#trvelyans

Stoja + glitch: again, amazing. Similar sense of humor, similar morality, they would be amazing together. The perfect jock/nerd couple. I’m envisioning lots of concert dates and stoja binge reading poetry to try to understand what the hell glitch is on about. 9/10 annoying power couple that would cause problems for everybody.

Stoja + Kent, who I originally meant to go for before a kinglet intervened: stoja would do all of the talking in that relationship lmao, but that works for her. There is always the question of if she is just dating him for the dogs, but she is an excellent dog mom so that point is negated. Also she will never mess with his car bc she can’t see over the dashboard. I can see them kind of getting on each other’s nerves a lot and stoja getting bored of the broody routine, but they’re also good friends and can always match in black together. I also see a lot of exercising together like the sick freaks they are. 8/10 jock/jock solidarity.

Stoja + gray: honestly… she’s too mean for him. She’s decent to him, sure, but her first instinct is always to be a petty bitch and I think that would turn gray off to her. Also she’s deranged and would probably get bored of the relationship? Not like she doesn’t like gray but as in he’s already pretty stable and healthy alskkwakald. She needs some toxicity in her life. 7/10 would be very good until stoja ruins his self esteem for putting the toilet paper on wrong.

ii. what is their ideal party?

sinner roasts, naturally!

in all seriousness, while lyra is an inherently social creature, she’s had a lifetime of extravagant parties and formal galas and exhilarating crowds — her life with lawrence was as a daughter of gatsby — and is fairly disillusioned; she’s happiest in small gatherings with her family & the trusted faithful, preferably outdoors with a fire.

iii. who would they have the most fun with?

her favorite companions are her sister-in-law and her husband. she loves him and his unbearable personality immensely but if he ever begins john-ing too hard she can simply climb on top of him. 

iv. can they have fun while conforming to rules?

absolutely not. she did not get kicked out of every boarding school in new england and one in the original for this shit.

the actual answer is yes, easily; lyra needs very little to be happy. rules imposed by institutions or figures she holds in low esteem might have no bearing on her behavior one way or the other, but violating rules for the sake of it holds no thrill for her. ( she did intentionally violate the rules & codes of the aforementioned boarding schools, of course, but that was for the sole purpose of incurring disciplinary action or expulsion and force her parents to contend with her, even in a negative capacity ).

v. do they go out a lot?

in terms of “physically not at home,” yes — for the vast majority of her life “out” has been her primary state — but since moving to hope county the concept of going out in an “on the town” or social sense has become virtually non-existent. she still frequents the spread eagle to gather intel, but given that anyone she would actually want to attend social functions with is “unwelcome” because they “used tactics of coercion and intimidation in attempts to seize property” and “verbally tells people they’re marked” and that they’re “going to huff and puff and blow their house down” or otherwise kidnapped, drugged, tortured, or killed someone’s neighbors, no, she does not “go out” for her own personal enjoyment a lot anymore.

— H / HEAT

i. do they rather a hot or cold room?

hot! lyra will break out the furs when needed, but she prefers to wear as little clothing as possible; the heat has always suited her better.

ii. do they prefer summer or winter?

summer! it’s her favorite season, her favorite weather ( hot, clear, sunny ), and it carries all of her fondest memories & associations.

iii. do they like the snow?

she doesn't dislike it on principle, she finds it aesthetically pleasing, but her appreciation of it runs out if she actually has to contend with it ( she has never shoveled a day in her life and she does not intend to begin, thank you ). seasonally she likes it just fine; it tends to overstay its welcome with her.

iv. do they have a favorite summer activity?

avoiding the favored summer activities of hope county, mostly ( what the bleeding fuck is cornhole ). slipping into the old hot springs resort in the evenings ( to shaggy’s eternal chagrin; she managed to talk john and faith into joining her at the springs, once, but he was unwilling to voice his objections so he simply had to stand three yards away from them clutching his rifle and clenching his teeth ). sunbathing, skinny dipping, smoking on nature walks and wandering off mountain paths, sunset bonfires with the flock. evening sermons where she can freely socialize with her husband on her arm ( she never worries about her cover at the compound on the goody proctor principle ).

v. do they have a favorite winter activity?

why, yes, staying the hell inside!

as a girl her family would holiday in the mountains, but even then she wasn’t particularly inclined towards any winter sports; she can skate or ice dance but she doesn’t have any particular affinity for it and hasn’t bothered since girlhood. she finds most winter activities and attire unpleasant and physically restrictive, but she does enjoy an occasional nice brisk ramble outside through the snow. she likes sleigh rides, provided she can sit with her furs on her lap and hot cider in her hands.

mostly she’s happiest in front of a fire with warm drinks and her family.

— L / LEMONS

i. what is their favorite fruit?

raspberries & pomegranates.

ii. what is their least favorite fruit?

tomatoes xx

she dislikes bananas texturally but she doesn’t object to them as an ingredient. 

iii. are there any foods they hate?

shaggy's truly horrible venison jerky.

in another life she might have eventually been vegan — she’s already preferentially pescatarian — but in this life she has yet another gutted deer tossed up on her doorstep in an offering from the faithful and a half-charred cow right behind it, so. alas.

iv. do they have any food intolerances?

shaggy's truly horrible —

not that she's encountered, no!

v. what is their favorite food?

pastries ( she favors light & flaky but will not say no to coffee cakes or sugar donuts, the latter of which she almost solely subsisted on in the summers of her childhood ), fresh fruits, sushi & seafood for heavier courses, do not tell anyone but she secretly loves casey’s greasy offerings, will miss that sinner’s burgers after the collapse, truly a shame

— Z / ZEBRA

i. what’s their favorite animal?

this is despicable; she a beloved dog, cougar, grizzly bear, and numerous judge wolves. she cannot possibly be expected to give a species preference.

ii. do they like animals?

she adores animals. ask john about the pain of his existence.

iii. cats or dogs?

she is not doing this, as i said, but numerically speaking, she’s had more canine companions in her lifetime; she grew up with golden retrievers at the fairbanks summer home.

iv. what’s their dream pet?

all of them <3

of personal pets she lacks, however, she misses horses the most; she was quite an equestrian as a girl. 

v. do they have any pets at the moment?