#fishandships

6. What is/are their love language(s)?

Both Veldora and Ryn react well to words of affirmation. Veldora often boasts about his capabilities, but he gets bashful when Ryn wholeheartedly agrees with him. Ryn, meanwhile, needs to hear what Veldora thinks about her and her abilities- it always puts a smile on her face, and gives her a confidence boost to keep going.

24. What is something they have each had to forgive the other for?

Ooooh good question!

Ryn has had to forgive Veldora for what he's done before she met him. She took a while to wrap her mind around all the things he did, since she wasn't there, and it's entirely different from how she's always viewed him. He's always been harmless, friendly, and welcoming to her. So it's pretty shocking.

Veldora almost immediately forgave Ryn for not being able to answer him when he confessed his love to her initially. He was grateful she handled it so kindly, though of course he was deeply disappointed that she couldn't answer in kind. Here, he was hoping for some sort of whirlwind romance situation. (How, when he was in a bubble? Who knows. Ask him, not me.)

28. Write a ~300 fantasy one of them has about the other.

Go ahead and murder me, why don't you. 😝PG-13 spice below.

~*~

Veldora let himself think about Ryn, his eyes falling closed as he sprawled back on his sofa. Oh, Ryn. He thought about running his hands through her soft hair. Kissing her lips. Then kissing her elsewhere: on the tip of her nose, her cheeks, her jawline, down her neck, and…

His thoughts continued to list the next several places he wanted to kiss. His hands itched with the sudden urge to help her out of her shirt, so he could touch wherever he liked. So he could listen to the sounds Ryn made when he touched in the right places at the right time. He thought about the way she’d suck in a quick breath, breaking away from his kisses so she could try to compose herself. He always gave her a sporting chance, but quickly resumed the kisses not long after. Besides, composure was the last thing he wanted from her, in situations like that.

His mind continued, as he rested one arm behind his head and his eyes slid half-open to peer vaguely in the direction of the ceiling, unfocused.

Yes. He loved when she lost her composure. That was the best part of it all. Watching how flushed she got. How he could coax her out of any shyness in favor of gasping his name, just by using his fingers and mouth in the right ways. And he certainly had his favorite techniques—he jokingly thought of them as ‘skills’, lowercase ‘s’—that he had developed in their time together.

It helped that he had a firsthand peek into her mind. Yes. Knowing what riled her up, in turn, helped get things going on his end, too.

...Phew. He was getting warm thinking about it. Maybe he should go find Ryn and do something about it.

~*~

20. What is a promise they have made to each other?

Elle has, naturally, promised to keep any information she has on the local Darknight Hero a secret. After all, he has nothing to do with Diluc, and such speculation could be harmful to Diluc. ( :P )

Diluc, meanwhile, has promised to keep Elle informed of his plans, as best he can. I think he'd get up to leaving little signs for her in her home or at the Winery- signs that indicate he plans to be home by a certain time, or that he'll be gone for a while but not to worry, that sort of thing. I imagine those signs are things Kaeya would also recognize, so if Elle ever notes anything alarming, she could go to him for aid.

23. Write a ~300 scene between them with no dialogue, only body language.

Sure. *Cracks knuckles* This is more like 200 but you get it anyway.

~*~

Elle sipped her apple cider, eyeing the bar. Diluc was manning it tonight, his hair tied back in a high ponytail, his demeanor, as always, professional and to the point. He helped a couple of regulars, nodding them in the direction of their usual table.

As the regulars headed off, his eyes met Elle's. Even as his lips quirked in a faint smile, his eyebrows lifted in silent question.

Elle shook her head, minutely, smiling in return. Then, purely on a whim, she blew him an air kiss.

Diluc's eyes widened, and she could have sworn she saw color blooming over his cheeks before he turned his head away, busying himself with a chore behind the bar. She saw the curve of his cheek just fine, however, that indicated he was smiling. When he had, theoretically, composed himself, he glanced in her direction again.

Elle did it again.

Diluc's shoulders shook. He shot her a look full of mock rebuke, but his eyes were dancing with too much mirth for it to be at all convincing. He was, to her delight, blushing a bit at her actions.

Her smile grew, and she went back to her cider. Diluc, meanwhile, returned to his work, but the smile remained on his lips.

~*~

25. What moves do they know work on the other?

Diluc likes to tell Elle what he was planned for that evening, first thing in the morning before they head off to work. That way, she has all day to think about it.

🍅 How easily is your OC embarrassed? What subjects make them flush and why? What event has made your OC the most embarrassed they’ve ever been?

Day-to-day, not very easily. If she's clumsy, she will laugh it off, and she doesn't have a problem being a bit silly with kids or animals (or her partner). She's had to deal with years of criticism (some warranted, some not) from her time in the Akademiya, as well, so she's not as embarrassed about comments on her writing as she could be.

That said, direct praise can catch her off-guard. This is a "problem" because that's what Kaveh likes to do, lol.

The most embarrassed she's ever been... it's less "embarrassed" and more "humiliated", but I think it was the event that caused her to leave the Akademiya. She had to deal with a slew of condescending comments from an advisor about something she had worked hard on, and realized that this person would never be satisfied with her work, and in fact seemed to enjoy tearing her work to pieces in front of others.

She left the Akademiya shortly after that.

💥 Are there any emotions your OC doesn’t know how to deal with, doesn’t understand or hates having to feel? Any reason behind this?

Oh this is a really interesting question! I think she carries a lot of complicated feelings about her time in the Akademiya. She still has that spark of curiosity that got her into her studies in the first place, but it's dimmed drastically. She remembers some classmates fondly, but she also remembers some professors with vitriol. She can walk through the Akademiya with her eyes closed, but she's reluctant to ever set foot in there again.

She doesn't quite know what the answer is, but when she decides to let go of the past and embrace her current successes and ambitions, she gains an Anemo Vision, so I imagine she processes this all eventually.

⭐ Does your OC like to sleep alone or do they enjoy sharing their bed? Have they been to any sleepovers? Have they ever been camping? What did they think of the experiences if so?

Kay struggles in the warm weather in Sumeru, and needs a cool room with a fan going, sheets made from cooling materials, and maybe even a cold/wet hand towel on her forehead on especially warm nights. All this to say, as much as she loves cuddling with Kaveh, she can only just about manage touching fingertips with him at the most on super hot nights... but she still wants him there, because it means he's resting.

🍇 Does your OC have any bad habits? Does your OC have any addictions like smoking or drinking? How did they fall into these habits and why?

She leaves her tea steeping for 30+ minutes because she'll forget it's there, or lose track of how long it's been steeping and think, "just five more minutes". GB is appalled. Chang buys her a tea timer. She uses it about 10% of the time (very earnestly). Albert laughs and gets her extra honey. She drinks the tea regardless of how long it's steeped.

I can see her getting more of a caffeine addiction over the years because of how unpredictable enemies are, so falling asleep is tough. And then of course she'd be worried about being woken up in the middle of the night by an enemy, so her sleep would be light and troubled.

🐍 Is your OC a good liar? How easy is it for them to tell lies? What is the biggest lie they’ve ever told and did they ever get found out? On the other hand, what is the biggest lie someone has told your OC and did they believe them?

Liz will lie her ass off to protect her teammates. "Who else is on this mission?" "Only me." "Who's this guy?" "Dunno, never seen 'em before." etc. That said, in her daily life she prefers not to if she can avoid it.

I think the biggest "lie" was probably the false feeling of safety in the cyborg household, prior to her becoming a cyborg. Jet was the only one who was sharp and short with her, and part of it was his concern that she was going to be dragged into the mess the rest of them had. Albert and Liz both ignored that, and well, now she's one of them. Jet was right.

(Jet's reaction to getting Liz home after she was turned cyborg was to set her up with a racing video game and play it with her until she was too exhausted to stay awake, then fetch Albert to watch over her. They're besties.)

🏀 Does your OC have any skills that people wouldn’t expect them to have? Do they have a hobby or pass time that others would consider strange or weird? How did they learn this particular skill or pick up this hobby?

Liz is a tank, much like G. Jr., and they often team up to (quite literally) bowl people over in fights. But she can also phase through walls, since she's a newer model and a certain doctor was getting ambitious with his designs. So imagine you try to lock yourself into a bank vault to get away from some powerful cyborgs, then one of them casually phases through the wall and flings you into the security boxes. Yeah. That's what Liz can do.

I don't think she has any "strange" or "unusual" hobbies. Like Albert, she likes to read. She likes games, she likes exercise, she likes the theater- OH that's right. Perhaps her penchant for knowing what Shakespeare play GB is referencing is something others might find odd. I wrote a fic about that ages ago and put it here on Tumblr. :D