#spice headcanons

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earl grey tea; how did they court their s/o?

Lolllll, he did absolutely nothing. Okay, well, maybe not nothing. But definitely not anything that actually resembled courting, and nothing that was intentional. He never had any plans or desires to date at all - way too preoccupied with his mission. It just never seemed like a possibility for him.

But he does find that he wants to spend more and more time with you though, you actually make him feel calm, make him feel wanted. So rather than going out of his way to "court" you, he really just goes out of his way to hang out with you. Inviting you to play games, sitting down and eating meals with you, learning all about your interests - anything to generate more conversations with you.

Honestly, he just develops a very natural, deep friendship like he does with the rest of the League - but with a lot more blushing. He probably also teases you a lot more than others. Of course, if you turn it back on him, he gets distressingly embarrassed - boy is a total tsundere.

chai tea; how do they spice up their relationship?

This man will try basically anything and everything - enthusiastically too. He may not have ever planned on being in a relationship, but now that he's in one, he's just a horny little goblin that can't get enough of every aspect of it.

I wouldn't say he needs to go out of his way to spice things up, he's so excited to explore all that sex has to offer, there really aren't too many dull moments. One of his go-to's is that he'll see something in a porno/eroge game/doujin that looks fun or sexy, and try to replicate it with his partner.

Honestly, as the series progresses and the League finds themselves on the run with fewer and fewer nice things and private moments - the big change is when he goes out of his way to sweeten things up rather than spicing things up. To bring his partner to a beautiful, peaceful clearing, or stealing a duvet and candles to dress up the warehouse they've been staying in - anything to let his partner know how important they are to him, how much more in life they deserve - even if he can't offer it.

Oh I headcanon this 100% He's super touch-starved, but also very suspicious of anyone who wants to touch him.

I think we see this really clearly by the way he reacts to AFO's hug when he "rescued" him.

Not to mention - what does he always need and seek out to calm himself down? The touch of his family.

My Headcanons on what touch in particular Shigaraki really likes:

❥ Laying his head in your lap.

❥ When you play with his hair or pat his head. He's surprisingly tolerant with letting you braid his hair so long as you take it out before anyone sees.

❥ Oh and head scratches. You'll get him moaning with the head scratches. (He is literally a dog, what even- )

❥ When you sit in his lap/sit between his legs.

❥ Your knees touching his under the table.

❥ Throwing an arm around your shoulders.

❥ Soft touches in general - running a thumb over his lips, drawing your fingers up and down his back, kisses on the back of his neck.

❥ He's super handsy during sex (when he has gloves on), he wants a fistful of you in his palms at all times and goes for positions where he can have as much skin-to-skin contact as possible.

Haha, and I absolutely LOVE the idea of Shigaraki just biting to show affection (and let's be real, ownership lol. This man is stupidly into hickeys).

Very much makes me think of this Tweet:

green tea; how do they comfort their s/o? 

At a surface level, Shigaraki is not the best at comforting. And that's putting it gently. He's pretty emotionally constipated. He doesn't have great advice, he's terrible at recognizing the subtle cues of somebody being upset, and if he walks in on someone crying he completely freezes up.

But he's very good at just being there for his partner. He may not recognize that his partner is upset until they're already crying, but when they do, he'll sit and let you cry into his shoulder or hold you in his chest for hours. He's an excellent listener. It may not be what everyone needs to feel better, and it's pretty obvious he doesn't have a clue on how to adjust to someone who needs other forms of comfort, but it's also very obvious how much he cares.

He's a GREAT person to go to when your mad though. The ultimate gossip buddy who'll get just as mad as you, if not madder -- vent, vent, vent away.

"She called you what? You should fucking KILL her!"

black tea; what do they look for in a person?

Ah I think I wrote a little about this in my general Shigaraki heacanons here. But in general, I think Shigaraki seeks out normalcy and acceptance in a partner. Now to be clear, Shigaraki is absolutely not looking for anyone, relationships and romance are the absolute last thing on his mind and seem like the most annoying thing in the world to be honest. But if he were to fall for anyone, it'd be a person that makes him feel not only loved and accepted, but also just like a regular person. Someone that he can laugh with and tease, someone to play games with, just overall someone who's easy to pass the time with.

I think he's also a real sucker for someone that cooks for and takes care of him. He doesn't look after his own health and wellbeing very well, especially once Kurogiri's gone, and he's used to being rejected by the world, so a person that goes out of their way to care for and show him that he does matter, will make him feel pretty gooey inside.

black tea; what do they look for in a person?

Already answered here!

pomegranate tea; at what point did they know they loved their s/o?

Oooooohh, I love this one. I think it's when he realizes that he truly feels relaxed around them. It doesn't matter how shit of a day he's having or how on edge he is, the moment you walk into the room or touch his arm to check if he's okay, he instantly calms down.

It's the moment where he's tearing the shit into his neck on the verge of being sick, but you throw your arms around him to try and stop him, and suddenly all of that itch and urge is gone.

Or the moment where he slumps against your shoulder or drops his head in your lap, ranting and moaning about a level in a game he can't beat or how the fuck is the League going to survive another week, and right in the middle of his sentence, with you stroking his hair, he nods off, falls right into a sweet dreamless sleep. (Hehe I may be a little biased with this one xD)

They're the moments that make him feel normal. He never expected to come out on the other end of his war against heroes alive, he never really cared if he did either, as long as he took the world down with him. But in these moments with you, he feels like he could actually have a future and a life filled with more than just rejection and destruction at the end of this all. Moments that make him feel alive.

And feel loved himself.

These are Headcanons for pre-PLF Shigaraki. A lot of them would carry over to after he’s had his awakening — but there are a lot of additional thoughts I have about him afterwards that I think I’d like to do in a separate post.

Also, while these are my current HC’s, it’s not like this is the only way I’d write Shigaraki or my definitive thoughts on him. Sometimes it’s really fun to write Shigaraki as a big ol’ slut too. xD

And as a reminder, my Requests are OPEN!

SFW

A lot of fics show Shigaraki playing MMORPG’s — which of course makes sense for story-telling purposes, it’s a good way to meet a non-villain Reader/OC — but I don’t actually think Shigaraki is into them. At least at the beginning of the series he is super NOT a team player. Having to work with a party seriously pisses him off and causes him to rage-quit.

With strangers at least. He secretly actually likes playing with Spinner more than he likes playing alone, but he’ll never admit it. Their go to’s are GTA V, Call of Duty, and Red Dead Redemption 2.

If how much he talks about boss battles is anything to go off of, Shigaraki likes action RPG’s. Particularly those with open worlds, frequent updates, and/or a lot of side-quests — anything with a lot of replay value. Skyrim, Breath of the Wild, GTA V, and Fallout are some of his go-to’s.

Shigaraki is very much a food for fuel type of person. He’ll eat whatever is quick and on hand so that he can get back to whatever he was doing before. 

He’s a big snacker, but doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth. His preference for ohagi and green tea makes me think that he’s more into subtle flavors. 

The alcohol we see him drink kind of reaffirms this for me too. We see something like champagne — or at least, a light wine in a champagne flute — and what looks like whiskey on the rocks. Brut, grainy flavors. I think he’d also keep a couple cans of beer in the fridge in his room for when he’s relaxing with a game. 

He’s super good at bar games. Darts is an obvious one, but also Quarters, Pinball, and Beer Pong. Anything that requires nimble fingers he excels at. He can definitely hold his own at billiards too, although it wouldn’t be his first choice. 

Oh wait, you probably wanted relationship headcanons, huh?

He’d probably fall for a civilian or low-level criminal, maybe even a broker. Probably just not another villain, or at least, not another big-time villain. If we’ve learned anything from his interactions with Overhaul and the Hero Killer, he does not take kindly to serious competition. I also think that deep down, Shigaraki seeks out normalcy and comfort in a partner. So even if he’s dating a lower-ranking member of the League, he doesn’t particularly want to talk about missions or honestly, even send his partner on them. He just wants someone to play video games and talk about nothing with. Not that he’d ever admit that.

Shigaraki’s partner will always be his second priority. Sorry. He does not get distracted from his goals easily and he is very good at prioritizing. When it comes to League plans especially, you’ll never be able to seduce him away. Maybe you can pull him away from a video game, but if his partner starts getting clingy or steamy while he’s trying to work, he’s going to throw them out of the room.

His love language is Physical Touch, although he will vehemently reject it, because it scares the shit out of him how good it feels when his partner runs their hands through his hair or rests their head on his shoulder. It may take some time to realize this is the case, but pretty soon you’ll notice that he’s always touching you in some way or another. A hand resting on your thigh, his knee touching yours under the table, and don’t even get him started on having you sit on his lap.

Holding hands is still a huge no-no though, for obvious quirk reasons. But also, he just doesn’t want to be grabbed and touched freely in any way. It’s a control thing. If his partner insists on having some kind of touch while they walk down the street, he prefers to sling his arm over their shoulders.

His opposite love language is Words of Affirmation. Don’t expect compliments from him often. And even the ones he does give are not going to be well-worded. “Your face… it’s uh… yeah it’s nice, I guess…” He also doesn’t trust praise from others. Emotional vulnerability just isn’t his thing.

Although, when things are getting steamy, that apprehension goes out the window. (See NSFW section).

Shigaraki is a person who really appreciates silence. Yes, he has a hard time shutting up when you get him going about a topic he’s passionate about, but he’s also a super busy, introverted dude with a lot of responsibilities and goals. So whether he’s studying newspapers and coming up with an attack strategy, or unwinding with a handheld, he really values having a partner that he can just comfortably sit in silence with while they both do their own thing. 

Unsurprisingly, he prefers home dates. Ordering take-out and watching a movie. Very much a Netflix and Chill person. If he does have to leave the house, he still prefers something lowkey like going to the movies. Out of left field though, he also really likes thrill-seeking dates like amusement parks or haunted houses. And he will want to ride the biggest ride at least three times in a row. 

He really likes it when his partner wears his clothes. Like, really likes it. In fact, he likes it so much that a lot of the time it’ll probably lead to some spicier headcanons.