#solaimaginem

"Eugh, to quote the old raccoon: as if."

"... Raccoon?"

he's getting there. ( his autism. )

he looks around for a second, visibly thinking.

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♟It wasn’t often that Xion travelled to Radiant Garden, especially since... well she felt more at home with Ax-Lea and Roxas in Twilight Town. But regardless, that didn’t mean she didn’t feel the connection she had with the scientists that worked there. Carefully pulling her hood back, she offered the other a proper smile.

@solaimaginem​:  For once...The replica can't help but feel as if the domain he's chosen to stay in is intruding. All it takes is catching sight of a familiar figure and then said Replica was using the darkness still at his command to give him a speed boost darting away. Not far enough though, never far enough he thinks. So instead he just sort of offers an uncomfortable smile to the apprentice, teal eyes avoiding meeting the form in the doorway to the lab where he dwells."Morning."

      Caffeine injection required to remedy insomnia-induced fatigue. Those weren’t the words Ienzo used in their mind, nor would they say it aloud, but they were accurate. Still in the same clothes from the previous day, they pulled their hood up to cover most of their face. Hopefully, that would be enough for others to not notice their bloodshot eyes, and paler-than-normal skin. Right now, they had no energy for illusions, their hoodie zipped up tightly to cover most of the scar around their throat. 

      First, caffeine. Then, illusions. After that, standard routine.

      They managed to reach the kitchen, and poor themself a black cup of coffee, and bring it to the laboratory. A few sips in, and their hope for a quiet morning ended as they approached the doorway. Someone else was in there already, and attempted to dart away. It wasn’t Even--he would have taken the time to say something to Ienzo first. It wasn’t Aeleus or Xaldin. As they looked up from their cup, both eyes widened. They barely heard the other greet them as they dropped their cup to the floor, shattering on impact. Frozen in place, they had to tell themself to breathe. 

      Subject no longer requires caffeine due to panic-induced state. 

      "...” Words refused to come out. The only thing they could do was raise an arm to cover part of their face--as if the Riku Replica was about to attack them. Right, this was why they stayed away from the laboratory these days. How could they forget?

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♟Xion smiled brightly, holding onto Rei with a hum. They were happy to see Rei, looking up at him; eyes bright as they noticed the other was wearing their new clothes. Pulling back a bit, she held onto him as she looked over him, she was glad to see that Rei was experimenting more with their attire.

A shy heartless said: I dare you to kiss solaimaginem

I Dare || Accepting || @solaimaginem​

  @twilighttwin / @rxsoideae / @solaimaginem: 💏

Relationship Headcanons | Currently accepting.

Roxas

1. Zexion was thoroughly confused when seeing Roxas for the first time. He looked just like Ventus, but he wasn’t like him--not from the memory Ienzo had of said Keybladian, at least. This was one of the tipping points for Zexion’s loyalty towards Xemnas. Something strange was afoot, and they couldn’t place it. Thankfully, they found out, but much later--when going through Ansem the Wise’s data after being recompleted. 

2. They gave Roxas a fermented fish as a gift for a couple of reasons. The first was to test him, to see what sort of personality he had, what his reaction was. The second was to show him that they could be trusted--with what, they hoped to find out later. They tended to play the long game, and tried to build trust before it was needed.

3. After they first met Roxas again, Ienzo started researching sign language. It’s a slow process, but they’re learning. They are determined to teach themself without much outside assistance--just like they learned English and Latin.

4. At the masquerade ball, Roxas did truly catch them off guard by calling them pretty. They still don’t know why. It’s not like they hadn’t been called pretty before. Though, it didn’t usually happen when they appeared as themself wearing clothing that didn’t fit their assigned gender. Part of them is considering coming out to Roxas at some point. The other half of them says they can’t trust him that much yet--and that half is currently winning.

Lauriam

1. Zexion didn’t trust Marluxia one bit. That in itself was rather standard for them. However, they found it odd that he was the third recruitment with memory loss. To them, that meant Marluxia was hiding something. 

2. Ienzo still doesn’t trust Lauriam, but they don’t otherwise have an issue with him. He did not try to directly kill them, and his rebellion turned out to be for the better.

3. His past will likely blow their mind--or, at least pique their curiosity. Their knowledge of the Keyblade War is limited, and they will likely pump him for information so they can document it.

4. When doing missions with Marluxia, Zexion let him do most of the combat, and kept their distance. They weren’t one for conversation during mission assignments, and usually wrote their mission report as they went.

Riku Replica (Rei)

1. When Vexen began his research into replicas, Zexion offered assistance here and there. As it was Vexen’s project, they did not want to interfere too much. They mostly acted as someone to bounce ideas and theories off of. They didn’t make much of Rei upon him coming into existence--not until Castle Oblivion.

2. In Castle Oblivion, Zexion decided it was best to keep a mostly hands-off approach to Rei. They did not want to confuse him, and decided Vexen being his main authority figure would work out well enough. Vexen’s death left them in a bit of a predicament in this regard. Combined with Marluxia’s rebellion, and their suspicion Axel was a traitor, they had their hands full. Had they thought more clearly, they would have instructed Lexaeus to keep the Replica close. 

3. Zexion never referred to any of the replicas, including Rei, as an it. They tended to stick to using titles like “the Riku Replica” or neutral pronouns (as seen in their interaction with him and Axel).