A.N.: Because let’s be honest if we loose 50/50 to him on limited, I consider that a win.
Also please appreciate and enjoy it, you have no idea how long this chilled rotted in my drafts.
(How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)
He is pretty busy most of the time and is not very open with affection when it comes to others. Generally I’d say he’s in a good middle amount of showing affection, but when it comes to evenings he likes showing more affection, especially before going to bed, things like cuddling, or spending quality time together are things he goes weak for.
(What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)
He as a best friend would be the kind of friend that always has advice for you whenever you need it. He also would be the one you could always rely on. You need help for some work for the academia? You are sick and don’t even want to lift a finger? He is going to be there for you!
He also occasionally likes playing rounds of tcg with you, you can also always talk him into doing things in nature like taking a walk or hike. Yet he would be more for the calmer activities overall.
(Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)
If you guys are very close he wouldn’t mind a hug for greeting or casually cuddling in bed or on the couch if you are in a relationship.
For the latter, if you start to caress him in some way he will get addicted and come back for your cuddles definitely :)
(Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)
Tighnari has everything covered, overall when it comes to domesticity, husband material.
His cooking skills are pretty average but he is constantly working on learning new recipes and may present them to you, Collei and occasionally Cyno then. (Like a little family dinner :>)
He also prefers to keep the house clean and organized to some degree.
(If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)
Gently. He wouldn’t want the relationship to come to an end in a fight or in some other unfortunate way. So even if you guys had a fight (which may have been just one more in a row of a few too many) and he for his part knew there could be nothing more to fix it, he would sit down with you and end the relationship.
But he would only do that if whatever the reason is, simply cannot be solved even after talking about it and explaining his feelings clearly. To him a breakup is really the last solution.
(How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)
He really is all for commitment. In general loyalty has a big importance to him, yet when it comes to a wedding he would be pretty objective.
He for himself doesn’t necessarily need to get married, he is just as fine with having you around and being his partner, with a paper that says it legally or without it. He doesn’t really care, but if you want to get married and show your commitment to him like that then he will be flattered and agree to get married.
(How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)
Tighnari’s gentleness is that soft kind—the kind you don’t even notice at first because it’s woven into everything he does. He’ll scold you for not hydrating enough, but his hands are careful when he’s brushing leaves out of your hair. He teases with a sharp tongue but never crosses the line—always reading your face, checking in with those smart, perceptive eyes of his.
Physically? He’s the definition of careful. Whether he’s tending a wound or adjusting your scarf because “you’ll catch a chill,” it’s all done with this quiet, precise touch that makes your heart melt a little. Emotionally? He’s learning. He’s not always the best with words when it comes to his own feelings, but he listens. And when he realizes something hurt you—even unintentionally—he doesn’t brush it off. He wants to do better, and he does. Every time.
(Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)
To him hugs are something optional, he doesn’t need them necessarily but if you come up to him and give him one he certainly won’t complain! So while he is really fine with short ones for greetings, he might just prefer them when you guys are alone at home.
He might just come up from behind you and hug you then to see what you’re up to.
(How fast do they say the L-word?)
I feel like he isn’t fast in this because he takes a long time to trust people completely, let alone admit their love for them. When he first does tho it would be either when sharing a sweet moment between the two of you where he just looks at you with this little spark in his eyes and just speaks his thoughts then.
(How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)
Tighnari claims he doesn’t get jealous. Says it’s “a pointless emotion that clouds judgment.” But ohhh, his tail gives him away every time. The way it twitches when someone gets too cozy with you? Yeah. Totally not jealous. Not at all.
He won’t throw a fit or start drama—he’s way too composed for that—but he’ll start hovering. Suddenly he’s standing just a bit closer, brushing your hand when he doesn’t need to. It’s not possessive. It’s protective. His jealousy doesn’t come from insecurity—it comes from how much he cares. You’re important to him, and if someone’s making you uncomfortable or trying to swoop in, he’s gonna make sure they know you’re already spoken for. All without raising his voice.
(What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)
Tighnari’s kisses are intentional. He’s not one for random pecks just for the sake of it—when he kisses you, it means something. A quiet promise. A check-in. A silent “I’m here.”
He likes kissing your forehead the most. There’s something grounding about it, protective too—it’s his way of saying “you’re safe with me.” When he’s being playful, he’ll sneak one to your cheek just to see your face light up.
He doesn’t mind being kissed anywhere, really—he’s not fussy—but if you press a kiss right between his ears or along his jaw when he’s focused on something? Yeah. That’ll short-circuit his whole train of thought. He’ll act all flustered and pretend you’re distracting him from important work, but deep down? He’s already leaning in for another.
(How are they around children?)
The children love him because they are amazed by his ears (I mean who isn’t tbh) so they all want to pet them and he is so kind so he can’t say no.
But also he likes the children and finds ways to keep them entertained if necessary.
(How are mornings spent with them?)
Mornings with Tighnari are soft and slow—when he lets them be. He’s usually up with the sun, all efficiency and routine, already checking on saplings or scribbling notes before you’ve even opened your eyes. But if it’s a rare day off? If you tug him back under the covers with that half-asleep “don’t go yet” voice?
He’ll grumble, sure—something about wasting daylight and poor productivity—but the way he tucks his face into the crook of your neck says otherwise. His tail wraps around your leg without him noticing, and suddenly it’s his hand tracing lazy circles on your back to keep you from drifting off again.
Eventually, he’ll coax you out of bed tho with herbal tea and some kind of weird-but-good forest fruit you’ve never heard of.
(How are nights spent with them?)
For him he is either doing a later shift with the forest watchers and therefore sometimes isn’t home the whole night on occasion. If he is not home and you want to come along with him on patrols he is probably going to be against it because:
„I don’t want to keep you from a good night of rest and sleep.“
But if you say you don’t care about it and want to come along anyways then he will be fine with it and you two will spend a nice night on patrol (where he is secretly very happy you came along :)
If he is home though, he likes having some form of routine. To him that mainly consists of showering, self care and eating, as well as very importantly, meditation.
So if you ever want to come along and meditate together he is going to be more than happy to do so!
(When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)
He is on the slower spectrum. If you proof to him that you are a person he can trust and maybe lean onto sometimes, he will feel like he can share some things that matter to him or will also come to you to ask you for advice or to organize his thoughts again.
(How easily angered are they?)
This man has A LOT of patience. He’s used to repeating himself, guiding people gently (and sometimes not-so-gently) toward not accidentally poisoning themselves. So yeah, he’s technically patient.
But that patience? It has conditions.
He can handle honest mistakes, questions, even a bit of clumsiness—but if someone’s being willfully ignorant or reckless? That’s when the ears go back and the sarcasm comes out full force. He’ll snap, not out of rage, but because he cares too much to let someone be stupid in a dangerous world. His lectures might be sharp, but they come from a place of wanting people to live.
(How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)
Tighnari remembers everything. Seriously. That one time you casually mentioned you liked the smell of citrus after rain? Yeah—he filed it away like a field report. Now your favorite tea has subtle orange notes, and you don’t know why he always brews it after a storm until it clicks.
He’s got that scary-smart, hyper-observant brain, and it absolutely extends to you. Favorite foods, weird phobias, that one time you said you hated the texture of a certain fruit—he absorbs it all like data. Not in a creepy, calculating way either. Just… attentively. Thoughtfully. Like you’re the most interesting thing he’s ever studied.
(What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)
Tighnari’s favorite moment isn’t some big dramatic event—it’s a quiet, tucked-away memory only he holds like a secret pressed in a field journal.
It’s the first time you really let your guard down with him. Maybe you were sitting beneath a tree, rambling about something completely random, completely you, and he realized he wasn’t analyzing your words anymore. He was just… listening. Heart soft, tail still, and for once, no notes to take, no corrections to make.
Just you. Just that moment.
It might’ve seemed insignificant at the time—maybe you don’t even remember it—but for him? It was the turning point.
(How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)
Being protective is quite in his nature, it is basically one of his core motivations too! After all, going out in the forest, checking if it is save, what is not save, and checking if there are injured people. He does it all to protect the people of Sumeru.
But since he is so used to always protecting people he isn’t very open to him also getting/needing protection. It would only be in moments where he is out of stamina in the forest where he would really appreciate a helping hand to protect him, or when cuddling, just sometimes someone that would hold him to make him feel protected and safe.
(How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)
He would try his best for everything no matter if it’s dates or anniversaries or anything else. Yet because of his job it is possible to happen that he is so caught up in work, or maybe teaching Collei another thing that he forgets one thing. He would be extremely sorry nonetheless and you need to tell him it’s okay because he always tries his best :(.
(What would be some bad habits of theirs?)
For starters? He’s a chronic overexplainer. Even when you don’t need a lecture, he’ll launch into one like it’s instinct—about plants, about safety, about why you really shouldn’t eat random mushrooms even if they look cute. It’s well-meaning, but sometimes it feels like being on the wrong end of a very patient scolding.
He also bottles things up. Hard. If something’s bothering him emotionally? He’ll bury it under work or brush it off with dry sarcasm. He’s great at reading you but terrible at letting himself be read. You’ll have to nudge him, gently and often, before he lets anything vulnerable slip past that carefully controlled exterior.
(How concerned are they with their looks?)
Tighnari insists he doesn’t care about appearances. Claims it’s all about practicality—clothes that let him move easily through the forest, minimal fuss, nothing flashy. But let’s be real: the man brushes his tail with more dedication than most people give their entire skincare routine.
He’s not vain in the “look at me” kind of way, but he is meticulous. His appearance is part of how he maintains control and professionalism—especially as a Forest Watcher. He wants to be taken seriously, and that means looking put together.
(Would they feel incomplete without you?)
Tighnari wouldn’t say he needs you—not out loud. He’s fiercely independent, practical to a fault, and absolutely convinced that he can handle things on his own. Function without attachment, that’s the mantra he used to live by. But the truth?
Once you’re in his life—really in it—he starts calibrating his world around you without even noticing. Your laugh becomes the sound he listens for between rustling leaves. Your presence becomes part of his routine, part of his peace. So yeah, he could function without you—but it would feel like walking through the forest with no compass. Like trying to catalog the world without the one person who made it feel worth understanding.
(A random headcanon for them.)
He hums while working. Soft, absentminded melodies from the forest, nothing dramatic. But if you hum along? He’ll pause, blink at you like you caught him committing a serious vulnerability, then quietly start again. This time, a little louder. Just for you.
Also? He names his favorite trees. Doesn’t tell anyone. You find out by accident.
(What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)
Disorganization stresses him out. Messy workspaces, chaotic plans, people who wing it with zero forethought? Absolute nightmare fuel for his structured botanist brain.
In a partner, he’s pretty tolerant—up to a point. But he’d struggle with someone who constantly dismisses science, acts irresponsibly with nature, or treats others without basic respect. He has zero patience for cruelty disguised as “honesty,” and if someone plays mind games or avoids communication? Nope. He’s out. Respect and emotional maturity are non-negotiables.
Also—don’t fake liking plants around him. He’ll know. And he’ll judge you. Silently. With that look.
(What is a sleep habits of theirs?)
On duty? He’s a light sleeper, always half-alert—ears twitching at every noise, tail curling protectively even in his sleep. It’s more like resting in cycles than deep sleep, trained by years of forest watch. He’s used to being woken up at odd hours, and he’ll be fully functional within seconds, no matter how groggy he feels.
But off-duty? With you? Whole different story.
He grumbles when you drag him to bed early, but once he’s under the blankets, he melts. Tail flops lazily over your legs like a fuzzy heater. He likes the room cool, the air clean, and you close. If you run your fingers through his hair while he’s dozing off? Instant knock-out. He’ll never admit it, but that’s his favorite lullaby.
And if he wakes up and you’re not there? He’ll never say he panicked—but he absolutely looked for you within ten seconds.
