thinking about how hunter never got a fucking break until thanks to them. he goes from failing at eclipse lake to attempting to capture some criminals to his entire reality crumbling in front of him to mortal danger and near-certain death to protecting someone else to running in a panic to homelessness and starvation and never leaving that mindset to Oh Shit It's Him He's Gonna Kill Me to Please Don't Let Him Kill Me to needing to save a friend to immediate retraumatization he needs to put aside to soothe the friend to having to explain how they're all gonna die to joining the rebellion and fruitlessly planning how to save the world to Don't Tell Them to not-homophobia-orb to Why Am I Luz (also fighting) to Oh God She's Been Captured And It's My Fault to having his life source drained gradually through a sigil to YOU'RE LYING to Uncle Just Fucking Died to being stranded in another realm and needing (thinking he needs) to protect his kin from the authority figure.
Not ONCE in that stretch of time did he get to stop and process anything. He still has to come to terms with his uncle being evil, and by now he's been splatted by a star child. He has to have been so tightly wound the entire time. The moment he felt safe at the Nocedas' house, I have no doubt that everything just fucking CRASHED into him at once. my guy probably went catatonic for days on end. When there's no threat of death to keep you driven, there's nothing to stop the absolute terror and betrayal, and I'd be shocked if he wouldn't be paralyzed by fear.
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Okay, okay, so-
Childe is hydro character, likes ice fishing etc. so I think he might also just like water in general.
So imagine going on a beach with fl!childe. You both cleared it of monsters, and you start just pickung up crabs and starconches, to restock your inventory. Suddenly, you hear a loud splash and a high pitch screech.
At first you get surprised and worried, because what if something has happened to your sweet abyssal prince?! But you come to a halt immidietly, when you see Childe in the water. And that’s because during the few months tou have lived with Foul Legacy, you have never seen him this free.
He was just splashing and swimming around, letting out happy sounds every now and then.
oh yesyes this is a very good thought i like this
you kinda just sit down on the sand to admire Childe's happy coos and splashes, an expression soft as the sunset lighting up your face. he's the one who catches you staring at him and tilts his head with a chirp, splishing in the water a bit more like he's tempting you to get in too. eventually you cave, rolling up your pants and wading as deep as you can so Foul Legacy can happily swim in circles around you. he brings you things he found- pieces of seaglass, more shells, several VERY frightened-looking fish- which you put in your bag for safekeeping (except the fish. you let them go)
occasionally Childe tugs on your arm, whining and asking you to swim with him, but you refuse since your clothes are dry. he then proceeds to huff and lean against your chest, snuggling against your neck and thoroughly drenching you!! the cold water draws a surprised yelp from you, but you just can't be mad since Childe is purring and rubbing his damp face into your neck. you almost think he lets out a smug chirp as you sigh and squeeze out your now sopping shirt (he IS smug. very smug!!) he makes it up to you by making miniature water narwhals for you, since you've always been fascinated by his Vision, your look of amazement as you watch them float around your hair making him trill happily <33 but since you're both soaked, might as well spend more time in the water, right!! there'll be plenty of time for drying off later!!
beach trips are definitely going to become a normal thing from now on <33
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like so many fnv fans must've been playing with their hands over their eyes and the sound off because they sooo deeply misunderstand arcade as a character and his relationship with the courier he stays with them because he trusts them to be GOOD at the end of it all he would not follow someone he thinks is a fucking idiot or as corrupt as the rest of the strips big shots into the lions den
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Editing be like:
"This is pretty good! I could probably just finish this one paragraph and hit publish, it doesn't really need much more done"
"This is awful it's the worst thing I've ever written we're not even CLOSE to being able to post the first chapter"
"Okay. Okay it's not bad. That one spot's a bit rough but I can fix it - "
"Oh boy I'm so good at writing"
"Oh god I'm so bad at writing"
*incoherent screeching in my head*
*incoherent screeching out loud*
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