to complete the full set for the shipping meme: nolori! (or iolo.... god we flip flop on that a lot)
Iori might not be entirely familiar with all the games Nolo likes, but they’re just excited to be with him, and they can easily drum up hype from the viewers during a stream. They’re totally willing to do multiplayer nights with him, too. Meanwhile, they can likely help Nolo sort out a few technical issues he might have with audio, mainly with the quality of the sound he’s recording.
Their humor tends to line up together, so it’s very easy for them to find something they can both laugh over.
Despite me listing their private thread under cons (mostly because of them crying about shirts and toothbrushes and dongers), it really does have a lot of sweet moments between all the sadness and awkwardness. They’re being careful about not crossing any lines while seeking solace, keeping the other person’s comfort in mind even when they’re in such close contact.
Their whole ch. 5 meeting is sweet because Iori trusted Manolo enough want to invite him to use their room as sanctuary, and even though Nolo had doubts about them at the time he followed them and was totally cool with Kenshin hiding out in their room as well. It’s just like “yo i’m gonna trust you not to stab me or reveal my secrets”. Trust well-invested.
Manolo would help spoil Ryosuke and Hana’s kid so much. He gives them a couple older consoles and sends them a few games at least once a month. The kid visits Iolo and comes back home with a bag full of homemade cookies.
I said this already, so it’s probably cheating, but I’m still tickled pink at how easy it would be for Iori to pick up Nolo and carry him around. They’re also probably skilled in rolling him up in blankets like a burrito and carrying him around that way.
what the butt is happening in their chapter 8 thread
what the butt is happening in endgame
If I ever got rolled for murderer, I would have taken it and had Nolo ask Iori to help him kill someone. yes because dragging iori into a murder plot worked so well the last time
Manolo just about refuses to acknowledge that his loved ones can make mistakes or have huge flaws, so there’s very little chance of him trying to talk Iori down if they’re starting to get out of control
His loyalty to them is so great that he literally blames their fuck-ups on other people, even if they’re the ones trying to do damage control. See: Shoko, Misaki, Alice.
lbr manolo probably ends up banned from twitch.tv some day in the future because iori gets too carried away with him while he’s got his facecam on