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Hey Ghostie, now i could be wrong... but I think this Spam is yours? :3c

Vallesta and Phaeith had a ‘thing.’ A thing where... he walked her home. She offered him hearth, food, and bath.. Then he took his stand, outside of her door. Usually, she would toss and turn in her bed, only to find herself sleepless, and exhausted. This time around, Phaeith figured out a whole new way of being close to the man. He rested himself against the outside of her door, and she rested her back against the inside of her door. What Vallesta didn’t know, was that, as of late.. She has been making a little nest for herself by the door, for some odd reason. Something about feeling less lonely, and close to someone. A few scraggy sheets, with tons of pillows on the ground. She would awaken before the sun would pierce the windows, only to pretend that she was quietly sleeping in her bed.. It was a thing. They had a thing. A bond forged out of the hottest of fires, something she still did not understand right now. 

   He walked into her life in July, escorted her to a Ball, then disappeared. He walked back into her life, and they shared the loss of their close friend, ‘Nas of Eversong.’ When he walked back into her life, he joined the House. He became one of her trusted members, and he still is. Except, he became her personal Guard. For the past couple of months, they managed to forge some type of exceptional bond, that left her.. Feeling something in that void of a heart she had. Perhaps it was because in this dark time, he would break his ploy as her Guard, to tell her jokes whenever she would be in the middle of a meeting, prepared to break down. Perhaps it was because he would give her hugs, when she knew he had personal space problems, due to his past. Perhaps it was because he treated her like she mattered, without having ulterior motives. Perhaps, it was because he was humane. Wholesome. Dauntless. Free, and kind with her. Perhaps she was lost, and he somehow helped find her. In a weird sense, Vallesta became her anchor in this dark time, and she wondered what she would have done if he wasn’t around.. But.. then.. 

   There was Eldy. Eldrin Emberfist, a man of smiles, hugs, and homemade brew. He had a knack for nearly giving Phaeith heart attacks, always walking up to her with some new injury that they *both* knew would make her run around like a chicken with it’s head cut off, the moment she saw *his* own blood dripping. Eldy and Vallesta had become friends in a short period of time, and for once, it felt nice. They did a thing, where the two of them would notice Phaeith being sad, so, they would opt to carry the conversation, and she would listen. A thing.. That was their thing. Where, Eldrin would go off about his recent victories in some type of new Brawl match, and Vallesta would bring up his past stories, of his own victories. Not without congratulating him, and telling Phaeith to be proud that Eldy was victorious, not the one who was stuck in the infirmary. That.. that was their thing. 

That is so many questions that I am foaming at the mouth to answer; thank you c':

4. What are 3 of their irrational fears?

Alsaide's most irrational fears are probably fog/mist, and the dark. To get specific, he gets very uneasy when it's dark outside. He has nightmares of being underground, looking out windows in abandoned Underdark cities and it's pitch black. There's a disembodied voice, clear as anything, that mocks him while he searches for a way out. It never gets brighter; the sun never rises here. He never finds the exit. He never escapes the voice. Fog/mist gives him that distant, uncomfortable nostalgia for a time he'd rather forget. For a third fear: he's also very afraid of mind flayers. Any mind readers/controllers. But especially mind flayers.



Tsaresk does not have irrational fears. They are all rational, thank you, have a nice day. But since he has unwittingly osmosis-ed genuine human emotion, he's now afraid of experiencing them for himself. He knows what it's like second-hand, but to actually feel those throes of grief and sorrow? Oh lord is he not ready. He is afraid of the sun, as ilithids are. It's very primal, he can't think, can't do anything other than try to escape it. And it's humiliating, being reduced to that. Aaaand the most irrational, nonsensical fear is that something could happen to take Alsaide away from him. (He shouldn't care. He shouldn't. But...)



5. How affectionate are they? What are their top love languages?

Alsaide is very affectionate! He comes from a huggy, touchy family, and while he knows that not everybody is, and of course he will respect that, he looooves giving hugs. Or just. Physical contact in general. He's too big on permission/consent to just. Go for it though. But by all means, ask! He's also big on acts of service and quality time. Lastly, a big way he shows his love by making a genuine interest to engage with his loved ones' passions. Music buff? He'll pick up a book on theory, or history to better relate. Gardening? Book on horticulture, read cover to cover.



Tsaresk is not affectionate in the slightest. Tolerance is the highest degree of affection he manages 90% of the time and he's allergic to feelings. (He is also a liar, and is affectionate in his own weird way if one knows where to look). He has developed a fondness for physical touch, and, while he never initiates it, is actually very receptive to receiving it. (He likes to be leaned on, and will return a hug. Loosely.) He doesn’t know how to offer comfort, but he’ll linger at the edge of someone's orbit, watching, waiting for an ask he can answer. (Creepy? Perhaps. He’s trying.) And, it’s not really words of affirmation, persay, but sometimes his bluntness is great for re-contextualizing a perspective!

6. On an average day, what can they be found doing after dinner?

Alsaide is a huge weirdo that will relax for a bit and then go work out. Again. Someone stop him. He likes to go for runs and does so often. He’ll get one in either before or after dinner depending on the day, but once he’s actually settling in, he’ll just kind of occupy communal spaces looking for company. He likes to be around other people and just, visit. This is prime time to hear about everybody’s day. He’s a great listener and is very content to do just that. 

During his wind down, after dinner period, Tsaresk is pretty consistently and predictably wherever Alsaide is. Before, observing spending time with Alsaide was his relaxing after-work activity. The dynamic is different now, but he definitely still seeks Alsaide’s company when he’s decompressing. His preferred joint activity is reading, but will chat if that’s what circumstances call for. Can’t often get him to indulge in those runs though. 

8. What will always make them smile? What will always make them cry?

Someone trying to make Alsaide smile has a very good chance at succeeding. Especially Marcel. He appreciates the gesture, if nothing else, and it means a lot to him to have someone invested in cheering him up. He’s prone to being way too in his own head, but is very quick to smile, and appreciates things genuinely with ease despite being such a ruminator. He also cries easily, (it’s fine, it doesn’t embarrass him at all,) but it’s pretty much never from being physically or emotionally wounded. He’ll cry because a song was moving, or because Marcel got him a birthday gift, (or because he’s grieving, or guilty, or remembering). But it’s really hard to hurt his feelings conventionally. 

Feeling superior, having a notable breakthrough, triumphing over someone that’s only marginally less intelligent/skilled, and succeeding all make Tsaresk smile. But a smile of genuine contentment is pretty much reserved for Alsaide. (The circle is widening! Slowly. But it is!) Tsaresk has never cried. He isn’t sure that he can, even with his new… condition. But if something was going to make him cry it’d probably be loss. After he’s had his fit of rage and removed every particle of the cause from planes physical and immaterial and made them wish they had never been a thought, well, that might be the only thing left to do…

16. How do they like their baths/showers? Hot/cold, long/short?

Alsaide likes cold showers! Since he’s a bit of a fitness nut, cooling off after a workout can be absolutely heavenly. It leaves him feeling revitalized and ready to go. It’s like actually waking up. He usually keeps them short. Veeeery occasionally he’ll take a long shower or a bath, and those are always hot, but by the time he gets out it’ll be cold. That’s for when he’s sad or deep in thought. 

Tsaresk loves being damp. He could stay in a bath/shower indefinitely and he ultimately prefers pretty tepid water. Unfortunately however, there are things to do that can’t be done from the tub/shower. He isn’t usually that indulgent, but yes. Loves being wet.

19. What do they wish they knew more about?

Alsaide is actually pretty proactive on that front. If he wants to know more about something he just. Learns. He isn’t at all discouraged by being a beginner, nor is he ashamed of being behind his peers. (For instance, he started learning magic very late, and has never been bothered about not being very good.) That said, there is definitely a point where he wishes he had learned something else. Maybe if he hadn’t been so infatuated with becoming a swordsman things would have turned out different.