#ethalse

though they're not in an open relationship - they did try it for a while, but both of them decided against it. instead they have bed talks. in the evening, after everything goes silent and calm, they lay in bed together and talk about their attraction to others. false fangirls about how cute grian is in that new shirt he bought, etho can't stop smiling while he's talking about the flirt he had with pearl that day. they cuddle and talk about it for hours, sometimes.

false dragged her boyfriend etho into a costume shop for halloween. etho comes out of the changing room dressed as a cactus. false, in a cowboy costume, jokes that they now only need their friend bdubs in a horse costume and they could make a wild west movie parody. and who would've guessed that bdubs is completely on board with it, even offering to carry false on his back. wait, why is etho not jealous that his friend is flirting with his girlfriend?

Etho is confident enough in his relationship with False that he isn't scared of her cheating. And he's confident enough in his friendship with Bdubs that he wouldn't be a cheater. It's nice to see them both getting along, even if it's something as ridiculous as this.

And... Maybe there's part of him that wouldn't mind the two being in a relationship. But also with him. All three of them.

false became a knight for one reason only; to make sure her family is save at home, getting fed regularly. etho on the other hand became a knight out of boredom, having run away from home recently, with no place to go but the knight academy. when he meets his senior, false, he immediately wants her to wreck him. though, some (sexy) drama ensues when she finds him sneaking around at night, snacking on the food that was meant for her family…

Etho didn't realise the food wasn't communal. It's in the kitchen, so he thought it was just available for all! He didn't know False had a long-standing pact with the chefs to keep food aside for her!

Etho just... he doesn't feel comfortable eating with the other knights. He hates showing his face, and eating is kind of hard without it. He sneaks food to a quiet place, since even their living space is shared.

He didn't expect to be caught. And he certainly didn't expect to be caught by the senior he fantasises about, whose food is what he's apparently eating. And who he can't even focus on her scolding because he's too busy looking at her lips. He thinks he manages to nod dumbly at the appropriate points.

False pretty quickly realises Etho isn't listening to her. She isn't blind, she's noticed the trainee watching her. He's a promising knight, though he lacks commitment. He could rival her if he put more effort into his training. Clearly, though, he's had other priorities...

It's not often they have the energy or time to spend in the bedroom. False is usually asleep the moment her head hits the pillow. Some nights she doesn't make it that far, and Etho carries her to bed from the sofa. The kids are at that frustrating stage where they want to do anything but sleep, so Etho is often up later than usual. It works well with his insomniac tendencies (he sometimes still does contract work late into the night) but mornings are awful.

They're lucky to have such good friends around them, who are happy to have the kids every so often. Despite that, they still spend most of those nights doing nothing more than sitting on the sofa and watching a movie.

Etho loves to be cuddled, he convinces other hermits to cuddle him but by far his favorite person to cuddle is his partner False, who is another fox hybrid like him, which means they cuddle by laying on top of each other in one of their dens. (Etho is an arctic fox and False is a fennec fox)

Foxes are very flexible, so it looks like when they cuddle that they are boneless, due to the flexibility of their spine and how they lay on top of each other, head resting near each other, and arms and legs tangled.

(I’m taking this as False x Etho - Mod Royal)

But the issue is, half of the HEP members are dating MR fighters.

Also the list if you want them-

Grian X Mumbo

Doc X Bdubs

False X Etho

Impulse X Tango