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Happy valentines

A bit bias since I like that ferryman

AMERICAN FERRYMAN X SOLDIER ! READER ROMANTIC & PLATONIC HCS 💌

PLATONIC ::

- I see the ferryman as a extrovert in hiding, if you don’t come up to him he’ll come off as antisocial or introverted. But trust me if you give him the sliver of socializing he will be hotting and hollering 🥹

- It doesn’t matter what you are: sapper, musician, surgeon, etc. he WILL be treating you like how officers treat soldiers, not in a barking commands way but just in a ‘ no slackers ‘ way. If HE can’t catch a break YOU will not catch a break.

- ‘ struggles aren’t as heavy if you can throw some weight onto someone else’s shoulders ‘

- You guys know that one gif of the aliens holding hands and touching foreheads? That’s you and the ferryman. Don’t worry though, if you’re struggling then he’ll jump to action too. Anything he does he automatically sees as reciprocal.

- If he clears your uniform for you, he expects you to do the same, if he cleans the gunpowder off your gun, he expects the same, if he saves you from some headless fools… you already know.

- His love language platonic and romantic is acts of service 100%, he will do little favors for you and big things too, but those are a bit rarer unless you’re clumsy as hell and constantly getting into big trouble. Please don’t make him so stressed he gains grey hairs in his late 20s to early 30s 🫩

- My personal headcanon is he was killed by the headless horseman along with his regiment and now he is a ferryman for dead souls, guiding fallen soldiers specifically, to the afterlife.

- If we’re going with post death then friendship may differ. Depending on if you were friends before his death or not.

- if you were friends before: I think he’d take you on boat rides a lot, sometimes tricking the horseman and sneaking into the afterlife to spend time with you. Even if he knows the risks. He really likes the adrenaline ride of it all so it’s a bit of a hobby for him more than a risk to his (after)life. Same with sneaking you out of the afterlife to the weird medium place to ride on his boat.

- definitely splashes water on you with his paddle.

- yeah it’s all fun and games until the water looks weirdly black and red and a little too thick for comfort

- If you’re meeting for the first time in the afterlife : you’d probably be a solder who died in a particular unique way, unique enough for the ferryman to feel forced to strike up conversation first. He may purposefully delay the ride to chat and joke with you. If you ask, he’ll talk vaguely about his life. If you ask about his death or anything SOMEWHAT close he’ll shut down that conversation QUICKK.

ROMANTIC ::

- he is crazy shameless. Man, woman, it DOES NOTTTT matter to him. He doesn’t care if people will be homophobic or anything, he will be kissing you and flirting with you when he FEELS like it. Reject social standards— embrace whatever you fucking feel like.

- deadass he doesn’t care- if it doesn’t bother you, he’s doing it. If you express you dislike something he might take 5 minutes trying to convince you but if you stand your ground he’ll respect it. If you’re a major pushover he’ll lock in and teach you how.

- ‘ okay if someone bumps into YOU- whaddya say ‘

‘ … sorry? ‘

‘ WRONG. If you get it wrong one more time I’m gonna shove your pants down infront of ALLLL the officers. ‘

- what is the 1800s equivalent of lock in, because he’s using it.

- He adores anything you decide to dislike. Sometimes it’s out of spite. If you speak about not liking your hair, your weight, your skin, etc. he’s oh so suddenly enamored by how your hair looks after battle, how your silhouette looks at night, how the tiny marks on your skins looks reminiscent to midnight constellations. Etc.

- don’t bother arguing he’ll quickly lose the energy to politely cheer you and will start aggressively cheering you on. Like, you know strict teachers? He’s somewhat similar to that. If you’re not good at handling aggressive motivation and blunt comments and language please don’t force him to lose the social battery 😭 he’ll quickly go from ‘ noooo you’re so beautiful ahaha ‘ to ‘ shut the fuck up you look fine. You know who doesn’t look fine? That ugly ass corpse you stabbed earlier, now stop whining ‘

- If we’re talking pre death :: him dying made him a lot more rougher, so please be patient with him when he lashes out. I promise you he’s not really mad at you he just doesn’t know where to direct his anger.

- he may actually try to see you less, fearing the horseman may notice your relationship and use it to his advantage. He wants you safe and sound but he realizes that nothing about him is remotely close to either. He’d give his life to settle down somewhere safe with you- but unfortunately he’s already given his life to the horseman. Not that it was his choice though.

- if you were his lover before and he has to guide your soul to the afterlife it would be a rollercoaster. He’s avoiding you, back turned but rowing incredibly slow, you can hear him cursing and sobbing quietly. Then in the split of a blink he’s all over you, hugging you and asking what went wrong and begging for forgiveness. He’s laughing and smiling, giggling and flirting with you then suddenly sobbing and sensitive all over again.

- unfortunately you may have to sneak out to see if, since he’ll be afraid to come after you in fear that the horseman will scoop you up and whisk you away. He makes an effort to stop by though! Just very infrequently. He shows up every valentines and special anniversary or days though, he makes sure to do so. Stuff like your birthday will never be forgotten, and he makes sure to make gifts with what he’s got.

- I like the idea of him working similarly to the Greek guide of the dead ( forgive me I forgot his name ), in which he requires payment to row people to the afterlife. He’ll give you coins, lockets, etc. anything he thinks is good for you <3

- If you’re meeting for the first time in the afterlife I think it goes pretty much the same as the platonic headcanons ^

- only difference is that, depending on how you’re body looks, it might take a little longer. I KNOW HE SAYS HE DOESN’T JUDGE BUT I MEAN. IF YOU DIED DUE TO INFECTION AND YOU’RE PULLING UP LOOKING LIKE THE WALKING SEAD, HES GONNA TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO WARM UP

- he braids your hair if it’s long enough no questions asked. Platonic or romantic.

- anyways, all I can imagine for his character his is Tim wright 🥹

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