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Done drugs is an absolute no because Mare is scared of losing control like that, especially after if she grew up seeing maybe some drug abuse in the stilts. She stays far away from that just because of some things she's seen in the streets.

Cal is a no because he sees no benefit in it. And with how many health classes I know that man took I can't imagine him being at all curious after learning about their harmful effects. Actually, I see it as a strong possibility that one of his main goals in being king was to have more anti-drug laws and regulations since I know laws like that could have been easily overlooked with the war and "red quantity over quality" system.

I headcanon that another aspiration of his was to improve family situations and childcare, child safety, and family planning in red areas since he noticed how little help they had with that. Maybe a system for saving children from drug abusing homes could be a part of it?

Smoking is a tougher one. I can't see a universe in which either of them are avid smokers or would go out of their way to smoke on any occasion. But would they have tried it before? I think Mare has and didn't like it. I think Cal is too cautious about his health. He already does dangerous stunts on his motorcycle and gets thrown off waterfalls. And lives with Mare. He can't risk any more possible harm to his body 😓

Mare grew up with a somehow better environment, her parents aren’t addicts and she doesn’t have that many friends, so not any personal exposure to addicts and alcoholics. But she def saw ppl passed out on streets from them.

Our society is so gendered to the point that expression of sexuality is also translated under gendered terms. An example is ballet being seen as a feminine sport, therefore all men in ballet are gay.

Cal is a perfect example of Norta’s masculinity standards for a Silver man: physically wise he’s strong, broad, tall and excellent in combat, mentally wise he’s quick to take decisions, interested in battle strategies etc

Meanwhile, Maven grows up feeling inferior, being humiliated in physical combat trainings, is more interested in the arts, has what are considered feminine traits (quiet intelligence, talent for manipulation) and physically wise he’s more lean, less strong,less bulky.

Maven LIKES the colour purple but it’s Mare’s house colours and lightning. They’re both associated with the colour, but in different ways.