#zansei

Timeline: Prior to Attack on Rhaglr’s Reach

The Red Chocobo Brigade made camp for one final night before joining the Resistance. Zansei, having stashed a bottle of Buscarron’s Mead passed it around, and prompted the group to share a story of friends or family. Something a Shinobi had done with him, some cycle or so ago. Daeg told of his life’s love, his Bryda. Bijna’la, talk of the day of RCB’s founding and a thank you to the group as his family. Saha’to, as the scoundrel always does, found a way to subvert the routine with a tale of being tied to masts. Emb brought it back with a tale of her childhood and a friend in the most dire of times. Sehn spoke of her child, Asha, and only barely managed to keep it together. Nora told of her mother, raising her and her sister. Sorine spoke of her company, of thanks to all who followed her lead. Vila, who could not let the night be void of laughs, told of a time her and her brothers clothes had gone missing after a fun day in a Central Shroud lake. Menelluin told of her first time shooting a bow with cousins, and a rather perturbed boar. The night finished with Zansei thanking them for their stories. He shared none of his own, just as the Shinobi had refrained.

I’ll talk about Baatu for this one.

I think Baatu would love being able to do something extravagant for his lover, and receive something grand as well. However, his idea of “grand” is honestly simple compared to most. Really any gesture or present or recognition of any kind is happily and earnest received by Baatu. You could give him a rock and he would cherish it bc it was a gift for him.

And his husband Zansei doesn’t actually feel all that comfortable receiving really grand gestures of love- especially publicly. It would be too embarrassing for the Raen, so Baatu has learned not to. But he would very much do something wonderful for the two of them. Be it cook a big meal for Zansei, or take him on a romantic dinner date. Or buy him something expensive he wants. He would do anything for that man. And as an Ishgardian, I imagine he’s seen/heard of such grand gestures he’d like to replicate.

Zansei is owned to @midnightmagicks ❤️