you’re 100% correct and you should say it

i’ve brought this up like ten times in the last day, but i really hate the himbo-fication that happens to characters that aren’t overly loud/are anxious. that’s a fully grown man that stays at home to care for a family member, just because he’s anxious doesn’t mean he’s incapable of yknow.

functioning like a human being.

ANYWAYS

yeah :) you’re right :)

he’s a very smart guy, and obviously has a knowledge on caretaking (even if you haven’t read the comic where he’s feeding and giving his grandma medication, he talks about living with her.)

Ooh, more asks!

P : PARTNER: Someone intelligent and challenging, while she is as drawn to people she finds attractive as anyone else, she would rapidly lose interest if they offered nothing more than a pretty face. She chalks up choosing someone based wholly on physical traits to be a Seeker ideal, while someone with wit would actually garner her attention. They would need to be her equal to be considered a partner more than a simple curiousity or dalliance. And not Gridanian.

V : VALENTINE: indifferent. She has no idea what it is and considering the city its celebrated in she’ll probably not have any direct exposure or interest in the whole affair!

Waterboy could blow a dudes head smooth off their fucking shoulders with some practice and honing of his abilities.

Prompt with that context with two lanes:

Waterboy displaying his powers by helping free civilians trapped in rubble and the moment his team realizes how fucking strong Herm is and how glad they are he’s on their side.

Route one:

Robert with his competency kink thinks that’s hot as hell & bones the hell outta the dude for it.

Route two- The Plot version:

Robert helps fabricate Mecha Man & is broke as shit, he would be ecstatic because oh my god water jet cutters are so fucking expensive, he 100% would take advantage of having an easily accessible water jet cutter that doesn’t need cooldown. Despite not quite being at the level of precision that CNC would get you, Herm is shockingly accurate (i like to imagine that as a kid, he’d use his powers to hit random targets he set up in his backyard and got really precise with his aim.). Robert asks for Waterboy’s help in etching details on the Mecha Man suit for a new design post-shroud. Somewhere along the redesign and prototype process for the new suit, Robert steps back and realizes how much he loves the idea that Herm’s contributions to the redesign are visible and everyone will be able to see it- oh my god it’s because he has a massive crush on Herm. Oh no, that’s why he loves the idea of everyone being able to see the impact Waterboy has on the details of his suit. Oh fuck this isn’t good, now what does he even do?? He’s not even close to finishing the designs and is scheduled to work with the guy twice a week for this project, oh noooooo. Guess he has to kiss him, there’s just no other way out of this. [Waterboy has been trying to flirt with Robert this entire time but of course Robert was so focused on getting Mecha Man up and ready with this new outer plating design that he completley missed all the signals causing Waterboy to be this 🤏 close to giving up bc the man doesn’t seem interested at all.]

everyone is going to be so tired of me when i’m on my fiftieth watermech fic LMAO

as silly as herman is as a character i think it’s really important that people don’t forget that he’s 100% a grown ass man. it happens in every fuckin’ fandom that a vaguely anxious character or someone that’s not throwing their weight around becomes the baby, and not in a fun way.

that’s a grown man

like how you mentioned them working together/him honing his skill, i can 100% see that because what else is he gonna do! you’ve got a weird power, you might as well learn how to do cool shit with it.

also my fave flavor of anything is the more collected one going ‘ah fuck that loser has wooed me with his strange manner’

herman: thanks for letting me work on your suit robert :)

robert: i want you……

YOU GET ME

a lot of his animated cutscenes are just him cat barfing up water for the comedy value but yeah of course he would work with everyone super well!

in turn i like to think that he fucks himself up with his powers :)

because truly. where tha water come from herman??

in MY opinion we have two options :P one where he’s using the water from his own body and can massively dehydrate himself and fuck his muscles and cells up, and the other that he’s slurping water from the air, which could be absolutely fucked if there’s any time of airborne illness/poison/whatever.

also. that boy surely gets hypothermia easy. freezing his skin where he’s leaking, in the winter gets constantly hit with the flu and colds.

it comes for everyone eventually. don’t try to fight it

i'm not in the server myself but all the fics have been so fun to read :>

yaaaaay i’m glad you’re liking it! we’re also only 1/3 of the way through :P there’s 8 more things to be posted!

everyone has worked hard on their gifts so i’m glad that they’re getting the love they deserve (⁠｡⁠･⁠ω⁠･⁠｡⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠♡