could actually be really fluffy OR kind of angsty if they’re stuck there but one of them is rly feverish so the other is extremely worried about them. Like they don’t have meds or anything and they’re trying to balance keeping them warm but also bringing down their fever (kind of corny but could wrap some snow up in a towel/scarf/etc to use as a cold compress potentially?) and they feel a little powerless to help because they can’t exactly drag their barely-lucid partner through a fucking snowstorm in the dark allll the way home and they can’t just leave them here to try to do that on their own either. Very, very concerned and restless keeping an eye on them and doing whatever little they can to help 😭🥺🥺🥺

5. I talk about kink!Al pitches in Vincent’s section, but I’ll put kink!Al being the one induced here. Soo. Maybe they start out experimenting with Al inducing Vincent. But then, while they’re having fun with that, Vincent asks, “Y’know, actually, I was wondering, is… is this sort of setup the way you, uh, prefer to do all this? Or, uh, did you want me to try making you sneeze or something?”

And Alastor is caught very off guard by this and goes 0v0 like eyes widen, smile widens, face warms with blush, deer in headlights. And Vincent just chuckles fondly and says, “Well, I’ll take that as a yes, huh?” And Alastor tries to play it off with a casual “hmm, perhaps sometime,” but it’s already been made so clear how tempted he is by the idea. So, if maybe Alastor’s been sitting on Vincent’s lap, Vincent flips him over, pins him down, and hesitates a moment because a) he’s so very into Alastor, and he has to take a second to admire the image of him underneath him looking up at him with want in his eyes and b) he has never tried inducing someone before and feels kinda awkward LMAO but hey if Al’s into it then he’s into it too. In fact, he gets really sold on it because the concept of turning Alastor on by making him lose his perfect control over himself, indulging his kink that he’s never explored with anyone else before—Vincent is beyond happy to do so omg.

Maybe Al likes being on this side of it more than he expected because he’s such a sadist, buuut smth smth s2e4, being a brat IS kind of his thing, isn’t it? Maybe he didn’t expect to be so affected by being forced to let go of his control over himself for once, and the “aww, bless you”s from Vincent are NOT helping lol. On a slightly sillier note, maybe Vincent feels kinda vindicated that Alastor’s failing to hold back too lmao like “yeah, see? It’s a lot harder to hold that back than it looks, isn’t it??” Like if Al had teased him about it before lol. Still, Al does do better than him at holding back when he tries to abskfhwkshs

Human Vox aka Vincent Whittman———

3 things I like about him:

1. Dork. Shark-loving dork. The lil pins on his lapel and his sparkly outfit at the end with shark tail-shaped coattails and actually his whole setup in that scene! He pitched Shark Week decades before it started irl on his vision board. Honestly, a few of his choices of murder method were a little dorky lol like the shark tank one and the wheel. I wuv himmm

2. Speaking of murder lmao, some of the more violent ones did make me go “ohh shit :O :D” ahdkwhdkahdjs like the stage light one and the hanging via microphone cable, the latter especially because of the swinging bodies being used as a transition to show present day Vox

3. I love that he’s so so driven on pursuing his own ambition that not only is anyone in his way in danger, but he wears himself down (did not look okay towards the end there lol) and inevitably flies a little too close to the sun and is responsible for his own downfall, much like Vox in s2

4. For Murdermedia, I love Vincent being down fucking atrocious for Al lmaoo. Like local self-absorbed big shot with a budding god complex, whom I usually hc as not letting anyone close because he sees himself as above others too much smth smth lonely at the top, now having someone close and he is. HEAD 👏 OVER 👏 HEELS 👏 for him. I love when fans have Al be extremely violent and sadistic and Vincent’s just watching like 😳🥵🫠😍🥰 lmaoo like that’s just so fun and funny to me

Honorable mention. I’m a huge fan of Vincent being enough of a reckless dork to wear a shark-inspired outfit and shark pin in an abandoned aquarium with 50 CRT TVs each strung up by two of the loosest cables known to mankind dangling from the ceiling, including putting one of the more suitable TV designs riiiiight above his head. Because thanks to that specific wild setup he becomes SOOO SHAPED in Hell with such fun lil abilities so tysm Vincent for your sacrifice LMAOO 😭🩵

3 snz/adjacent hcs:

1. Doesn’t get sick very often, but when he does, it hits him hard. Especially because he continues to run himself into the ground despite needing to rest. He haaates being unable to work and chase his ambition. He’s so mad at whoever got him sick that they may want to get their affairs in order lol. However, being a Fucking Creep who tends to get in others’ personal space and casually touch them does NOT do him any favors during cold and flu season sometimes, especially if he doesn’t realize that person is sick

2. Tries sooo much to deny being sick to everyone, including to himself. Tries to keep up his Perfect Image, only to soon cave and pathetically mope to Al about how shitty he feels

3. Wants attention and affection even more when sick! Though he mumbles something like “mmh, you should probably keep your distance though. I don’t want you to get this,” he says it with all the misery of someone partially hoping to be disagreed with lol. Like he protests a bit when Al does come too close, but he’s also sooo glad to have that affection. If Vincent’s lucky, Alastor lets him rest his head on his lap, maybe running his hand through Vincent’s hair 🥺

4. Local yapper and entertainer reallllly doesn’t like losing his voice, the very thing he will later claim to be for the public and name himself after in Hell. In fact, if he’s feverish, he might even shed some tears over it, feeling frustrated and insecure

5. Could be very fitting for Mr. Newer Bigger Brighter to be allergic to dust, the very thing that accumulates when things are old or unchanged for some time. And ofc maybe worse with it in Hell because TVs are kinda well known to not mix well with too much dust, annnnd depending on how we hc his gills they might only make him more exposed to it

6. Bad at holdbacks and stifling. Tries really hard to maintain his pride and does okay at first, buuut soon loses control of himself as he tends to in general

7. When Al’s sick, he gets met with sad puppy dog eyes from Vincent, offers to murder whoever got him sick, overly frequent check-ins, refusals to keep distance, as much affection as Al allows, etc. And that’s all nice and lovely until the very next day, when Vincent inevitably comes down with what Al has But Worse Than He Has It and handled with much less grace lmao. Vincent still tries to ignore his own health to take care of Alastor, but Al makes him lay tf back down and begrudgingly—though fondly—is mostly the one taking care of both of them

3 snz/adjacent prompts or scenarios:

1. Vincent accompanies Alastor to a library or antique store, only to take rather poorly to all the dust. It starts out manageable, just sniffling and roughly rubbing at his nose, which he shouldn’t do given that he has dust on his hands, but Alastor has to point that out to him a little later. Then, it’s a quiet hitch that he can’t keep fully silent, followed immediately by a couple half-stifled sneezes muffled into his sleeve. Alastor gives him a smile that’s some mixture of amused and judgmental, but he blesses him. Only a minute later, Vincent sneezes again, still desperately muffled into his sleeve but not stifled at all, and Alastor blesses him more pointedly and offers him a handkerchief. Soon, Vincent fully fails to keep it quiet at all, even his hitches growing sharp and urgent.

If they’re not at a library, eventually Alastor guides him outside with a hand on his back to practically shove him out of the door to get some fresh air, then casually returns to quickly wrap up his business and comes outside to check on his poor partner whose nose has become quite red and still very itchy, if the ticklish yet forceful fits into his borrowed handkerchief are any indication. If they ARE at a library, then Alastor has been getting progressively annoyed with this loser failing to be quiet for once in his life lmao, and said loser is extra embarrassed and mutters occasional apologies in between sneezes. Alastor tells him something like, “Vincent, if you must overreact to what’s merely a little dust—” pauses as Vincent sneezes again as if just the mention of it is enough to set him off again “—can’t you at least be quieter about it?” Vincent replies that he’s TRYING to be quiet but can’t help it, and since that response is given through another loud fit and he trails off overcome by it, Alastor decides it’s time to leave and damn near drags him out of the premises lmaoo

2. Alastor decides to teach Vincent how to cook some favorite meals of his because he thinks Vincent’s taste is Boring. However, maybe a dish he shows him/guides him to make happens to have certain spices that happen to get into the air too much, maybe especially if there was a mishap while they were bickering. It’s more likely Vincent whose nose gets irritated by it, but I will say that it might be funnier if Alastor’s the only one affected or at least the most affected lmaoo, since Al’s just gone on and on about how used to preparing this dish he has so surely he should tolerate a bit of the spices involved? At least better than local guy whose last name is one letter off from just being Whiteman lmao?

3. Alastor’s been extremely busy and distracted as of late, and Vincent is desperate for attention. Alastor makes the mistake of advising Vincent to be cautious about the current cold and flu season and bringing up what a mess Vincent was the last time he came down with something. It’s a mistake just because Vincent remembers how much attention and affection he got from Alastor that last time he was sick, and this leads him to have Stupid Ideas. Either A) he actually intentionally catches something or B) he pretends to get sick just for one night, since he doesn’t actually want to feel shitty, disrupt his work, or infect Alastor. For route A, Alastor would be so very exasperated if Vincent ever gave away that it was intentional.

For route B, maybe Vincent is just so the type to get carried away with things that he overcommits to the bit and pretends to be sick enough that it’s unreasonable for him to be completely better the next day, since he intends to say he just fought it off. And that gets him caught. Espeeecially if maybe Alastor actually does get sick that very same next day and when he complains that Vincent got him sick, Vincent absolutely fails the deception check and is too guilty and surprised about it + is like oh shit sorry but I think I was just a little off last night I’m fine now. And maybe Alastor tells him to come closer and surprises him with a kiss… only to then tell him, “There. I thought I’d save you the trouble of lying to me about being sick. Now, you actually will be! :)))” (this may or may not just be based on a dialogue thing I wrote and then have been slowly turning into a short proper fic lol)

4. Kink!Alastor is really fun here, especially because with really any era of two-sides/established relationship Radiostatic you want to do, you have NEVER seen a bitch as willing to indulge their partner as this fucking simp, Vincent, is. Alastor wants him?? Alastor wants to pay attention to him?? Alastor gets hot and bothered over him?? All he has to do is play along with a niche kink?? Absofuckinglutely he does his very best to please!!

Alastor induces him with a feather, dust, or (revolutionary ik) 1+ feather from a feather duster. And Vincent coughs a little and is like, “Fuck. Yeah, that’s de-hehhhh-finitely gonna… w-work—huhh-EHHZSHh! —Kzschh’huh!” And he sniffles and looks up at Al with big round eyes and it’s CLEARLY a vibe of was that good is that what you want I wanna do good for you

And Vincent craves attention and approval so much, ESPECIALLY from Al, that I feel like he would absolutely love being praised by him for doing a good job throughout the whole experience. Anything Alastor tells him to do is done immediately. Maybe after getting more acquainted with what Al likes, they can incorporate it into their generally more frequent dynamic of Vincent domming and Al being bratty (smth smth “being a brat is kind of your thing, isn’t it?” etc. although it’s not like he wouldn’t enjoy being switch with Al too like c’mon he’s down so bad)

5. This could go for either or both of them, but given their, uh, more murderous pastimes, one absolutely could get away with a snz while hiding scenario. Alone or together. For instance, maybe they’re hiding because their victim was supposed to be alone but someone else is Definitely There, so they slip into a closet thaaat’s a little too dusty for one or both of them. Maybe they’re out in the woods after having killed someone and they’re still covered in blood (which is! Quite incriminating!) when 1+ other person comes nearby (god forbid if they’re looking for the victim), so they hide behind some trees/bushes, but one or both of them take poorly to the pollen of the nearby flowers/trees/etc. Maybe in any situation, one or both of them are sick. You could mix and match even.

3 things I like about Jax: she’s lovely, isn’t she?

1. She’s so funny, honestly even with some of the more mean-spirited things lol e.g. I’m huge fan of “oh, cool! 0-0 I’m not a vegan anymore! [CHOMPS evil version. THRASHES AROUND.]”

2. Something about her voice is So Audio to my brain. I think it’s the way she sounds constantly smirky. Just the intonation of it makes the DVD logo hit all the corners of my brain in a row

3. I really, really like her backstory with Ribbit and Kaufmo. 🥺 The arc of seeing them become friends, the scene in Ribbit’s room, Jax shutting Ribbit out until she abstracts, Jax drifting away from Kaufmo until he abstracts—it’s emotionally devastating but also really interesting and compelling to me lol. And then in the finale, all three of them are a trio again as abstractions in the tank 😭😭

4. I love the character design of like she doesn’t really have an inside of her mouth, like her teeth aren’t actually 3D they’re just painted onto her head, for lack of the right term. It’s just the shape of her mouth moving around the base layer of her head. Kind of hard to phrase actually lmao but yeah!!

3 snz/adjacent hcs:

1. Does not bless anyone unless it’s done teasingly/mockingly lol. If she’s blessed by someone else, it’s often followed with a weary “ugh, shut up,” particularly if she’s sick and has been sneezing a lot (she’s tired and yeah yeah she heard you the first 20 times today). However, if she Doesn’t get blessed, she will occasionally be like, “What, no ‘bless you?’”

2. How do I put this, maybe her snz sounds like it’s through her teeth because it kind of is lol? And it’s not very loud but sounds wet, vocal, tensed, and a little harsh? “Y”s and “J”s in there? Maybe like, “uhh-huhh… hih’YKZSCHh! EHJZSH’hyeww! Ugh...” I could also see her playing up a more stereotypical cartoony vibe.

3. Hates admitting illness, allergies, or maybe even sensitivities. Weaknesses?? She doesn’t have Those! And she’s certainly not jumping to tell people them. She’s neverrrr tried to deny things to herself of any kind either. Tooootally wouldn’t do that with illnesses and allergies too.

3 snz/adjacent prompts or scenarios:

1. In the past, Jax getting sick and Ribbit taking care of her!! Maybe in more subtle/casual ways so as not to freak her out about being too vulnerable. More so just an “are you sure you’re feeling all right?” “Well, yeah, why wouldn’t I be? C’monnn, Ribbit, you worry too much! I’m the picture of hehhh… hehH-YDJZSH’hiew! Sndf, picture of health.” “Uh-huh. Sure. I’m completely convinced now… Bless you.” “Yeah, yeah, shut up… it’s nothing, all right?” “Hey, I’m not saying it’s ‘something.’ I’m just saying… I hear hot chocolate’s pretty nice on a sore throat. Now, totally unrelated to that fun fact, I’m going to go get some. You wanna join me?” “… Eh, why not?” “That’s what I like to hear!” There’s something kind of healing about feeling safe with Ribbit when a little vulnerable since Jax didn’t have that at home 😭😭

2. If one of the characters gets into a snz while hiding situation during an adventure, Jax causes problems on purpose LMAO. Or at least makes them Worse on purpose, e.g. oh nooo she accidentally bumped into some more items in this dusty closet what a shame, literally she knocks some shit over and goes “o o p s : )” (because she’s cringe (affectionate)) and then talks about how much dust is in the air now and y’know the other character probably shouldn’t think about that too much given how terribly allergic they are to it, etc.

3. In the past when Jax was newer to the Circus or up until like ep 7, she turns out to be awfully allergic to some flora/fauna that’s necessary to complete the adventure they’re on and is sort of everywhere. She tries to hide it/play it cool and somehow avoid it, buuut inevitably falls apart in front of the group (or just one person like Ribbit or Pomni!) with an absolutely record-breaking sneezing fit. And it’s Very obvious what’s been going on.

3 things I like about Rag/atha from TAD/C:

1. She’s so sweet and caring and she just wants to be close with everyone. 🥺🥺🥺 I’m admittedly a sucker for characters that tend to be lonely or just really want to be friends/close with another character(s). She’s trying her best to help and keep a positive attitude and reach out to people and like awgh I love her 💙💙💙

2. I’m really fond of her character design!! She’s Very Shaped as a doll lol. I love the subtle fabric textures we can see on her. I like her lil mitten-shaped hands and. It sounds weird to say but. Her being full of stuffing rather than like bones and blood is fun in a way lmao?

3. I kind of really liked the backstory of her with Jax and Ribbit that we got in the finale like ooough the concept that promising Jax that she would never bring up their dead friend again is what ended THEIR friendship, even though it was at Jax’s request, because it meant she couldn’t be there for her 😭😭😭

4. Her complaint to Caine in ep 8 when they’re keeping him from Kinger is just like! Awgh. Girl you’ve been being actively tortured the last god knows how long and before that been trapped here for years and your deepest harshest thing to say to him is that he doesn’t try to put himself in your guys’ shoes or comfort anyone? The fact that that’s what’s most important to her is kind of 🥺

3 snz/adjacent hcs:

1. Could be fun/fitting to have her be prone to sympathetic sneezing

2. She’s bad at stifling and really tries to keep sneezing as quiet/Unobtrusive To Others as she can—e.g. tries to hold back if someone else is talking—but it doesn’t really make much difference. It’s not even loud, it’s average volume lol. Might sound like, “Heh-hih-ihhh? Hihhpt-tchiew! Ehh’heh…? Hah’IHKT-schiew! Oh, my gosh, sorry about that. I don’t even know where that came from.” Like maybe she’s on the hitchier side of things and has sort of a mixture of airy and vocal for snz? End of the snz is usually a little louder and higher pitched, almost melodic if that makes sense lmao?

3. If any of the others get sick, Ragatha tries to check in on them and take care of them as much as they’ll let her do. Post-finale, she makes them soup and tea 🥰 without being asked to at first, but then the others start asking for it when they’re sick because it just tastes so comforting whenever she makes it. However, this may also make her the one who’s sick most often of the group because she catches it while trying to take care of them. 🥺 Luckily, especially post-finale, her attentive caretaking is returned to her in full whenever she’s sick because You Always Do This For Us.

3 snz/adjacent prompts or scenarios:

1. Post-finale, everyone gets sick. It starts with Gangle, let’s say, because nothing about her screams Strong Immune System to me lmao. Zooble catches it. Then Kinger. Then Pomni. Then Caine, which is a surprise to everyone involved including him himself, but he’s left a little weaker after the finale, so he’s a little more susceptible to these things than he used to be. And all along Ragatha’s been doing her absolute best trying to take care of everyone and avoid getting sick because who’s going to take care of everyone if she gets sick too? 🥺 Like she feels like she shouldn’t get sick For The Sake Of Other People. Inevitably, though, she does, but by now a lot of the group is doing a solid amount better, so it switches over from Ragatha taking care of Everyone Else to Everyone Else taking care of Ragatha. And if she cries about that, that’s just the fever, of course. Also, I think this would also work as a Pomni prompt/scenario lol or even just both like. Ragatha and Pomni together against the world (illness all their friends are down with lmao).

2. A little angsty, but post-finale, Ragatha returns to the Snowy Summit with the support of Pomni or all the others to process what happened with Jax and Ribbit so long ago that was the tipping point for Ribbit abstracting. However, she ends up catching cold in the snowy mountaintops, and now she’s not only sad but sick and shivery. They warm her up and take her back to her room to get cozy under the blankets and rest, but they don’t leave her alone to do so given that it’s been an emotional day and she’s literally Miss Fear Of Abandonment so heyyy maybe stick around for a bit after reflecting on friends she lost. 1+ of them stays and talks with her, and if she gets sleepy, they stay and quietly draw or read or smth. The emotional healing she gets from the experience is still well worth the week of physical illness

3. At any point in the timeline, Ragatha gets sick and is just kind of absent for a while until 1+ other character finds her in her room—she just didn’t want to bother anyone or risk getting anyone else sick so she didn’t tell anyone and was just staying in her room alone 🥺 but the other(s) are like omg no you don’t have to do that?? And take care of her. I also really like the image of her with a fever and, with the lights off so she can rest, Kinger is lucid enough to tell her stories of some of the lighter things that happened before she joined.

3 things I like about Clark from MAwS:

1. He’s SO sweet and SO gentle. Strong enough to absolutely crush a bitch in one hand if he wanted, but he’s so so gentle and only does anything even remotely violent or aggressive to be defensive.

2. He’s sooooo easily flustered and sheepish and it’s so cute, especially since, again, Guy Who Could Kill Someone With His Left Pinky is? Sort of very vulnerable emotionally? 🥺 Gets hit by a train? No problem! Gets too close to his crush? PANIC. I really enjoy the dynamic he has with Lois where he’s actually genuinely mild-mannered (but brave of course!) and she’s very very bold and a little unhinged lol.

3. Speaking of which, character dynamics!! I love his dynamics with Lois and Jimmy! They make such a fun trio and he fills the roles of Main Character and Superman really well without overshadowing the others imo, which I think is a difficult balance to find.

4. Extra because some of the above might be kinda repetitive lol: I think his character design is Very Shaped! And as a character, he feels on the fresher side for Supermen for me

3 snz/adjacent hcs:

1. Obligated to say the trope of powers going haywire when sick/sneezing. Has some breath powers, and that’s Risky with a cold.

2. Some who don’t know him expect him to have a louder or harsher sneeze because he’s tall and muscular. Hear me out: softer snz and it’s kind of intentional, like how he’s intentionally really gentle when he’s Ridiculously Strong. He’s kind of made a habit of/trained himself to sneeze in softer half-stifles because he doesn’t want to draw attention to himself, and also it might help avoid powers going haywire. Might sound like “hihh’hehh… s-sorry, one s-sehhhc—hiht’tkxch-chiew! Huhh? Ihtkxt… -shiew! Ugh, excuse me, sorry, I-I didn’t mean to interrupt, um… What were you saying…?”

3. Very polite. Will bless others after every sneeze until it gets to A Lot and then he’ll flounder for a moment and when they’re done he’ll be like “… bl-bless you! That’s… gotta be some kind of record. Aaare you sure you’re all right?” with a slight chuckle. Apologizes/excuses himself before AND after sneezing if he can help it, even if it means hitching through it.

4. Usually sneezes once or twice at a time. Three means Something’s Up, and Jimmy knows that. In fact, if he wants to hide being sick or allergic to something, he might try to avoid that third one as much as possible because he knows Jimmy will clock him in an INSTANT.

5. Oh, someone mentioned offhandedly you were sick maybe recently?? Here, he’s shown up with homemade soup that’s a Kent family recipe. Do you need anything? How are you feeling?

6. Soggy, soggy, soggy wet puppy on the side of the street when feverish. Big sad wet puppy dog eyes. Needs hugs.

3 snz/adjacent prompts or scenarios:

1. Sneezing while hiding is soooooo up for grabs with this series, solo or with other characters. Investigating something and having to hide/be quiet in a dusty area or surrounded by some other irritant. He would be soooooo embarrassed about it if Lois and/or Jimmy are there lol.

2. Y’know what, I think snz kink!Lois could be very fun. GOD knows Clark would be down to indulge anything she wants, although this Could be dangerous with powers, which is a huge con for him and a huge pro for her lmaoo. She’s kind of a thrill-seeker, it could be fun. I think she’d also enjoy the thing of Extremely Strong Superhero losing control of himself not over Kryptonite but over… a flimsy fluffy little feather?

3. Allergic to some alien flora/fauna/people themselves is always an option for sure.

Muriel———

3 things I like about them:

1. They’re ADORABLE omfg my baby my baby my baby. They’re so sweet and they try so hard to do a good job. My little inspector constable 😭🥹 I LOVE an inhuman character who doesn’t know much human/Earth stuff. 2. I love their dynamics with Zira and Crowley!! Baby angel + much more worldly angel and fallen angel!! Hell yeah!!! 3. Honestly, their looks/outfits, including the demon disguise in season 3, like!! Very Shaped and also I kind of want their gender.

3 snz/adjacent hcs:

1. They ALWAYS bless people after they sneeze, no matter how many times it happens. Sometimes, they get a little too eager and bless them beforehand, which may or may not distract the person from actually sneezing. This is one of their favorite quirks with humans and blessing every snz makes them feel like they’re Doing A Good Job As An Angel And At Interacting With Humans. They bless themself too. They have blessed Crowley and it only made him snz more, so they blessed him again, and Aziraphale had to break the cycle.

2. Hitches are soft and it’s often two with the second higher in pitch. Their sneezes are on the quiet side and just sound ticklish, not harsh at all. Might sound like “hih-hih!… Ihht’shhiew! Oh, my, ble-hhess—hihdt’tschh! Mnguh, bless me.”

3. When they or someone else falls ill with a human cold/flu, they bounce back and forth between anxiously overthinking (because they don’t Know so?? Are they going to be okay?? They’re not going to suffer, right? 🥺) and super excited to learn more. They want to ask so many questions and check in with the sick person constantly and get Zira, Crowley, or an angelic higher-up’s advice on the matter.

3 snz/adjacent prompts or scenarios:

1. During season 2, Aziraphale or Crowley catch a cold. Muriel is over at the bookshop Inspecting and gets very curious about human illnesses, asking a million questions. The healthy one has to balance taking care of the sick one AND explaining things to Muriel and No No No Keep Your Distance Omg. The next day, the healthy one has caught it, bonus points if it’s because Muriel distracted them and being careful with contagion slipped their mind for a moment. Muriel is back and full of somehow more questions than the day before. The day after that, Muriel shows up again, sick with their cold and not sure what to do about it. Aziraphale and Crowley have to manage taking care of each other AND Muriel, who’s so new to this and needs explanations and reminders and reassurance that they’ll be okay and instructions, while also being sick themselves.

2. Muriel discovers they’re allergic to some Earth flora or fauna. At first, they assume that thing/animal just makes EVERYONE get all sniffly and sneezy, sort of like how spicy foods affect everyone. Then, when they’re corrected by Aziraphale and/or Crowley, they’re FASCINATED. Excited!! What do you mean this is a rare effect that they’re experiencing?? Well, that needs to be studied and taken notes on! (The others try to tell them it’s already well documented, but they don’t fully have the heart to try to spoil their fun.) If one wanted, one could kink!Muriel this.

3. Muriel wants to help with the bookshop and has been assigned a simple task that Jim had been doing: dusting. It does not go fully as planned. They don’t even really have dust in Heaven because it’s too perfect and immaculate. There’s a brief moment when Aziraphale or Crowley explains that it’s just their new corporeal form trying to rid itself of irritants in the air that Muriel gets concerned because wait what do you mean there’s??? Something dangerous in the air??? Should they not be breathing??? Corporeal forms NEED to breathe though right??? And they’re quickly reassured that it’s reeeeeally not that serious lol.

4. Bonus one that actually could be added onto any of the above arguably: Muriel gets curious about the corporeal reflex of sneezing and asks Aziraphale and/or Crowley for a list of what causes it. They then proceed to experiment with all those things and take notes on the results. If one wanted, could kink!Muriel.

Aziraphale———

3 things I like about him: his husband

1. DORKKKK FUCKING DORK LOSER DORK I wuv him. “I could entertain~! :D” LOOOSER cute cute loser dork nerd loser dork. Loves his own aesthetic way too much with his tartan and lil bow tie and bookshop and everything. 😭🤍 He takes such joy in a lot of things and I wuv him he goes “oH that was sCrUmPtIoUs” after eating what a huge dork

2. I love it when he’s a little bit bitchy lmao or when he has Very High Standards for things. It’s Ineffable! Look at the state of this coat! You’ve lost the child -> a child has been lost (and there was 0 fault on my part ofc). Changes Crowley’s car for the s2 trip because it’s prettyyyy.

3. It’s a REALLY good performance from Michael Sheen holy fuck. I LOVE when he goes 🥰 HE MAKES THAT E X A C T FACE. I love his lil mannerisms and the hands tucked behind his back. Lil face scrunches. The sadder parts hit so well like aughhhhhh the delivery of “go off… together…? 🥺” HAUNTS me

3 snz/adjacent hcs:

1. If he’s annoyed with Crowley and in a bitchy mood, he might “forget” that blessing him makes him sneeze lol.

2. Bundles 👏 UP 👏 when sick. Soft sweater, cardigan, blanket, he is WARM and COZY, bitch. Albeit sometimes he overshoots with that and regretfully has to take one of those things off because he’s sweating and it’s probably not good for that fever of his. But until he overshoots, he loves tea by the fireplace or reading curled up in bed.

3. Wants to believe that he’s too Ethereal to easily fall to human illnesses or even to be allergic/sensitive to anything on Earth. This has been disproven on several counts several times and Crowley is more than willing to remind him of that, but he still wants to believe that he’s at least 99.9% infallible to those things

4. When he’s sick, sometimes he asks Crowley to read to him because he’s so invested in this book, but he’s too tired and headachy to keep his eyes open.

3 snz/adjacent prompts or scenarios:

1. Aziraphale and Crowley go to an area of Earth that they haven’t been to in like hundreds or thousands of years. It turns out that Aziraphale is allergic to some flora that’s now there. He tries to deny for aforementioned Ethereal vibes, buuuut it’s obvious and Crowley is both teasing him for not wanting to admit it AND taking care of him a little (gets him away from the allergen, Don’t Touch Your Face, I can go get you meds, etc.)

2. Aziraphale brings Crowley to a baking/cooking class with him, maybe even making cinnamon rolls because he IS one. 🥰 There’s an Incident with the cinnamon or spice, aaand now Aziraphale is woefully distracted from the task at hand because he just can’t stop sneezing for the life of him. He’s embarrassed because it’s public, and Crowley’s just trying to help and subtly miracle him a handkerchief and the like. If there’s any potential for mishaps with angelic powers, then that’s an Ordeal.

Alastor———

3 things I like about him:

1. God, I love his stupid little radio filter. It’s so very Audio, and I love to see when he drops it or intensifies it in some way.

2. He’s so silly, your honor. He has WAYYYY too much fun with that stupid chair lmaoo. He loves his own aesthetic way too much. “Radio’s not dead, but it is ending this broadcast” DORKKK (affectionate)

3. His dynamics with other characters are SO fun!! I’m Unwell over his dynamic with Vox throughout the years, his dynamic with Charlie is really interesting and I’m excited to see where it goes, LOVE him with Rosie and I really hope they are/can be real friends now that his deal’s broken, obviously he’s amazing with Niffty, he’s super fun with Lucifer, he’s fun with Husk, he’s fun with Pentious, he’s fun with Angel, he’s fun with Vaggi, he’s fun with Carmilla—he just has really fun dynamics with Everyone and I love seeing him interact with them

3 snz/adjacent hcs:

1. Hates loud noises when sick. Everyone shut up. He has a headache. Leave him alone and be quiet. His big fwuffy ears are a bit sensitive.

2. It’s kinda funny to give him dog allergies due to how he died LMAOO like clearly Hell has a bit of a sense of humor with how his body ended up anyway, though he could’ve had them already anyway

3. Pissed off about congestion/a runny nose fucking up his diction. Rule #1 of being a radio host is to speak clearly lol and now his words are all muddled?? In a way that’s kinda pitiful?? Hates it.

3 snz/adjacent prompts or scenarios:

1. Alastor is sick and loses his voice. He is, to put it lightly, Not Very Pleased with that. He tries to hide it from everyone (hotel cast, Husk and/or Niffty in the past, Rosie at any point in the timeline, Vox in the past or present) for as long as possible and tries to fix it ASAP. Inevitably, someone finds out.

2. While he’s Vox’s prisoner in s2, he gets sick in some stupid way and it’s unintentionally Vox’s fault. E.g. Vox dunks him in SHOK.WAV’s tank (and barely pulls him out before SHOK chomps him because that is a FAST shark-dog-thing), Vox sets up a carnival style Dunk The Radio Demon dunk tank, takes him with him to do things around town while it’s raining and lets him get soaked in the rain (but sometimes/mostly IS holding an umbrella over the both of them because in my mind that’s like the smoothie date okay I feel like Vox would be 🥰 about sharing an umbrella with him), etc. Fluffy deer is left to air dry and catches cold. Proceeds to try to hide it but inevitably fails. Vox mocks him about it but also takes better care of him than Vox takes care of himself. Again like the smoothie date, Vox likes the sort of domesticity of taking care of him. Alternatively OR additionally, Vox actively tries to make Al sicker and hinder his recovery, e.g. by sleep depriving him, making him cold, dunking him in his shark tank, etc.

3. Alastor gets sick and when Rosie clocks him (immediately, mind you), she wants to play house about it with her favorite pet lol. She wants to dress him up in cute pajamas, make him soup and tea and home remedies she swears by, tease him and call him cute, bless every sneeze, give him conjured handkerchiefs or tissue boxes, feel him for fever, check his fever more thoroughly with an old alcohol thermometer and fuss over how it’s gone up a little, etc. Alastor is furious that he has to go through all this patronization, but also just a LITTLE bit deep down, he does kind of like the company, the soup and tea ARE delicious, and maybe it’s just a little bit nice to have someone be sweet to him when he doesn’t let anyone in. Could be a little softened up by fever too. One could do Radiorose about this too or alternatively even sort of a Mama’s Boy Alastor take where he’s sick and being fussed over by Rosie kinda is nice because it reminds him of when he was a kid.

4. Those were Oops All Illness, so here’s a bonus one. Alastor’s at an overlord meeting but he’s allergic/sensitive to something there, e.g. someone’s perfume (lavender oil?), flowers on the table or in someone’s hair, maybe even another sinner themself (dog?), the place they’re meeting could be dusty, etc. This could possibly be intentional like Vox (between No Friends In Hell and Al disappearing for seven years) bringing a lavender-heavy bouquet of flowers as a congratulatory gift for Rosie or Carmilla about some recent accomplishment of theirs, knowing damn well it’ll get to Al. Alternatively, Rosie could intentionally wear/bring something that she knows will set him off as a form of punishing her pet for something slightly disobedient he did, and she usually sits with him at overlord meetings so he’s kind of stuck there. Regardless of intention, he tries to keep it together, participate if necessary, and get out of there ASAP. If it IS intentional though, maybe that person drags out the meeting and makes sure the topic is actually very relevant for Alastor’s side of things so he has to stay longer.

Vox———

3 things I like about him: Nothing.

1. He’s so goddamn soggy/desperate for approval and it’s far too endearing to me lmaoo. Like awgwgwghh the flashback we get of The Offer incident, he’s soooo head over heels for Alast/or and 😭😭😭 the antennas drooping like sad puppy dog ears and big big round eyes and screen filled with static omfg my poor babyyy. There’s one moment from an interview that’s rent free for me where Viv says that was his Most Vulnerable Moment Ever and that he was letting down walls he’d had even when he was alive and, you see, I’m Normal about vulnerability, so I reacted very normally to those statements and think about it a normal amount of times over the last eight months.

And in s1 Stayed Gone 🎶did anybody miss him?? Did anybody even notice??🎶 THEY’RE ENEMIES AND HE M I S S E D HIM SO BAD. S2 he runs around basically going Al Al look at this look at that this is impressive right this is worth your respect and approval right don’t you wish you could have me I mean my big fancy villain tower and stuff. Al says “I respected you” about 70 YEARS AGO and Vox goes from angrily snarling like a fucking dog (because he’s a LOSER) to 🔴__🔴 because Al said he respected him 70 GODDAMN YEARS AGO. And in s2 finale his reaction to Al telling Char/lie to say that Vox is the strongest in hell aND HE CALLS VOX HIS FRIEND THERE AND AGAIN VOX JUST GOES 🔴__🔴 JAW DROPPED BECAUSE AL CALLED HIM HIS FRIEND AND SAID HE WAS ACTUALLY STRONG/CAPABLE I just idk man he’s so desperate for approval—tbf in general too but ESPECIALLY for Al that I’m unfortunately extremely endeared anyway im gonna keep the other answers shorter LMAO

2. I like his character design for pretty much any canon look or era. Very shaped! I could be specific but I pretty much like all of it, especially for s2 where there’s some slight changes to animation.

3. I love his stupid TV gimmick and electricity and tech abilities. S2 in particular I really like how they animate the electricity! I love that when he gets upset it’s so obvious because there’s static, glitching in voice (voice distortions are so Audio!!) and body, electricity, nearby screens are affected, etc.—it makes it so fun to see him get his shit absolutely rocked and then just be displaying TV color bars lmao. And again his antennas work like dog ears!!!! They’re emotive!!!

3 snz/adjacent hcs:

1. If he has any internal sensors that could measure his temperature, for instance, they glitch the absolute hell out when he IS feverish so they’re kinda useless.

2. Heavy sleeper when sick but also tends to fall asleep at his desk or in his like surveillance monitor room, and Val can carry him to bed without waking him any more than maybe stirring a bit.

3. Insecure when sick but tries to pretend he’s not. He’s Pathetic and Weak right now and Perfection Is Their Brand and that’s!! Bad!! That’s why Al left him, blah blah such a rug pull moment that maybe he doubts his other relationships and is worried deep down that they’ll end. So, he doesn’t want Val and Vel to see him Weak but while he’d never say it he craves their approval and closeness more like this.

4. All those hcs were illness, so bonus one to say Mr. Newer Bigger Brighter being allergic to dust in life (even before possible TV-related problems lol) would be very fitting because he likes things new and modern and his aesthetic is very clean (in Hell. Vincent’s cult scene is Not Clean lmao)

3 snz/adjacent prompts or scenarios:

1. Vox gets sick while he still has Al as a prisoner. While Al mocks the hell out of him about it, he also tries to bait him into taking care of himself because he needs Vox to be getting stronger and progressing his power grab so that Al can be free from his deal. So, Vox being slowed down by illness is unideal, especially if he’s Really sick. Al doesn’t want the other Vees to caretake because he wants Vox isolated, so he plays on his insecurities and growing god complex to get him to take care of himself and keep his distance—plus, if this is early enough in the arc, Vox might still be grounded enough to Not Want To Get Them Sick because he care them. 🥺 One version of this is that he DOES end up really sick and Val and Vel have to take care of himself because he Can’t himself and Al’s certainly too tied up to do so lol

2. Poor little baby Box!Vox discovers he is BADDD with dust in his new demonic body. Mayyybe around Al and/or Rosie? 🥺 Al has a lot of vintage stuff that could be collecting dust or they could even go to some antiques store or something together