Dating Headcanons: Idia Shroud
┆ ° ♡ • ➵ ✩ ◛ ° So sorry for the lack of posting and activity! the semester is ending and i've just been having massive writers block recently. I started this headcanons back in the midst of October, well, now its late November. Requests are currently open, I need some inspiration or prompts right now. Some of these are generic Idia headcanon's so, beware! + not proofread (P.S thank you for 40 followers!)
He is an incredibly jealous person. He probably gatekeeps you. He’s not the type to say anything, let alone do anything when he sees someone, whether it be a friend or an acquaintance but when you turn your back, in his mind he’s currently berating himself or nit-picking the other person. Perhaps both. He's muttering under his breath, quiet enough you can't really decipher he's saying; but enough to know he's talking about you. Either way, he’s 100% a nonsharer in the yumeshipping universe. At least with you he is.
Let’s not forget he feels absolutely undeserving of you. Of course he would. He’s the textbook definition of a hikkikomori. You could have anyone in the world, so why him? He finds himself staying up with this question a lot. Especially in the beginning of your relationship with him. He feels incredibly guilty. I see him struggling with doubt when you first date him. After all, what if this was some sort of elaborate prank on him? As a result, he's extremely hesitant at first, even if he agreed to dating you.
Honestly? Idia is very touch starved. If you consider his major isolation, he probably just gives himself a hug to feel something. However, he’d never realized he had been so touch starved until he met you. Even when you brush your shoulders or hands against his just makes his heart skip a bit. He would never ask for affection, just hope you’d read his mind. But Idia isn't a fan of PDA, not at all. He doesn't like how it "draws attention". Though, I find him holding your hand if he finds himself jealous with another person, or he'd cling onto you like you're some safety net when he feels anxious amongst big, bustling crowds that overstimulate him.
He would also be into praising. Not those half-assed compliments like: “You’re amazing!”. But he’s absolutely into through complimenting that praises him from head to toe; such as, “Idia you’re an amazing person, you know that? You’re so-” then you go into such specific details about what you like about him. It boosts his ego, by like- a lot. He’ll repeat it like a mantra. It makes him so giddy that it makes his whole day. He will never forget the words you’ll say.
In the beginning, Idia is extremely passive. He doesn’t initiate at all, I’d also feel like he’d have trouble reciprocating. Sure, he has years of experience for romance with the amount of media he consumes starting with romance anime to otome games. However, when he’s confronted by it? He freezes up; he doesn’t know how to respond. Though, later on your relationship, he learns to become more assertive and reciprocative as he grows more comfortable with you.
You'll be constantly pursuing him at first, honestly? Dating Idia might be draining at first. You'd be initiating 90% while he reciprocates with 10%. It's somewhat toxic at first (I find it more realistic tbh) but trust me, Idia loves you hard, appreciative of everything you do for him. However, his negative mindset overtakes him easily without Ortho or yourself giving reassurance. Theres so many “what ifs” and scenarios he puts into his head, he ends up doing nothing as a result.
He enjoys giving gifts and keeps in mind what you like or don’t like. This is only exclusive to the people he cares about or extremely fond of by the way, which isn’t many. Make sure you express your gratitude by telling how nice the gift is, indirectly though, otherwise he’d get too flustered or overthink that you’re being ingenuine about it.
He associates items with you, a lot. He finds himself looking back on a game you played once before, maybe less than an hour. He’s not one to admit he’s a sentimental person, though, his actions speak louder. He’s one to keep every single thing that you’ve given him. From big extravagant gifts to small, unperfected paper crafts or origami. Hell, he’s the type to look back at nonsensical doodles you were mindlessly creating inside of his notebook or on his tablet.
I feel like Idia wouldn’t hesitate to establish boundaries immediately considering how straightforward he is. (+ he literally tells you to stop and is clearly annoyed when you tap on him too much for one of his voicelines.) The miscommunication trope in fiction absolutely frustrates him to the maximum, so he tries to avoid it as best as he can. But Idia isn’t perfect. As he overthinks every scenario, the miscommunication trope can be inevitable at times.
Given how he’s the literal “Zero to Hero” trope in Book 7, I assume he’d be the type to mindlessly daydream about saving you from some textbook villain. I guarantee you, he’s most definitely pacing around his room, maladaptive daydreaming about you as he listens to music. He does this hours on end until he realizes he stayed up all night thinking about you.
He draws you, could be little portraits about you, or outfits he’d love to see in you. Maybe astonishing scenery with you being the main focus. Unfortunately for you, he keeps it well hidden. It doesn’t matter how good it is, nor how proud he can be about the drawing. He’s just- incredibly embarrassed. Maybe he’ll reveal them after marriage, if you ever do, that is.
Despite how self-aware and an absolute prodigious genius he is, sometimes he'd get so lost into his own work; he outright ignores you. (This also includes how he LITERALLY neglects himself, especially when he's super locked in to making something. Referring to his SR Star Sending Card.) More specifically, he's the type to be dismissive when he's too immersed into a project or videogame.
He's avoidant. I think a lot of people know that. He does it intentionally though. Literally and emotionally. The moment you bat your eyes off him, he's gone! Knowing how Idia is extremely closed off and would rather keep to himself, I'd feel like whenever he's tense or experiencing a depressive episode, he'd more so used to bottling up his emotions, keeping to himself. He's stubborn in a way, refusing to open up even if you demand it. You're better off being patient with him and most importantly, attentive. Sometimes he'd beg you to keep him company, nothing more than that. You can mind your own business, as long as you're in his proximity during these episodes of his. Of course, he'll learn eventually when to open up to you when he's comfortable enough. Give or take more than 7 months bare minimum.
Idia is the type to cringe when he says "I love you". You'll hear him mutter under his breath so fast you can barely decipher then reply "nevermind" when you ask what he was saying. He mumbles how great you are as a person when you're focused on something else. He's much more comfortable to show it than saying it outright. Having trouble with a subject? Don't worry, Idia's got you covered. You're having a study session, catered to your preferred learning study. He'll create new inventions and technology just for your convenience and quality of life. The epitome of a comfortable, cushy life.













