5. When one of them has a bad day, what does the other do to help cheer them up?
Ileana and Mach are as opposite as day and night, so I like to think they take a while to really understand the best method of helping the other. Thereâs a lot of trial and error before the two learn what the other wants and needs, but once they find that harmony, they really help build each other up.
Ileanaâs approach is usually to see if Mach would like to sit down and talk about it; they know heâs a touchy-feely guy and they donât mind that, not if itâs from him, so they sit and listen, their hand in his and their tail curled around him and they try to remind him just how far heâs come since they first met, how much they love who he is and how proud they are of him.Â
If talking about it wonât help, though, Ileana is also down to spar to help him blow off some steam, or go on a long walk or jog with him, or even help him while he trains. And once that steam has blown off, they order food he likes (even if they personally canât stand the greasy, cheap messy junk food he loves) and spend the rest of the day unwinding and reminding him just why they love him so much.Â
Iâd like to think Mach also experiences his fair share of misunderstandings when trying to cheer Ileana up - what works for him, blasting music and hitting things and yelling, doesnât really help his partner, heâll find. I feel like when he does figure it out, he goes for appealing to their quiet nature while still embracing his own take on things -- a blanket fort with a little lamp so they can still read while laying against him, him reading over their shoulder or mumbling praises and reminding them just how much theyâve done for him and others, talking for hours, Mach tried to make tea but neither of them are brave enough to try it cos he doesnât really know how to make it and he seems to somehow have burnt it?? Planting little kisses along them, or just letting them cry because they really donât let themselves do that as often as they should.Â
6. If they got to pick what one another wears for a day, what would one another wear?
Contrary to what most would think, I feel like their aesthetics melt and mesh well together post-Osakiru escape. Ileana adopts a more casual, almost goth look - dark colors, leggings, all very subtle and subdued, but a significant shift from their classier, sort of aristocratic and ouji inspired looks, which theyâll always sorta lean into.
As such, I imagine theyâd try to coax him into wearing something like this:
Or really most outfits from FFXVÂ or even The Arcana. You can take the lizard out of the Sol Dimension but you canât take the Sol Dimension outta the lizard.
As for what Mach makes them wear, Iâm inclined to imagine he tries to get them more and more casual but probably canât resist getting them in sweatpants and a sweater specifically his sweater, which he regrets cos now they sleep in it and it always smells like flowery perfume now.   I also imagine he genuinely tries to find cute dresses for them - something more casual and airy than the âstuffyâ dress they usually wear, something light and flowy but still with regard to their usual sense of style.
Also when Ileana starts presenting more and more masculine, I like to imagine he helps them find stuff.Â
That sound right for Mach, for both questions? Feel free to correct me if not/make additions!