#platonic affection

Ace Attourney is like so entertaining im eating these fried onions like popcorn 🤤 i feel like I'm watching a real life case or something, shout out my dcord oomf for letting me watch 🤍

i know these don't do well aka nobody cares but...i don't...actually care..? i just wanna...talk about it.

i HATE affection. kind of?? it makes me like feel gross, or weird or something? idk. its…weird. like yess i love you and you're deserving of love and attention! oh…you're giving me love and attention? uh..thanks? what do i do with this?? do you want this back?? haha...hah... uhm...

like yes i want you to hug me and give me head pats but like....ew don't actually do that?? no??? you're not supposed to actually show me love and affection? you're not supposed to actually..enjoy hanging out with me?? you're not supposed to get close to me. what's even the point if i'm just gonna push you away and hurt you anyway? you aren't supposed to give ME hugs and headpats and hold my hand, that's my job! i'm the one giving the affection, im supposed to be the one giving YOU love and affection, don't give me the love i want?? don't give me the hugs or headpats or hold hands with me??

Kai remembers his parents being very affectionate towards each other and him and Nya. Nya associates that affection with Kai more than their parents.

Kai has little to no problem showering the guys in the same affection. They’re not used to it. Zane doesn’t remember having someone being this affectionate with him, not that Dr Julien was as affectionate as Kai. Cole is not used to it anymore because of his strained relationship with Lou. Jays parents showered him in affection but having another guy be that affectionate is new to him.

When Lloyd joins and gets to affection he adores it. Lloyd is severely touch starved and Kai showers him in love. Every time he does something worthy of a praise, Lloyd looks at Kai expecting affection. Kai ruffling his hair, a hug or the jackpot itself a kiss on the cheek!

Pixal enters the picture and she’s over analyzing Kai’s affection at first. Even when she’s stuck in Zane’s head she observes and doesn’t quite get why all of them adore Kai for it. Until she’s back to having a physical body and Kai starts to shower her in affection too. Kai’s been wanting to do that for years! Can’t hug someone who doesn’t have a body! She slowly understand what the fuss is about and enjoys it.

Fast forward to Dragons Rising and the kids getting showered in love. Wyldfyre thinks is weird but likes it anyway. Arin is reminded of his parents and while he cries a little the first time, loves Kai for all the hugs he gives them. Sora is not used to it. She’s touch starved, especially from parental affection. Kai easily fills that spot. She looks for praise from him just like Lloyd did when he was a kid. Frak loves the warmth that comes with Kai’s hugs. He’s a serpentine, he likes basking in the sun, hugging Kai is love hugging the sun itself. He loves it.