#neballa

@polyshipweek Day 1- Compersion

I imagine Nebs and Korath took some time to get along with each other but learned to for T'Challa's sake. Eventually, they become great friends.

@polyshipweek Day 2- Date Night

Korath has come to pick up T'Challa for a date. Nebula is staying in for the night.

@polyshipweek Day 3- Growing Old

... I'm sorry

I was tagged by @kimmycup in this tag game for International Asexuality Day. Don't look up how long ago that was. >.< ANYWAY

1. Drax: Demisexual. I saw this headcanon on someone's post ages ago and immediately adopted it. It's one of my more consistent headcanons. He definitely has demi vibes in the 2021 video game.

2. Korath (1): Aroace. A lot of my shorter form Korath content is allo but this is one headcanon I like and use in some MCU verse Ronan/Korath WIPs. It's basically about Ronan having a one-sided crush on Korath. He knows Korath is kinky so he takes advantage of the Accuser role to offer him lots of fun stuff to play with. Just happy evil partners stuff.

3. Korath (2): Alloromantic Ace. This one comes from a post that really got me thinking about What If Korath figuring out sexuality outside of the Kree expectations and his crush on T'Challa. I don't have a lot of ideas about it yet but I like it.

4. Nebula: Ace (romantic orientation varies). It's a common one in the MCU but I think it would be cool for What If too. Sort of thinking about how both of the Daughters, but especially Nebula have this femme fatale vibe at points in GOTG that they quickly drop in missions, and the idea that in What If she has the chance to play with presentation and flirting on her own terms without pressure.

Come to think of it, I have Nebula/T'Challa/Korath WIPs and prompts with ace Nebula but not ace Korath, or ace Korath but not ace Nebula. I'd like to try coming up with one where they both are ace.

5. Thanos: Ace. Another one I started liking from reading a post. I like to think about Thanmaw with pining Ebony and ace or demi Thanos and I just like it.

6. I can't think of any more lol.

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who is more likely to hurt the other?: T'Challa, usually unintentionally. He has a strong Terran sense of morality. We see the more positive side of it in the episode, but that level of confidence can lead to faux-pas. He'll push too much about going to therapy, or talking to Thanos, or revealing some trauma, and she'll snap.

who is emotionally stronger?: Hard to say. Nebula seems more resilient because she doesn't reach out for help as much. But T'Challa is calmer and processes his feelings more.

who is physically stronger?: Nebula, definitely.

who is more likely to break a bone?: T'Challa. He's just a squishy hooman. :3

who knows best what to say to upset the other?: I don't really see T'Challa upsetting Nebula intentionally. Nebula when she's mad is probably like she is in the movies, mainly basic insults and threats, but nothing terribly cutting.

who is most likely to apologise first after an argument?: T'Challa. He starts apologizing during the argument and trying to 'unpack' but it just makes Nebula more upset (feeling analyzed). After they separate and calm down he slips an apology note under her door.

who treats who’s wounds more often?: Nebula treats T'Challa more often because he's more likely to be wounded (and she doesn't like to be touched when she is hurt).

who is in constant need of comfort?:  Both to some extent, for the reasons in "emotionally stronger" above.

who gets more jealous?: Nebula, but only a little. She still has a complex from being the unfavored daughter, but it doesn't affect romantic relationships as much.

who’s most likely to walk out on the other?: Nebula, it seems like she already has at the start of the episode, she doesn't seem to work closely with the Ravagers (perhaps because they hired Thanos).

who will propose?: Since we don't know what species have a concept of 'marriage' (let alone 'proposal'), probably T'Challa by necessity. It would be pretty funny to see Nebula skimming Terran entertainment to figure out how to put together a big proposal scene, though.

who has the most difficult parents?: HMM I WONDER

who initiates hand-holding when they’re out in public?: Probably T'Challa. 

who comes up for the other all the time?: I don't actually understand this question. Maybe 'sticks up'? I think they would both have a bit of a negative reputation in some circles (Nebula of course being a daughter of Thanos, and T'Challa being controversial for affecting so much galactic politics) so they might defend each other in certain cases. I think T'Challa might do it a bit more.

who hogs the blankets?: So this is a kind of random headcanon but I imagine that, since Nebula's enhancements were not completed, she has some weaknesses stemming from parts of her body being mismatched with each other. And one of them is that she has some artificial (energy efficient) muscles, but her original skin, so she feels cold more often. All that to say that Nebula is a blanket hog.

who gets more sad?: Nebula probably, but she also hides it more.

who is better at cheering the other up?: T'Challa

who’s the one that playfully slaps the other all the time after they make silly jokes?: I think Nebula is more likely to roll her eyes or pretend she doesn't know T'Challa when he jokes. Nebula doesn't joke much so when she does, its usually dry.

who is more streetwise?: Nebula, she has seen so much more of the galaxy and experienced different planets and species cultures.

who is more wise?: This might be a tie, Nebula as I said is more experienced, but T'Challa is very resourceful and applies a lot of the wisdom he was raised with to new situations.

who’s the shyest?: Nebula, she tries to fake it but generally prefers to stay in the background.

who boasts about the other more?: They take turns, they're both very proud of each other.

who sits on who’s lap?: Neither strike me as big lap-sitters. Maybe Nebula might, as a joke.

Well, definitely Nebula!

I thought they were so cute in the episode and there are so many interesting places you could go with their relationship. I've heard them called the Starmora of What If*. There are some great fics on Ao3. I'd like to see them battling together, it's something that was really missed in the ep.

Other than that idk. Howard, that was more just for fun XD. He's a feathery sex god for sure but I don't have any direction with it.

Peter was very cute.

But I see more of a friend vibe with them. There are some nice 2 star-lords AUs, though I'd like to take a try at an episode continuation where they take on Ego at his planet. It might have already been done but I've been too busy to check on the new fics.