#servamp headcanons

here are some headcanons I spent too much time compiling <3

Misono

Misono reads most among everyone he’s acquainted with. It’s become a little less since he has other things to do with his days, but in the evenings or during the weekends or whenever he wants a moment to himself, he can be found with his nose in a book. A love of reading is inherent to any Alicein, but it’s greatest in him. 

He will read any book he can get his hands on, but if asked he’d say that his favourites are those from which he can learn something new. This can mean many things – novels exploring strange countries or periods of history, non-fiction about topics he deems fascinating, or anything generally considered a classic. He also likes to read in foreign languages, to practice or to acquire new vocabulary. 

What he wants to learn about most, however, are the minds of his peers. He likes stories that explore their lives, and often seeks out the books that are popular among them – just to see what all the fuss is about. 

Beyond entertainment and learning opportunity, Misono considers reading a way to connect with others. He loves discussing books with Lily, and will demand he read to him at night even as he grows into an adult. He makes a habit of reading all his loved ones’ favourite stories. He also prides himself on his skill at picking out books for his friends. 

Some books Misono likes: Lonely Castle in the Mirror, All About Love, The Book Thief 

Lily

Lily reads fairly much. It’s a nice and cosy pastime that can be indulged in from the comfort of a soft couch or in his favourite window seat, with a cup of coffee and a pastry nearby. Whenever he’s not watching a movie, he’ll be reading a book. 

His favourite stories are those that have something to say about love. Naturally this means he reads a lot of romance novels – be they sweet or silly or sad or dark, he finds something to enjoy at the core of them all. He will read most other genres too, however, as long as there’s love at the core of the story. 

He likes a raunchy book, but he’s particular about sex scenes and will skip them if the writing doesn’t suit his tastes. He also likes a book that is twisted or dark, and sometimes finds a certain catharsis in them. In stark contrast he goes through a lot of literature for kids and young adults as well – his children (and Misono) frequently demand his services for Story Time, and he has yet to find the strength to deny them. 

When the opportunity presents itself, he will pick up whatever his Eve is reading at the moment, just to talk about it with him. Misono likes to get passionate about discussing his books, and Lily loves to see his passion (and also shared trips to the book store).

Some books Lily likes: This Is How You Lose the Time War, Half a Soul, Der Tod in Venedig (Death in Venice)

Licht

Licht doesn’t get many opportunities to read, but it’s something he likes doing whenever there’s time to pass that he cannot spend on his piano. Most often he reads while travelling. 

He likes stories that have a certain whimsy to them. He likes fantasy that’s full of fun details and – even better – charming little creatures. He likes a cute animal companion. He also likes action and high stakes and a firm moral core at the heart of a story, even if it is one that challenges his own. 

Character-wise, he seems to gravitate to books that have pathetic, messy men in them. His Servamp doesn’t seem to be sure how to feel about that. 

He retains a great love for the book series that he devoured in his childhood, and will often go back to them. They are a familiar comfort that he welcomes especially when life around him grows hectic. 

He likes listening to audio books. It’s convenient while on the road, and allows him to do other important things at the same time, like playing with his nintendogs or kicking Hyde. It’s also reminiscent of how he first got to know the stories he loves – as cassette tapes playing to him while he drifted off to sleep in his childhood bedroom. 

Some books Licht likes: Howl’s Moving Castle, Tintenherz (Inkheart), any book in the “Die Drei ???” (The Three Investigators) series 

Hyde

Like Licht, he reads mostly while travelling. He could read more during their free evenings, of course, but those are more often than not spent listening to his Eve’s piano practice. 

Hyde reads for drama. He likes grand and epic tales that make him feel like punching the air. He likes stories of conspiracy and love and betrayal that read like the most delectable gossip imaginable. He likes a hypercompetent, larger-than-life protagonist to get obsessed with for a bit. 

In a similar vein, he’s fond of the occasional celebrity memoir. Not all of them are to his taste, of course – he’s most prone to getting invested in the lives of people he considers exceptional, and not every celebrity fits the bill. The right memoir, however, provides both the juicy gossip and overexaggarated drama he so enjoys. 

He doesn’t mind a bit of purple prose, if done right. If an author’s voice is so ornate and beautiful, why should they hold back? 

Some books Hyde likes: The Name of the Wind, Carrie Soto is Back, The Third Gilmore Girl

Mikuni

Like his younger brother, Mikuni reads a lot and will be found pouring over a book whenever he has a moment to relax. He has much fewer of those, however, and is thus more selective about the books he reads. 

There are two types of stories he prefers above anything else. The first is profound literature that has some deep wisdom or a thorough examination of the human psyche to offer – typically those will be classic or contemporary novels. The other is the most blasphemous smut in existence. 

Also in a similar vein to Misono, Mikuni reads for connection. To him, however, this means fighting people in deeply pretentious ways. He will be equally ostentatious about his highbrow literature and his blasphemous smut, and is unashamed of turning to online forums when no one is willing to have these conversations with him in real life (which is often). 

While most of Mikuni’s literature opinions are a provocative show put on purely for his own entertainment, he is also a genuine snob when it comes to translations. He will read a book in its original language whenever he can, and complain ceaselessly when he’s forced to pick up a translation. He also hates rewrites of any kind, though he’ll always read a book before disparaging it. 

Some books Mikuni likes: Stories of Your Life and Others, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Priest 

Jeje

Jeje reads neither very much nor very little. He enjoys curling up with a book when he can get a quiet moment to himself, which is rare. 

One half of his reading materials is philosophical or theological literature. He often feels like there is much to question about the world that surrounds him and the way he thinks about it. A book won’t change his outlook on life, but he appreciates having more perspectives to consider. 

The other half is books he picked up from the supermarket bestseller shelf while grocery shopping. Sometimes he just doesn’t want to think that much, and something light is just what he needs. Unlike his Eve, he has the ability to read a story without getting into a twist about every single one of its plot holes. 

When it comes to Mikuni, Jeje is very happy to listen to him ramble about whatever he is reading at the moment but entirely unwilling to discuss his own books. He generally prefers to keep his reading to himself. Recently, however, he has come to make the occasional exception for Misono. 

Some books Jeje likes: Meditations, The Essence of Christianity, The Housemaid

Mahiru

Mahiru doesn’t read much. He never really had a lot of free time in the first place; and what little of it there was he preferred to spend in more sociable manners. 

He likes having opinions on current discourse, so he would on occasion read books that had gained great popularity. Apart from that most of his reading was texts and excerpts assigned by teachers, which he wasn’t too enthusiastic about. 

That somewhat changed upon becoming friends with Kuro, who loves to disappear into a good story, and even more so Misono, who keeps bringing him books he may like with a fervour that’s as unrelenting as it is hard to resist. Mahiru still does not read much, but slightly more for the stack of books on his nightstand that he knows he’ll enjoy. 

Mahiru reads for entertainment. He likes exciting and accessible plots that get straight to the action, though he’s come to appreciate meandering if he can see the point in it. He’s not one to turn up his nose at common tropes and archetypes, and in fact really enjoys seeing the normal guy get thrown into a fantastic adventure because it makes him feel represented. He likes stories best when they are hopeful.

Some books Mahiru likes: The Percy Jackson series, Project Hail Mary, A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Kuro

Kuro likes to escape into a story, even as his life has become one that doesn’t need escaping anymore. Usually he prefers doing so through a video game or anime or movie, but occasionally he will read a book. 

Because of this, he enjoys worlds that are fantastical in some way, and stories that take their time to explore them. He likes hypercompetent characters because they remind him of Mahiru in some ways. He’s also a nerd at heart, which menas he loves a fun reference and often reads books that exist as extensions of franchises he’s already a fan of. 

When he got into reading in the 21st century he preferred shorter books, as they took less of his limited energy to get through. He’s started working on longer novels now, and is determined to tackle the truly menacing tomes of fantasy canon soon. 

Sometimes he trades recommendations with his siblings, most often with Hyde. Their tastes overlap in surprisingly many ways. 

Honoured to be asked for Kuro HCs !! Sorry for the wait, I'll compile all your asks into one post :) I haven't thought about him in ages, so I hope they're to your liking!! HCs under the cut :3

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Have a good day too^^ it's been a while (again) since I've practised writing in English, so I'm sorry if it's a bit rusty!

Btw I'm assuming this being pre-Licht Lawless, so he isn't going to be very pleasant!

Being Lawless' Eve would be difficult. Demanding, even. You can see from the moment you are bound together, that what he cares about isn't you, but how you can entertain him. Whether you are an actor, a singer, or anything else, he wants you to never lose focus or you'll lose his interest. You never asked him what happened to his previous Eves, you didn't need to. There was a glimpse into his eyes you could perceive whenever you were performing, something almost threatening behind his pair of glasses. You tried to ignore the feeling that maybe being his Eve wasn't that good of an idea.

You ignore that gaze and keep on working towards your goals, striving for perfection... and that's actuallyu how you managed to get close to him! You wouldn't exactly call him a friend, but you managed to find a common ground. It's not an easy task - spending most of your time around him, you've come to realize that behind his silly demeanor, Lawless seems to be harboring some kind of shadow you don't ask him about - boundaries are what allow you survive being his Eve. He is difficult to deal with, capricious, exhausting, but, day after day, step after step, he doesn't just seem to find a mere plaything to throw away when he gets bored. Guildestern and Cratz too had noticed a subtle shift in his behaviour - they had started making bets on how long you'd last as his Eve, and were quite surprised with how Lawless almost seemed to enjoy your company. Behind all the teasing and quarrels, it was obvious to anyone but the two of you: friendship was born!

From then on sharing your life with Lawless became easier. You could even think he respected you - and you respected him. Neither of you shown it, but you functioned well together.

Let's be serious: the only reason why you ended up making a contract with was by complete accident (just like what happened with Mahiru). There's no way for Sleepy Ash to be willing to get an Eve - and you want don't want anything to do with this lazy hikkimori you welcomed in your home, fooled by his cute cat appearance. Somehow you ended up sharing your home with him and there was nothing you could do to change the state things were.

It was frustrating to say the least - everyday you'd come back home, the little black cat reverting to his human form, and while you were busy doing chores after a tiring day, Sleepy Ash would be doing nothing but eating junk food and playing video games. He wasn't the best roommate... but not the worst neither; it took you some time (a lot, to be honest) before finally starting to get to know him - how he preffered one snack you bought him over another, or how he told you you reminded him of one of his siblings. Day after, despite being always quite uninterested and quiet, Sleepy Ash would start opening up. Sometimes he'd even smile too. He'd crack a joke or two. Sleepy Ash had many flaws - it would take you aget to count them all - but you learnt how to appreciate them a anyway.

Hello anon!! Sorry it took me a bit to answer (been busy 😔) but yes ask away!! I’m always open to asks about headcanons, theories, or just anything in fandom!! (Servamp or otherwise lol)

Anyway I have many favorites <3 (tho let me preface by saying I still haven’t read the last like 10 or so chapters of Servamp so uhh yeah)

He’s considered to be one of Japan’s most eligible bachelors. Handsome, successful CEO, seems to have a good personality (lol), his employees only have good things to say about him, supportive guardian of a gay child

The yearly Halloween party he throws is open to anyone with an invitation, and his subclass are encouraged to invite whoever they want. It’s Halloween! If a bunch of people have fangs, that’s clearly part of the costume

He’s picky with his game and variety shows, but my god, he LOVES drama television. Reality tv just doesn’t interest him very much. Quit trying to sell him something clearly manufactured as authentic.

He got TOO good at uta garuta (a card matching game played a lot around new years. One person reads part of a poem, and the other players have to scramble to find the card that matches the last line of the poem being read) so, to even the playing field, his subclass who are from aaall over the world submitted various extra cards using well known poems from their countries. It’s a change that really got him interested in foreign poetry, so now his shelves are occupied with anthologies in various languages, gifted to him by the same subclass he asked to suggest new cards for the game.

He is not, however, any good at kendama. Sakuya is the best at it and this makes his sulkiness worse

The first snow of the year is usually when he lights incense for his sister. It’s a very quiet, somber affair. The others know he’s mourning someone. Only recently have they discovered who. Otogiri and Sakuya request to be allowed to join him in offering her prayers. They get it. You can never forget that kind of love, or that kind of betrayal, or that kind of grief. But they also love you. For the sake of those no longer with them, and for the sake of those who still are… Let’s wait for Spring, together.

numbers from this ask game this gets a bit long so im adding a cut

3. Sleeping Headcanons

Okay so. I know this might seem like a bit of a cop out but we do see him staying up late at least during Mikuni’s C3 days and talking with Tsurugi while Mikuni “sleeps”. I don’t imagine his sleeping habits are the most consistent even for a vampire. He struggles to sleep at night because he feels an obligation to stay alert for the sake of his eve and in the morning he struggles to sleep because of how bright everything is. If anything, he’ll catch glimpses of rest while wrapped under Mikuni’s scarf, but that also relies on Mikuni not moving too much. I feel like he’s got some insomnia troubles and uses the time he spends awake to work on making ships in bottles while also making sure his eve’s sleep is fairly untroubled. 

Now, Hyde knows some German, naturally; not that it mattered, he'd understand Licht anyway, and Licht usually doesn't talk to him in German either. He only seems to when he's stressed and not paying attention; the first time was when they were running late to a concert, a half-hearted insult about hurrying up, and Hyde didn't bother to respond. Licht, however, seemed to have expected a reaction, or at least drew the conclusion that Hyde doesn't understand German, because he started voicing minor frustrations in German more frequently, obviously not expecting Hyde to react. And Hyde being Hyde thought it'd be hilarious to see how long he can fool Licht.

Except that over time... things change a bit. What Licht says gets softer, contains less and less insults, all while the way Licht acts towards him or the things he tells him in English or Japanese don't change in the slightest. Hyde was able to brush it off long enough (acknowledging your emotions and dealing with them in a healthy way? never heard of her), but the stuff Licht mutters under his breath is getting... more intense, and it may only be a matter of time until he confesses his love to him or something. And Hyde is once again stuck in a situation where he absolutely missed the point to tell Licht the truth, and gets to use his full acting skills to keep up this facade.