Whilst doing some brainstorming for my upcoming Jeremwood fic, I decided to do some prompt fill questions to flesh out the characters and thought that it would fun to share with everyone. So here they are! Please note that this is not a GTA AU, and so donāt cover the Vagabond/Rimmy Tim aspects of their personality.
1. Who is the most affectionate?
Neither of them, at least in public. Both of them did not have a particularly affectionate childhood and having faced hate and anger and intolerance from everyone around them, theyāve learned to be very reserved about displaying their affection, so they tend to only show affection behind closed doors. Even then, they typically limit to minimal PDA, but lots of cuddles and hugs.
2. Big spoon/little spoon?
Ryan is absolutely the big spoon, just based on size. He can wrap around Jeremy EASILY. Also, while Jeremyās are much more enthusiastic and aggressive, Ryanās hugs are just more comforting and embracing.
About Jeremy being who he is. From Ryanās family background, heās a lot more comfortable with his identity, whereas Jeremy is still trying to fit in, so thereās often a conflict between Ryan trying to get him to be more himself against Jeremy trying to slowly ease himself in.
4. Favourite non-sexual activity?
Making food together. Weāre not talking reheated frozen spaghetti here; weāre talking 3-course brunch. With Jeremyās baking expertise and Ryanās culinary skills, they make some pretty good food - along with a mess in the kitchen that neither wants to clean up.
5. Who is most likely to carry the other?
Usually Jeremy despite the height difference; from his experience as a gymnast, footballer and in martial arts compared to Ryanās complete lack of working out, so he has the strength to lift even Ryan up.
6. Favourite features of their partner?
Jeremy loves Ryanās mischievous smirk as if heās about to do something risquĆ© or dangerous, that creates the sexy, mysterious air about him. On the other hand, Ryan loves it when Jeremy lets out his infectious smile and his dimples really pop out as he is doing so.
7. First thing that changes when they realize they have feelings for each other?
They start actively avoiding and externally hating each other. Seriously. At the time, Jeremy was still trying to suppress his feelings and Ryan was still trying to work them out, so instead of actively communicating, Jeremy tried to completely shut Ryan out, even after Ryan was finally ready to talk.
Nicknames? Seriously? Jeremy could initially barely call Ryan boyfriend, let alone use any terms of affection like āhoneyā or ābabyā. They may collectively call themselves by the āBattle Buddiesā, but they tend to refer to themselves just by their names.
Jeremy worries much more about other peopleās perceptions of him as heās always so concerned about what other people think of him, and therefore is always trying to change his perception to fit that; Ryan, on the other hand, has always tried to stay true to who he is, and understands that while not everybody may agree with who he is or how he behaves, not that he really cares for other peopleās opinions regardless, he takes pride in standing his own ground.
10. Who remembers what the other one orders in a restaurant?
Jeremy. Throughout his life, he has been very careful and detail orientated, and although he initially doesnāt delve into the ābedroomā side of activities, heās very much a āpeople-pleaserā and wants everything to be perfect for their romantic partner. While Ryan also remembers generally what Jeremy likes, and they basically both like the same things (hint: junk food, and meat), Jeremy remembers all the details i.e. sauce on the side, and the sauce thatās not even on the menu.
Usually Ryan, but itās not really a fixed role, and they will be versatile depending on the mood. However, it doesnāt factor a huge role in their life: they greatly enjoy going for typically date-like romantic outings to theatre or even on occasion, to a football game. The absolute horror. Jeremy still does play in a friendly football league, and on occasion, Ryan does begrudgingly come and watch.
12. Who initiates kisses?
Jeremy initiated the first kiss by just going up to him, and does so even now, often catching Ryan by surprise with his bouts of affection. Ryan, however, will definitely initiate other forms of affection such as massive hugs, or just lifting Jeremy into the air.
13. Who reaches for the other personās hand first?
Jeremy will more often reach for Ryanās to be reassured, and Ryan will more often reach for Jeremyās to reassure him. Since they donāt really hold hands in public, it happens more often at the dining table when theyāre having an emotional discussion.
14. Who kisses the hardest?
Jeremy kisses with much more vigorous and enthusiasm, just like all of his actions, but Ryan is much more tender and careful, properly taking care of whoever heās kissing.
Ryan is used to waking up quite early in the morning, often going for a jog in the morning before heading back for breakfast. However, they are both āmorningā people, and are quite energetic in the morning, with Jeremy waking up at around 7 regardless.
16. Who wants to stay in bed longer?
Jeremy. Not necessarily for sleeping more, but just nagging Ryan so that they can stay in and just be in each otherās company a little longer. Sometimes theyāll just be in bed, no sex, and just chat and talk about random, benign conversation topics.
17. Who says I love you first?
Jeremy. Even after being a complete ass to Ryan in his youth, Ryan still stands by Jeremy throughout all the difficulties he has faced and is incredibly patient with him, with Jeremy saying it when he realises that Ryan will always stand by his side and care for him, regardless of what happens, and even if he doesnāt always explicitly show it. And at that moment, Ryan realised the same thing and said it back.
18. Who leaves little notes in the otherās lunch?
While Ryan is usually the one who makes lunch, since Jeremy has a stay-at-home job, heās often less hurried in the morning and therefore has time to pack the lunch bags for Ryan (and their kids!) by adding snacks like fruits and all the other things. Jeremy is usually very enthusiastic with his notes, going along the lines of āGo out there and kick everyoneās ass today. Make sure to make them regret ever crossing you. Completely destroy their socks today.ā and so on. XD
19. Who tells their family/friends about their relationship?
Since all of Ryanās relatives are dead, Jeremyās parents were the first and only family members that they told about their relationship, which did not go very well. Ergo with Jeremyās old group of friends when they gleaned it for themselves, which is what forced Jeremy to essentially start over. Contrary, Ryanās friends just observed them and worked it out for themselves, and were nicely quite supportive.
20. What do their family/friends think about it?
Jeremyās parents hate the relationship and refuse to acknowledge Ryan even exists, continuing to try and set him up with females. Due to the still-existing social stigma of same-sex relationships, there is still a massive taboo surrounding their relationship. However, a few of Ryanās have been very supportive despite their reservations about Jeremy in general, and have even agreed to be beards for him on occasion.
21. Who is more likely to start dancing with the other?
Granted, Ryan has two left feet and canāt dance at all, whereas Jeremy is much more nimble, and once he gets going, canāt stop, wonāt stop, regardless of the bizarre looks from onlookers, particularly if itās an upbeat song.
Ryan cooks more as heās better at it, and did it way more often as a child. However, Jeremy loves baking, which is why there is always cookies or cake at the end of every meal. And why that the most used appliance in the kitchen is the oven.
23. Who comes up with cheesy pick-up lines?
In the company of people that they know well and are comfortable with their relationship, Jeremy will occasionally try and flirt with Ryan with terrible jokes, but neither of them has really picked up or gotten together with anybody previously through suchā¦sad means.
24. Who whispers inappropriate things at inappropriate times?
Jeremy has a tendency to be a prankster, and will occasionally do so just to throw Ryanās off his serious-face game. Itās not necessarily particularly dirty but is whispered in the low, breathy noise that vaguely sounds sexy. However, it never really embarrasses either of them, mainly because itās in the company of people they know, or in private, i.e. while cooking, and causing Ryan to drop the pan.
25. Who needs more assurance?
Jeremy, since heās constantly doubting his own identity and his own abilities, but luckily, Ryan is very good at making him feel confident.
26. What would be their theme song?
I went with the Superfruit version of Katy Perryās āRiseā. The slightly anthem-like, powerful feel of the song represents how both Ryan and Jeremy have faced numerous difficulties in their life, but they are still able to succeed and thrive, and both take absolutely no crap from anyone else. Ā
27. Who would sing their child to sleep?
One of the points of contention is that Ryan is interested in having children, but Jeremy doesnāt. In accordance with laws at that time, they wouldnāt be able to co-parent a child, so they decided to hold off on waiting for a child. Also, they tend to energize each other before they go to sleep, so sleeping is not really on the menu. However, Jeremy produces his own music and therefore has the much better singing voice.
28. What do they do when they are away from each other?
Since internet wasnāt widely available, and handheld phones were still quite expensive due to the lack of landlines, they often werenāt able to contact each other while they were away (Ryan is the in-house mechanical engineer at the firm where Jeremy works, so he hardly moves; on the other hand, Jeremy sometimes travels to other nearby areas to talk to investors.) As such, they often simply take note of anything that happens while the other is away and just fill each other in once they reunite.
29. One headcanon about your OTP that breaks your heart.
To absolutely toot my own horn - my own? At least prior to getting with each other, the hate, loathing and just general anger that transpired between the 2 as result of their own beliefs, and both getting hurt as a result of it.
30. One headcanon about your OTP that mends it.
Futureboy (PokeRowan)ās take on Jeremwood in Romance Awareness Month. In this version, the roles are kind of reversed, with Ryan taking on the majority of the self-doubt and personal struggle, with Jeremy more than going out of his way to make Ryan realise that heās awesome. Really, what any partner should do for each other.
31. Who spends all their money on the other/Who likes to buy the other little gifts?
They are both fairly frugal since growing up, they didnāt have large amounts of money, Ryan more so, so they arenāt prone to wild/unnecessary spending regardless and save up and with Jeremyās expertise, do a bit of investing. The only gift they need is each otherās company.
32. Who sleeps in the otherās lap?
Usually, when theyāre just sitting on the couch watching some TV, Jeremy is usually the one to fall asleep first, so Ryan will just let Jeremy lay on his lap, before falling asleep himself. On occasion, Jeremy will just come home and crash on the couch; Ryan will then drape blankets over him and stuff a pillow underneath his head, picking up the briefcase he had dropped to the floor.
33. Who walks around the house half-naked?
Ryan doesnāt have enough shame, nor pay enough attention, to occasionally put on a shirt, so sometimes heāll even leave the house without one; itās not that heās necessarily an exhibitionist, heās just sort of forgetful, and is comfortable enough in his own skin to not mind.
34. Who stays up all night?
Jeremy is used to staying up late at night by his lamp to do stuff like draw and read under the watchful guise of his parents (Ryan would be āup lateā to study after work, but he hated it and crashed as soon as he could), so as an adult, Jeremy would often work late into the night working on some agreement or deal, often resulting in Ryan groggily calling him to bed.
35. Who burns all the food?
Neither. Seriously, neither. Both are so practiced that theyāve even progressed to deliberate and methodical charring and torching. How dare you even suggest that.
36. Who reads OTP prompts and identifies with them?
Ryan is much more of the romantic amongst them and if shown them, could probably pick out most of the fan-fictiony tropes, but Jeremy really sees them both as soulmates and can see how their path has followed the āenemies to friendsā typical trope. (To be fair, neither really read romance - of any kind. Action, sci-fi, and fantasy all the way.)
37. Who constantly wears the otherās clothes?
Both of them. Constantly. Since they both wear the same size of clothes, and both enjoy wearing graphic T-shirts and jeans, but itās not as if they really care either way. However, Jeremy also wears a lot of singlets and muscle shirts, which Ryan doesnāt care for.
38. Who spends all-day running errands/who drives the car?
Jeremy is the only one who can drive (Ryan didnāt have the chance to learn as a teen, and hasnāt picked it up since), so itās usually more convenient to him to drive around picking up dry-cleaning, groceries, etc. Since Ryan is in charge of the cooking, he provides the list of what needs to be bought and occasionally tags along on the big grocery moving weekends. In terms of navigation, Jeremy has lived in the area for long enough that he doesnāt need anyone to guide them.
39. Who poses and who draws?
Back when they were still pining each other, Jeremy was already secretly drawing Ryan for memory, so itās not a huge surprise that he occasionally draws Ryan even now. (Sometimes with clothes, and sometimes without. xD) Besides, Ryan used to model during university, so heās already used to it.
40. When robbing a museum, who backflips through lasers and who strolls on by?
Jeremy used to do gymnastics as a teenager, and he likes the danger, so heāll easily backflip his way through all the traps. On the other hand, Ryan may seem very relaxed as he passes by, but he will not hesitate to defend himself as necessary.
41. Who overdoses it on the alcohol?/Which one gives the other one a piggyback ride when theyāre tired?
Jeremy has no control over his alcohol consumption, so heāll get completely inebriated even before Ryan can stop him; at that point, Ryan has to try and drag him home and into bed ASAP before he does anything to injure himself (which he ABSOLUTELY will - and usually ends up harming Ryan instead). Since Jeremy will often get particularly clingy when drunk, Ryan often ends up piggybacking them into a cab, and then home. Ryan can still get a little tipsy, but heās a lot calmer and rational when he is, and definitely a lot more sure-footed.
42. Who keeps using the otherās last name?
At the time, marriage wasnāt even remotely on their minds, so any notions of taking each otherās names were nowhere. Besides, they are both strong and independent so they are unlikely to take each otherās name regardless.
43. Who screams about the spider, and who brings it outside?
Irrational fears? Please. They just tend to ignore the spider, or any other annoying pest or arthropod, unless it starts to get on them, in which case they just squish with anything nearby, or if need be, their bare hands.
44. Which one gives the other their jacket?
The main issue is that their leather jacket and sweaters and hoodies and so forth just vary in size so much, so Ryan canāt fit in Jeremyās, and Jeremy is rather enveloped by Ryanās. In the end, itās just kind of easier to just remind each other to bring their own jackets.
45. Who keeps getting threatened by the overprotective sibling?
In my canon, neither Jeremy nor Ryan have any siblings, however, considering how Jeremy treated Ryan previously, his friends Victoria and Maisie who knew Jeremy previously keep warning Ryan about him and continuously try to dissuade Ryan away. Eventually caving into his stubbornness, Victoria then proceeded to bore into Jeremy with the āif you hurt my friendā monologue, which he was only mildly intimidated by.
46. Whoās the first one to admit feelings?
(Side note: I acknowledge that most other authors have decided to portray Ryan as the emotionally constipated one, howeverā¦) In this situation, since he had people around him with which to act as a sounding board off of, Ryan came to terms with his feelings much more quickly than Jeremy did, so when he went to Jeremy to admit it before Jeremy himself was comfortable with it, it resulted in someā¦panic. It may have taken a while for them to finally reconcile after the initial shock, but they did. Eventually.
47. How would your OTP be at parenting?
They are incredibly vigilant, organized and driven people who are used to surviving on very few hours of sleep. They can also cook a wide variety of meals very quickly, already have all the Disney movies, and generally, set a pretty good example for behavior. As such, they would excellent parents which they realise as they babysit their friendsā children, and are both seriously considering having kids.
48. Who types with perfect grammar and who uses LEET speak?
Handwritten notes are always the way to go, be it inside brown paper lunch bags, stuck on the fridge, or nestled inside each otherās notes. Although to be perfectly fair, the notes are typically so scribbled that it can be difficult to tell what is being said.
49. Who is bullied and who protects them?
They are way too headstrong and proud to let anyone else push them around. Donāt be ridiculous.
50. Who makes the bad puns and who begrudgingly laughs at them?
Jeremy will generally behave more ridiculously, causing Ryan to just roll his eyes at him; however, Ryan is a bit of an old soul, and often says jokes that he thinks are funny, but really arenāt. They really arenāt.
51. Who comes home to see the other has bought a puppy?/Which one owns a pet that the other is absolutely terrified of?
Neither of them has any particular irrational fears, although Jeremy still occasionally gets nightmares. Also, puppies? They are both huge fans of cats, and frequently adopt cats from the pet shelter now that they can, against their better judgment.
52. Who does the over-zealous cheering for the other?
In terms of overzealousness, Jeremy is definitely more passionate, shouting and hooting after each of Ryanās monologues and scenes, and particularly during the intermission. He will also absolutely pounce on Ryan during the cast parties. And while Ryanās support tends to be more quiet speculation, silent thumbs up and hugs, heās still always there to support Jeremy in his football matches (American) and karate tournaments.
53. Who takes a selfie while the other is sleeping?
Unlike most people who have smartphones and social media (they both use reliable old flip-phones - they can call and thatās all they need to do), they donāt potentially embarrassing photos of each other. All their photos are done by Jeremy (so thereās an unfortunate imbalance, but they donāt care) due to his love for amateur photography, or by a professional, and generally just picture the two of them enjoying each otherās company.
54. Which one would give the other a makeover if they asked?
Ryan can still wear make-up quite effectively from his theatre (and drag queen ^-^) days back in his youth, but Jeremy is way too proud to allow him to do that. War paint is fine.
55. Who would hold the umbrella while it rains?
Ryan is substantially taller than Jeremy so heād definitely do it. On the other hand, they often just eschew the umbrella and run for the nearest shelter because A. Who cares about a little bit of water and B. Itās a lot more fun to just chase each other through the rain and getting absolutely soaked as they do so.
56. Where would they go and what would they do on their ideal vacation?
Jeremy really enjoys travelling, and has been to various cities in the U.S. and neighbouring Canada, and hasnāt yet managed to travel outside North America, and so would love to. On the other hand, having had his first sushi and instant ramen, Ryan is adamant about going to Japan at some point in his life just to eat as much food as he can (whilst looking at other assorted adorable things, of course), and Jeremyās just happy to tag along.
And of course, if anyone has any more questions about my interpretation of Jeremwood (that are non-spoilers, of course :P), feel free to leave any in my inbox. ^-^
