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Lexi dated a human named Bernice, nicknamed Bird, almost out of the gate during her first year of college at Acmetropolis University, after going out for lunch once they found out they had quite a few prereq classes together, and things were good for a few months. Bird was outgoing and sharp as a tack and put in the time and care in their relationship in a way Lexi had never really experienced before. She had an air about her that made everyone stop and listen to what she had to say - and Lexi valued her opinion greatly, to the point where when Bird started making offhand comments about things Lexi liked that she didn’t particularly enjoy, Lexi found herself losing interest in them.

Dancing was cool, for example, especially with Bird and her friends at the clubs they liked, but wanting to join the school’s cheerleading team was kinda lame, and it was important to listen to what Bird said, and help her whenever she was hurt, even when it was in response to something that had hurt Lexi, but listening to Lexi when she said she didn’t really like how Bird’s friends made comments about how lucky she was to be dating a Bunny, and doing what they did, was, like, just a joke, right? And it’s not like they were wrong.

It was almost the end of their first year when it came to a head - tension between them had been building, with Lexi becoming steadily less enamored and more frustrated with a give and take relationship that had tipped the scale all the way to only give, and even their friends (who had been Bird’s friends first) began to grow colder around her. Bird started going to more parties than classes, and relying on Lexi to pick her up and talk her down, even when Lexi had told her she couldn’t come that night or another because she had a test she needed to study and sleep for. After caving and going to a house party with Bird in a bid to compromise (something she always had to do now, never Bird)because Bird said they didn’t feel like they did anything fun together anymore, Bird and her friends bailed on Lexi, leaving her alone at an address she hadn’t even written down, a few drinks in, and having to turn down folks that were interested in one of the only animal girls there, and that was it. 

They broke up the next day, with Bird more concerned with the fact that Lexi ditched her to take a taxi home rather than how incredibly unsafe Lexi had felt to where she’d had to eat the cost of the fare to get home after being left on read multiple times, and while that hurt Lexi deeply, the finishing blow was having almost her entire friend group at the Acmetropolis campus drop her. They had been Bird’s friends first, as they’d liked to tease when she and Bird were together, and they were Bird’s friends now above all else.

Being cut adrift so harshly made Lexi reexamine a lot of things about herself, even things that weren’t her fault, and finally when cheerleading tryouts came around again not too long afterwards, Lexi decided she wasn’t going to let anybody else decide what she should or shouldn’t do. The rest is history.

Bird, thankfully, hasn’t tried to get back into Lexi’s life too much aside from the ever-classic shitty “thinking about u :(” texts that just-so-happened to coincide with Lexi and the rest of the team finally going public with their superhero work. That’s less because of Bird’s good sense and more because in the lead-up to the team’s official announcement, Lexi asked Tech to help her scour any way to contact her from Bird’s end on social media from existence, and he’s nothing if not thorough.

🎀 Who would my muse sleep with if nobody ever had to know?

Oh, man. Queen Athena, probably! Not because there’d be any pushback against her sleeping with her, but more because that’d mean she could finally fly out to her planet like Athena keeps saying she should do, hint hint, treat that chlorophyllic beanstalk of a woman right, and fly back without it cutting into any hero duties, because obviously if no one realized it occurred there wasn’t anything urgent happening at the time that needed Lexi’s help with it. Lexi likes to think that her choice in partners normally isn’t something that will cause concern for her friends or family as-is, otherwise. It’s just hard to get the time off to travel the galaxy when the world is busy being in peril more or less every few days.

💘 What are the ways my muse says ‘I love you’ without actually saying it?

Making sure the people she loves are taken care of, for one thing. Lexi is both the obnoxious mom friend who lovingly bullies you into eating your first meal of the day or drinking water regularly and also very quietly persistent when she wants to be, or when she knows the in-your-face approach won’t work. She’ll share her food, make them tea or coffee when she’s making some for herself, pick up their favorite snack while she’s out and leave it somewhere she knows they’ll find it later, stuff like that. 

She’ll also encourage them to take naps or call it a night early when tiredness is obviously winning out. She’s pretty good about keeping track of the times for friend’s meds and helps them remember to take them if she knows they’ve been struggling to keep up with them lately. Her internal clock and memory isn’t the greatest, but she knows two heads are better than one for making sure you don’t miss a dose and have a meal to take it with, y'know?

💯 What is my muse’s ideal date?

Two criteria: somewhere outside, and somewhere sunny. Bright, warm days are such a rarity on post-meteor Acmetropolis, with its permanently altered weather patterns, and Lexi hates to miss out on the few the planet gets during any season. Take her out dancing once the sun’s gone down, but before then, help her make the most of the day! It can be in a park or at the beach or in one of Acmetropolis’ few remaining protected forests, doing whatever activities available to you there, just as long as there’s open air and enough space for the both of you to soak up the sun and stretch your legs.

💑 What are my muse’s requirements for a potential partner?

Lexi has a few, aside from the basics that anyone would look for, like someone who respects and listens to her and is willing to compromise and communicate with her. She looks for partners with a good sense of humor that syncs up well with her own - if they can’t laugh at the same things sometimes, it’s just not likely to work out! She likes partners with a sense of flair - people who are confident in who they are and what they do and aren’t afraid to show it, and own it however that manifests for them. 

She also is easily drawn to people who aren’t afraid to care a lot about people and the things they enjoy - there’s something magnetic about that passion and empathy, especially now that she’s a superhero who’s been made hyper-aware of all the things she can do to help others every day, and gets to learn about all sorts of new and exciting skills she sometimes never even knew existed. Own that shit! She’s had enough of people affecting apathy to look cool and smarter than everyone else when she was in college, if you think it’s dumb to like things she doesn’t even wanna look at you, man.