13. Which of the 7 Deadly Sins best describes them?
Engel: Mmm, perhaps Sloth fits the best? For the fact that Engel doesnât do the things that he must, namely, taking care of himself. Heâs certainly gotten a little better at it now but heâs not above ignoring his bodyâs cries for food or for rest. While he tries to eat at the same times everyday, he doesnât eat much - not nearly enough to sustain himself - and his sleep schedule doesnât exist. Heâs lucky if he can go four hours a night.
Ilsa: The closest I can pick for Ilsa would be Wrath. If itâs involving Engel sheâs willing to do anything. She gets angry on his behalf, will take revenge for him, will hate for him. Because Engel doesnât. Heâd rather hate himself than others. Heâll take the blame on himself instead of laying it on others, and because she knows this Ilsa will be the one that casts it on others.
14. Are they prone to outbursts (of violence, extreme emotion⌠exc⌠)?
Engel: Heâs quick to discredit himself and put himself down. If the stress piles up too high, Engel is prone to tears or just shutting down entirely.
Ilsa: Sheâs prone to anger in Engelâs defence.Â
Otherwise the two of them are very go-with-the-pace kind of people. Engel always wishes to believe in the good of people and Ilsa is just always wary.Â
Character Building Questions
Engel: Getting the managerial position at Petit Petales. He isnât the most confident in his own abilities, but because Botany was a passion he shared with Annelie, he always gave his all to it and he was genuinely happy for once when he was given his position at the flower shop.
Ilsa: Getting Engel back into a semi-healthy state. It wasnât easy when Engelâs body was already so used to functioning on so little, but she was eventually able to get their shared body into a safer weight and to keep it there. Anything that keeps Engel alive, sheâll accept as an accomplishment.
Engel: These are a shared fear. Agoraphobia and autophobia. Fears of open spaces and of being abandoned. Open spaces, specifically wide open spaces make it very hard for Engel to breathe, itâs why he usually travels around with his hood up. The hood acts as a buffer and restricts his field of view so that things donât feel as wide open as they are. Wide open spaces make him feel insignificant, even more so than usual, and ties into his fears of abandonment. Heâs terrified of being forgotten and left all alone. Heâd rather just be alone than make the connections and have them all leave him. He already doesnât think of himself as important enough, so to have others corroborate that thought is terrifying to him.
Ilsa: Her greatest fear that sheâs never spoken aloud or told anyone is of disappearing. She knows what she is and what she is not. Sheâs accepted that one day Engel might not need her anymore, but sheâs still scared of that day. She doesnât want Engel to think of it as her abandoning him, she never wants to be the cause of his distress.
