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Oooooh, this will definitely be super interesting! We don't get enough friendship dynamic with them, so this was very fun to write! :)

Also with the emphasis on BEST friends, because being close to them would unlock a more deeper side of them. So this ended up being more platonically focused than fun. Hope that's ok! I accidently brought real emotions into this! XD

Being Best Friends with the Papas

Papa Nihil: It really depends on when you are friends with him. His younger years are so much more wild and superficial than in his state now. Younger Nihil didn't have many close friends. He had acquaintances, party buddies, people whose name he has no idea but knows they know where the fun is! Being his best friend back then either meant one of two things. One, you were the friend of the week he loved to hang out with until he was bored and moved on. You still got to hang around, you just weren't his focus anymore. Or two, you were his ACTUAL friend that eventually had to cut him out because he was selfish and irresponsible.

But in his later years, he's much more settled and lonely. You weren't expecting to be his close friend, it just kinda... happened. You were trying to volunteer to help assist the Grandpapa and he just latched onto you. You don't mind. Despite being a raging dick to many people, he is courteous and happy to speak with you. It started out asking about your day and wanting to chat about life. You found he loves to chat! Then he asked if you would watch movies with him. Not as a date but he doesn't have anyone to really watch them with. Soon you were a regular guest and not just his assistant. Often times you suspect he views you as a deeper friend than you feel about him.. and that's fine for you.

Papa I: Many find Papa to be intimidating or assume he's very intense all the time. It's thanks to his dedication to his position and how intimidating he can be. But you're one of the people who took a chance and got to know the eldest Emeritus brother. Your friendship started off as a polite yet strong working relationship. But when you spent more time with him and engaged in more conversations you found he was an incredibly intelligent and thoughtful gentleman. Many kept their friendships with him as a strictly academic or professional one, but you two were able to bloom something personal.

You have confided many personal troubles and thoughts to him, and he has guided you. But there came a time you were able to speak as emotional equals... and he never forgot that. You find friendship with him is very calming and stable; something you both craved. While you are invited to parties and other celebrations, you are more called for for a cup of tea and bird watching. Or a stroll in the gardens as he asks you to keep him company as he tends his succulents. Many assume you were intimidated into staying his friend, but you love talking to him. You always laughs and walk away feeling seen and heard. And he hasn't admitted yet, but he's very grateful for a wonderful person to share his friendship with. You also get many small gifts from his garden and ritual supplies he prepares himself!

Papa II: You are one of the very very very VERY few people this man would actually trust. Even as a Papa, Ministry life is dangerous. And he also has a duty to guard his bloodline's secrets and magic. What's more, to him you are a confidant. Someone he knows he can rely on during the best and worst times in life. You have done everything with him from the heavy partying to helping through a hang over. You've seen him at his peak and at his very lowest. While he doesn't exactly give you more praise or some type of platonic shows of affection, you have his respect. And that's an honor only a handful of people ever have.

You are someone he can work close with, so he often comes to you for your opinion on matters. Both personal (though rare) and through ministry life. Papa likes your company so you get invitations to dinners, parties, and the high honor of joining him for a drink and some jazz records. You get to see Papa at his calmest and see the personality of his actually get to shine through. Some might confuse your friendship as very casual, but you two have an unspoken strong bond that no one can compare. There's always that knowledge of this is a man who would fight for you because he knows you would do the same thing.

Papa III: Like many things with him, your friendship was a whirlwind happenstance that you still aren't even sure HOW it happened. It started as him literally adopting you as a casual friend to being one of the closest people in his life. It started with how most of his friendships do. He just starts talking to you and when you have enough in common and entertain him in some way, he decides to keep you. You were invited to sit with his posse, parties, and then outings and lunches. The more he spoke to you personally, the more he found he adores you and how you think. That, and how authentic you were. For a while it was tons of good times and trips. But it grew to be more.

It's no surprise eventually you got his guard down with years of honesty and undying loyalty. That's how you came to learn how very complex of a person Papa is. He's vulnerable, self conscious, selfish, and very very lonely. But he doesn't feel that with you. What made it hit how much he trusted you was when he was forced to retire and you saw him.. cry. He never cries in front of others, never drops that princely image. But with you? He feels safe. You've spent countless nights helping pick him off the floor or just sitting together. Talking through the turns of life. Papa trusts you deeply and feels he can very much tell you anything.

Papa IV/Cardinal Copia: You wouldn't exactly say Copia DIDN'T have friends. But he's never been a man that needed very many. You have been one of his best friends for years, before he became Papa. Hell, you were friends before he was ever considered for Ghost! Copia's circle is... was very small and intimate. So you got to experience all of his authentic self. Every dorky moment, every time he got a promotion, and every time he had a spare moment from work to come have lunch with you. Likewise, he was fiercely loyal to you. You were each other's rocks. If it wasn't finding a book or a new cheesy horror flick you both liked, you were holding each other up from the difficulties of life.

'Good Morning Papa~'

Some drawings of Perpetua with my ghoulsona. They're in love (only Momo—Perpetua doesn't know her yet, not until he sets foot in the Ministry, lol).

“ Now Lucilla, you mention that there is something living inside you, yes?”