#stubsmit

(They would! I love how intense and passionate they both are, and how much they just go on emotions! I think they'd be the couple to just hype each other up and fuel each other's fire. Enjoy!)

"Yes! Won again!"

Stubborn cheered in victory as Hero groaned from on the ground of the forest, rubbing his back and wincing in pain.

They've gone four or five rounds now, and Stubborn's won every single time.

Hero chuckled as he shakily got to his feet. "You're a real powerhouse, you know that, Stubborn?"

"I know!" Stubborn exclaimed, his fingers itching for another fight to get his blood pumping again. "Let's go again!"

"What?" Hero looked up at him, baffled, but Stubborn wasn't sure what he wasn't getting. He wants to fight, dammit. "Stubborn, you've already kicked my ass plenty of times today- the whole morning, in fact!"

"Yeah and each time you've gotten better! We can't quit now, not until we can have an equal brawl with each other!"

Hero gave him a nervous look, rubbing his arm where Stubborn had tossed him into a tree. "Maybe we can take a little break for now, big guy. Just enough to let the bruises settle."

Stubborn rolled his eyes. "We can't rest now! Not when I can just feel a good fight coming!" Stubborn walked up to him, spreading his arms out pleadingly. "C'mon! Surely you got another round in you, Hero boy!"

Stubborn missed the way Hero backed up a step, looking up at Stubborn in uncertainty, stumbling over his words and struggling to get a single sentence out.

Annoyance flared within Stubborn, because all Hero should be doing, was going, 'Yeah, let's go!' and then tackling Stubborn to the ground.

"It's not that hard of a question! Let's stop wasting time and-"

"My beloved!"

Stubborn paused, and then a big, giddy smile split his face open as he spun around, completely missing the relieved look on Hero's face, watching as his partner, Smitten, flew down to meet them.

"Hey, baby!" Stubborn called, waving wildly to him, and his face flushed as he heard Smitten's deep chuckling as he flew closer.

Stubborn only managed to rush up a few steps, before Smitten dove into his arms, wrapping his limbs around Stubborn's body in a secure and warm embrace.

Stubborn shoved his face into the crook of Smitten's neck, breathing in his sweet scent deeply, holding him close to his chest. Instantly, all the tension and adrenaline melted away from Stubborn's body as he held Smitten close, feeling their hearts beating as one for those few seconds.

Smitten hummed as he pulled away to look at him, and Stubborn almost swooned at the dopey and loving smile Smitten gazed down at him with.

"Hello, my love," Smitten cooed at Stubborn, tightening his hold around Stubborn's neck. "Have you and Hero been having fun sparring?"

Stubborn nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah! I've been crushing Hero all morning!" Smitten chuckled, and the sound made his chest flutter. Smitten moved one hand to cup his cheek, and Stubborn instinctively leaned into the touch, sighing in relaxation.

"You've been working hard all day, haven't you?" Smitten murmured, his voice lowering to a flirtatious tone that had Stubborn trying to press Smitten even closer to him. "Yeah," Stubborn whispered, a little breathless now.

Smitten hummed in satisfaction, and then he closed his eyes and leaned in for a kiss, and Stubborn wasted no time in connecting their lips.

The kiss was soft and gentle, and although Stubborn was much more used to hungry and passionate kisses between them, he couldn't lie and say that this wasn't making his knees buckle.

Before Stubborn could try and deepen the kiss, Smitten pulled away, smiling as he gazed down at Stubborn, who's face felt on fire.

Smitten started peppering kisses along Stubborn's jaw, and Stubborn's eyes fluttered closed as he relished in the feeling of his partner's affection.

"Are you going to come in and rest with me?"

Stubborn sighed. "I would, but I gotta go a few more rounds with Hero, gotta keep going until he can beat me."

Smitten paused, his lips ghosting over Stubborn's skin, before he looked up at him with a pout. "You don't wish to spend time with me, darling?"

Panic seized Stubborn in that moment. "What? No! I love spending time with you, sweetheart- you know that."

Smitten started to card a hand through his feathery head and tilted his head to the side in thought. "So you'll take a break for me, yes?"

The feeling of Smitten's gentle fingers massaging his scalp was beginning to distract him, his muscles relaxing at the ministration. He let out an embarrassing whine. "I want to, but-"

"So you will?" Smitten scrapped his claws gently against Stubborn's scalp, and every feather on Stubborn's body fluffed up as he shivered pleasantly.

His mind was starting to get fuzzy, and the only thing he could focus on was Smitten's coy smile and the heat of their bodies pressed against each other.

What had they been talking about before?

Smitten pressed a kiss to the corner of Stubborn's mouth, and Stubborn tried to chase his lips, but Smitten pulled back just enough, awaiting an answer.

Stubborn groaned at Smitten's teasing, but nodded all the same. "Yeah, yeah, I'll go with you."

"Marvelous, my love!" Smitten perked up instantly, but all Stubborn cared about was hearing more pet names from Smitten. "Let us go cuddle in bed then!"

ok im gonna talk about just coldcont and stubsmit bc i feel most strongly about them sdklgjhd

The Voice of the Cold and the Voice of the Contrarian have the same outlook on the world - they're both there to see what there is to see! They're explorers, essentially just wanting to see every route they can. They both also get their kicks by tormenting The Narrator. In both of their routes, they form a somewhat uneasy alliance with The Hero over making The Narrator their mutual enemy - now picture if they had had a route together. They would've made each other so much worse. The Narrator's personal torment nexus. Picture the Voice of the Cold coming up with cutting remark after cutting remark for The Narrator and the Voice of the Contrarian laughing along and falling more and more in love.

The Voice of the Cold is aromantic to me but I think he would still be open to romantic relationships, just to try something new, especially with the other Voices as they're explicitly one of the only things he cares about. Meanwhile I think the Voice of Contrarian is alloromantic but would have trouble getting into romantic relationships due to his tendency to push against people's boundaries and try to intentionally irritate them, even when he does like them. But the Voice of the Cold wouldn't care - in fact he'd probably give back as good as he got, which I think the Voice of the Contrarian would be delighted by.

There's two ways I can see Stubborn/Smitten. The first is them bonding over their shared admiration for The Princess - they both want to spend their entire lives with her, albeit in very different ways, and they both express these sentiments regardless of which Princess they're talking to (they both fall head over heels for the final form of The Razor, which delights me to no end.) So I can see them as both dating The Princess and having a thing for each other on the side - It would be a weird little throuple but I would be so on board for it. They both wear their hearts on their sleeves, it's just that their hearts want such different things that they seem totally different - but with The Princess as a uniting force they'd get along perfectly.

On the other hand, if The Princess is out of the picture, both of them feel like their life is incomplete - who will the Voice of the Smitten love, and who can challenge the Voice of the Stubborn? I think this could lead to - if you'll allow me to be cringe for a moment - something resembling Smitten <3< Stubborn. Picture the Voice of the Stubborn constantly insulting The Princess to the Voice of the Smitten, trying to goad him over and over into a fight. Picture the Voice of the Smitten reaching his breaking point and, his strength redoubled by his rage, giving the Voice of the Stubborn the first real fight he's had in years. Picture in the middle of the fight the Voice of the Smitten grabbing the Voice of the Stubborn by his lapels and slamming him against the wall - picture the Voice of the Stubborn grinning because this is what he's been looking for all along - picture the Voice of the Smitten, heart pounding, adrenaline running through his veins, pushing his lips against the Voice of the Stubborn's, their tongues fighting for space-