#beemoov

can I make a request of the crush talking to candy for the first time,or what they think of her when they first meet,something like that

sorry for any mistake,English its not my first language

The HSL Boys' first impression of Candy

N/A: Of course you can ! There you go, hope you enjoy these (not entirely satisfied, for some reason I wasn't that inspired)

Nathaniel

Well, Nathaniel first impression was even before meeting her since, well, he was the Student Council President. And yeah, Mrs Shermanskuy probably just dropped him the file and « asked » (read there expected) him to handle it. So basically, first impression was like « Paperwork. More paperwork. »

And he couldn’t even see if she was cute or not because, in case you forgot, there wasn’t even a picture along with the file. And honestly that bugged him.

Because he wanted to know (he did not become a cop out of nowhere, he hates not knowing stuff. Do y’all really think he’s really annoyed by Amber’s gossiping ? C’mon), so he simply started to imagine (based on her name and her infos) what she could look like (not like in a creepy way but more in the way he’d portray a character from his novel way)

And the more he thought about it, even though he didn’t really want to waste time on it, the more curious he became

It’s not everyday a new student comes around and he was a bit tired to run into the same people over and over (especially some he’s known since kindergarten. Which leads to another thing : my man was PRAYING that she would not be Castiel 2.0)

And she wasn’t (thank god) 

And she was cute (thank god x2 ?)

But what was the most striking to him was how outgoing and smiley she was. Their first interaction was smooth, she was nervous but not out of shyness or discomfort, she seemed genuinely excited to be here

She seemed just so easy to be around 

No expectations, no judgement, just vibes honestly (it’s because this girl uses her critical thinking skills once in a blue moon but he doesn’t know that yet. Okay, just kidding, she’s actually super sweet)

He notices how barely few days in Sweet Amoris, she’s talking and laughing with everyone but because of that he also notices that she treats him the exact same way 

And said like that it could seem like a bad thing but it’s not to him : she doesn’t put him on a pedestal or idealises him because he’s a straight A student or the Student  Council President (unlike a certain Melody) but she doesn’t sees him as a teacher pet or an prudish uptight guy who spends his life at school (and yeah, he liked how she laughed at his jokes, made him want to tell more)

So yeah I think if you really think about it, the first thing he noticed about candy (and the thing he liked the most back than and until the end of the game) is her smile and how expressive she is. And on a deeper level, that’s a reflection of how much she cares. 

Castiel

First impression: new girl, groundbreaking. Nothing more. (Okay, mr nonchalant)

But truth to be told, he expected her to be intimidated by him since most people are. 

She wasn’t. In fact she was curious. Cautious too, yes, but curious.

Usually, he doesn’t like curiosity because he associates it with nosiness (and that he hatesss). However he quickly noticed that it wasn’t why Candy was sticking around. She wanted to know more about him but she also understood that it would only happened in his own terms. 

Which at first Castiel believed it to be a crush and doesn’t particularly entertain it (or at least that’s what he tells himself) 

After all, at that point he had just gotten out of a messy relationship (I’m not sure how long it has been since the beginning of HSL and the whole Debrah fiasco before Candy got there, but can’t more than a year)

And then he notices that Candy is just curious about everyone and helping around all the fucking time

So what he thought to be a special treatment, isn’t really (and that bruises his ego a bit lmao) but that’s also the moment where he starts taking her more seriously. And suddenly, he starts feeling the tension between them when he teases her (before that, it was just entertaining but now there’s a new edge to it, and he likes a little too much when she bites back)

He even categorises her as “not annoying » which is high praise coming from him (and the first hint of a crush hum hum)

Lysander

Do we really need to remind everyone that Candy’s first impression of him was that she thought she was a ghost ?

From there you can only imagine that he was confused af

Why the hell would you think that ??? You heard noises in a high school and directly assumed it was a ghost ? 

But then, he’s also a bit endeared because that’s cute (and the fact she went full Sherlock Holmes about it is cute too) 

Also liked that she didn’t tell anyone when she found out about his and Castiel’s rehearsals 

I believe Lysander trusts  gut feelings a lot when it comes to people and truly, I believe he felt that he could trust candy right away

He saw how earnest she was and how good willed, she simply didn’t mean harm to anyone (besides Amber, but even then it’s pretty chill compared to how much of a b*tch Amber could be in HSL) 

He also notices her wandering the halls like she’s trying not to get lost.

Their first conversation is soft, almost hesitant.

Candy listens to him without interrupting, without rushing him and that alone makes him comfortable around her. And she actually seems to think about what he saying, as if she cared about his opinion despite not knowing him for long 

He finds her presence refreshing, grounding despite the usual chaos she seems to attracts

I feel like Lysander is the LI that realises his crush the fastest BUT he’s the one that took the most time to develop it (like it took him a little while to GET that crush, but once it was here, he didn’t shy away from it) and honestly it starts as something calm and unassuming, like background music he doesn’t realise he’s memorised yet (sorry y’all, I’ve been rewatching brigerton and I’m kinda getting ahead of myself with the metaphors) 

Kentin

We all know that Candy knew KEN before HSL

But since I’ve seen many in this fandom being pissed at Candy for considering Kentin as a romantic option only AFTER the glow-up, let’s rewrite the story a bit (because I can)

Let’s rewind back to middle school, where they met each other (before going to the same highschool and then moving to Sweet Amoris for their final year)

Kentin, or Ken if you may, was not the popular kid as you’d expect. But neither was Candy. She had friends, she did good in school, not exceptionally but still pretty good. She was friendly with everyone, staying out of dramas despite having friends who were magnets for it (and yeah, I mean Laeti, the closer I get to growing my frontal lobe to its full potential, the more I realise that « friends » like her might be fun, but only if you’re wiling to put aside your peace of mind).

Ken, on the other hand, did not have much friends. Not any, truth to be told. There were some guys that were nice to him, people he could chat with, but never close enough to call them friends. And for the rest of the kids, there were pretty harsh on him (to put it mildly)

Which is why he never expected a girl like Candy to even look at him. And she didn’t. Not because she didn’t want to, but because Kentin was so good at trying to make himself invisible that she didn’t even get to notice him (or notice that the reason he was doing that was because he tried to avoid the others picking on him)

But at some point, they were paired for a group work or some activity (could be a history presentation or a PE activity, your pick) and that was their first interaction. 

He knew who she was before he ever talked to her, and yeah, he taught she was pretty. Immediately. 

Their first conversation is short, awkward, and mostly one-sided because he panics. Candy smiles at him anyway, like his nervousness doesn’t bother her. In fact, she even tries to make him more comfortable by cracking a joke or two. 

And that’s it. He’s done for. From that day on, she becomes someone he wants to impress, even if he has no idea how.

And let’s say that we’re still in this middle school setting, so Candy’s friends (or other bullies) tease her for her « friendship » with Kentin and Candy, as we see in the game, reacts pretty badly to that (I mean she gets easily riled up by Amber’s immaturity and all so when she was even younger, it could have been worse. And seing how horrible Laeti was with him, it could have rubbed off on her to some extent). So Candy tries to tone it down, plays uninterested  (or even slightly annoyed) when Kentin is around and people are watching. But she’s never proud of it and every time she can, she tries to make up for it to Kentin (which makes him falls harder despite it being quite toxic)

Thank god, in HSL, Candy’s attitude towards Ken doesn’t last more than a few episodes. It’s a bit sad that she allows herself to be openly nice to him only after his glow-up but hey, they’re kids after all (she’s learning, let her cook) 

Armin

Now, Armin is the hardest to imagine because he is the embodiment of nonchalance.

Even more than Castiel (bad comparison because we all know that Castiel is CHALANT af, he’s just emo about it)

So I don’t think he really thought much about it besides « cute ». 

However, I do believe that « she’s cute » quickly turned into « fun to mess with » 

So he did

And she kinda grew on him

Not so nonchalant then, are we ? 

But I think if you were to put it into popular tropes, it's clearly a friends to lovers.

Therefore, that's why Armin's first impression of Candy was that "she's someone I could be friend with"

And it doesn't seem like a lot but it truly is because Armin is really independent. He's easy-going but mainly because he knows he doesn't need to be surrounded by people at all time (unlike his twin) to feel good. So he just acts how he feels like acting and it draws people in (the art of being authentic)

So for him to consider Candy becoming a part of his circle (that is inexistent as far as we know off ??? I mean before he adopted Nathaniel and started rage baiting Kentin) is pretty big and it's honestly the only way for him to get romantically interested in someone. He needs to be their friend first (he's the guy friend that's gonna come up to you with "there's something I need to tell you" someday. Dreadful)

Alrighttt so not entirely satisfied as I said, perhaps went a bit out of topic but you know what ? hell yeh

Also I got in my inbox questions about whether or not the requests were open and the answer is : YES.

However, some requests are pretty similar (perhaps from the same anon, and if that's the case, I see you bestie) so obviously I can't really do them or it'll get very boring, very soon. All that to say, be specific or you can even ask for prompts if that's what you're going for (just know that I started a corporate internship which basically means I'm either being exploited or being left in a corner to rot and, as horrible as it sounds, it gives me plenty of time to write. On the company's wifi too, so a win is a win lmao)