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mediocredoots · 1 year
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@joukaiweek 2023 Day 6: role swap || ever after
The Legendary Knights Hermos & Critias resemble their perspective card user, yet act the exact opposite of them.
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hideandseaking · 6 years
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could you please expand on your kacchako matching theory?? it's too good and it'd be great to see all your thoughts ;;
Thank you for sending this! Let me elaborate, this is just a theory on kacchako’s basis within the manga, and I am in no way saying that it’s canonical evidence for kacchako but it’s just a weird and fun theory I have based on what I’ve seen! Also, this is no way to bash on other ships, I’m just a kacchako shipper trying to make sense of a pattern I’ve seen! You do not have to agree with it and that’s okay!
First of all, these come from mostly splash pages and promotional artwork, but keep in mind that most of these are digitally drawn and can be color-picked. So let’s start with what made me double take in the first place. This picture:
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So in this picture, you notice that everyone is dressed up in colors matching their hero outfits/themes/both from the manga. Some of these make sense like All Might wearing yellow (we see this a lot with suits), Kaminari’s hero outfit is black and white with his blonde hair accenting this, Koda is wearing green to represent nature and trees, Aizawa is an abosolute madman as usual, etc.
One of the weird things about this is only five sets of characters potentially match in this picture. Todoroki and Momo, Kirishima and Mina, and Ochako and Izuku are the obvious ones. TodoMomo, KiriMina, and Iz*ch*, are all potential ships or at least character sets with significant connections between each other, as we know now where we are in the manga (189 as I’m typing this.) Todo and Momo are a little iffy cause it could just be them matching the other’s hair colors, so I’m not sure if it counts. Kirishima and Mina are definitely wearing the matching outfit to the other, as it’s blue and orange in the same colors and shades, and these are not colors present in their hero outfits. So it’s obvious they’re matching each other. Ochako is wearing a green armband that matching Izuku’s suit. This makes sense because she is the projected love interest with Izuku. Perfectly fine, because they’re probably going to be the canonical ship at the end!
Deku and Tokoyami also match, which is pretty funny in itself. But they are friends so idk what’s really going on there. But hey, it’s a cute ship so if you need something to push you, here it is! It could also be used a red herring for the last of the five matches.
But here’s the thing: the fifth set is hidden but it’s Ochako and Katsuki. They’re both wearing maroon. And not just any maroon, but:
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These are almost the same shade of maroon. Almost exactly the same shade of maroon. Bakugou is wearing orange to represent his hero outfit, and Ochako is wearing pink to represent hers. But why are they both wearing maroon as their base color, when that color is not present in their own outfits? Because they’re matching too. Kirishima and Mina are matching in the same way, but Bakugou’s blue and Ochako’s pink divert from the mainpiece maroon on their outfits. And Kirishima breaks it up. But this is a digital piece and the colors are almost identical. Horikoshi could’ve picked a different shade of maroon for them, but he purposely did this for them. Or this could be the red herring for Tokoyami/Deku! Who knows!!
So that’s a little weird right? Well here’s my next picture:
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I love this picture, it’s so dynamic and fun. Anyway! Here we have the characters in alternate outfits again. Izuku is in a similar outfit as the first picture, as is All Might, which is to keep the focus on them of course and keep them in consistency with character design. Everyone else looks like they’re in non-matching outfits though. Except Kacchako.
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Now this is more of a stretch, but it won’t feel like it after my next example. Anyway, both are wearing buttons down the front in two sets, and both are wearing orange, though the orange does not match as much as the maroon in the picture beforehand. Katsuki is wearing orange loaders and Ochako’s entire outfit is orange, and black, with pink accents. Where have we seen orange and black before?
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Katsuki’s hero outfit is black, orange, and green. The green would match with Izuku, and if Horikoshi wanted them to match, then he would put Ochako in anything but army green right? But no, he put her in orange. And furthermore, Katsuki’s boots have the “double button” design going down, and mimics it throughout his hero costume, which both of their outfits in the current example picture are presenting. And if you look at the first example as well, Ochako is wearing the double button down design on her dress there as well.
Some strange coincidences here. But I can’t say they’re not intentional, as we’ve seen Horikoshi’s character designs and they’re all very well-researched for the character. He is intentionally designing the outfits this way. There is no way that he got just lazy enough to design Ochako and Katsuki similarly.
My third example is from the recent movie promo:
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We’ve all seen this one recently, which is really the nail in the coffin for me here. This is harder to see so I did crop it out, but I want you to look at Ochako and Katsuki here:
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We noticed recently that Ochako is wearing the same flower in her hair as is embroidered on Katsuki’s vest. After seeing the last two examples, it isn’t weird that they are matching. But here’s the second kicker that I didn’t notice since people were cropping out their feet: Ochako’s shoes match Katsuki’s red shirt.
UPDATE: It was brought to my attention that the flowers symbolize “waiting”. Which may indicate more about the future of the ship that I put in the closing paragraph of this post. Source: https://vanillafriedlover.tumblr.com/post/175412600634/mystery-of-white-flowers
Now the lighting is iffy here, and Deku is wearing a burgundy/reddish suit, which could indicate that she is matching with him. But looking at this:
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It looks pretty damn close with Bakugou and Ochako but also Ochako and Deku! Now, a disclaimer to this is that this is a very pixilated picture with some color issues (look at Deku’s hair) so we’ll need the movie to come out to really fathom what’s going on with the colors here. But Deku’s does lean towards brown whilst Kacchako looks… matching with reds….
Now I just came across this while looking for something else, and I did make the argument earlier about if Ochako were to match Izuku, they would use green, except for the army green. And here is this picture:
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Ochako is wearing army green in this page. I know that one character doesn’t own any colors, but Horikoshi knows what colors represent and again he’s deliberate on the colors and outfits he chooses, but these two seem to match with lots of reds and maroons as a sort of “color” that represents them, and Ochako is wearing army green (Katsuki’s outfit) with a red inscription on her shirt, and Katsuki is wearing a maroon belt. Not the strongest thing, but it’s there.
Like any good thesis statement, I must put the antithesis. So here is a picture that could offset this theory a lot:
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If you recognize this splash page, that’s great! It’s from chapter 23, and that’s the chapter after when the Sports Festival Arc starts! It’s my personal favorite that’s been done so far. But Ochako is wearing a green bandana around her neck that does match Izuku’s hero outfit. This did come out when the sports festival arc was being drawn, and the Iz*ch* hints were very heavy at the time, so that may be what it’s referring too. Though Izuku is not wearing his hero outfit in this picture, but Katsuki is wearing his green as well. So it could be referring to either/or, but I think it’s probably for Iz*ch*.
But I’d also like to point out, in an off-topic manner, Ochako does look like she’s enjoying the explosion from Katsuki, which probably hints at their fight in upcoming chapters. But this is a digression paragraph.
Next up on some weird and iffy choice is this picture:
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Ochako is wearing a bandana, which is orange and green. Funnily enough, this matches Deku’s outfit in the splash picture, but also matches Katsuki’s regular hero outfit. Also, her clip going across her chest matches Katsuki’s clips on his pants, and no one else has a clip that matches similarly like this.
Another strange matching example:
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Ochako is clearly wearing a black tank top here, which is canonical and part of her style, and Katsuki is wearing some random black armband? Sure, Momo is wearing black too but Katsuki and this random black armband? A little suspicious
Finally, here are some common examples that people reminded me of, in case you weren’t aware of these already:
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We all know that the Two Black Dots are the symbol of Katsuki and Ochako’s designer.You can argue that the dots on Ochako and Katsuki’s outfits in the previous examples are a callback to their designer, but… to stan a designer that much… both of them? Strange.
Also, they are the only two characters who match in the Volume 13 introduction page, which has them both wearing black tank tops. Sure, it’s a common fashion choice, but no one else shares any other outfit design so clearly. 
Finally, in a personality swap AU, Katsuki is in Ochako’s body. A weird choice when it could have been anyone out of anyone in this series. But he chose to put Katsuki in Ochako.
They also tend to stand next to each other frequently, even if they’re not matching:
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I’m sure I might be missing something here, or the colors are a little off or something, but that’s pretty much my post! If more stuff comes out, I’ll add it in here, but that’s my kacchako matching theory! Horikoshi is very delierate about what he is doing and why when it comes to this series, and it seems a little suspicious that they’re almost ALWAYS matching each other in some way in the pages, even when no one else is matching, and with little potential for anyone to be matching with anyone else. It’s honestly got my brain-gears turning. Even if it doesn’t indicate towards canon shipping, I definitely believe that Ochako and Katsuki may get a deeper friendship eventually in the series! If not, well, hey this was still fun. (:
If you want to see the original thread that started this, look here: https://twitter.com/hideandseaking/status/1012943972329762816
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pinoyscientists · 6 years
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Meet Daniel Stanley Tan, machine learning / deep learning researcher
1) What do you do?
I am a computer scientist specializing on machine learning / deep learning research. I am currently working on designing a model that can change visual attributes (such as hair color, age, gender) of a person in an image and still retain their identity. I am also interested in exploring robotic perception problems such as autonomous visual navigation relying purely on ordinary cameras.
Deep learning has spread wide across several industries -- if you've heard of FaceApp’s face aging / gender swapping, Facebook’s automatic face tagging, AlphaGo, and self-driving cars, deep learning is what made these possible!
2) Where do you work?
I am currently taking my Ph.D. in Computer Science at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Previously, I was a faculty member at the College of Computer Studies at De La Salle University.
3) Tell us about the photos!
[Top]: (A reflection of) me working on the visual attribute model. The figure on the screen shows some preliminary results on a dataset of flowers.
[Bottom]: Neen, my girlfriend from the Netherlands, recently visited me here in Taipei. She’s also a programmer (front-end software developer). We enjoyed biking around Taipei and went to see the massive wind-damper/building stabilizer inside the insanely tall Taipei 101.
4) Tell us about your academic career path so far. 
Elementary/High School - Philippine Cultural College, Manila
BSc & MSc in Computer Science - De La Salle University, Manila
PhD Computer Science (on-going) - National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei
I was never a star student back in elementary and high school, but I did excel in Math and Science. Funnily enough, I was always placed in the star section only because I was one of the students who always gets chosen for math and science competitions. Apart from the two, I only had average scores in every other subject. I consistently ranked among the lowest in my class due to being lazy and playing a lot of games as most typical boys do at a young age. This lasted all the way until the final years of my bachelor’s degree.
In college, I qualified for the ladderized/straight Master’s program where I could take graduate units during the final years of my Bachelor’s degree. Because of this, I finished both degrees in less than 5 years. I got lucky because my newly-gained Master’s degree opened up a faculty position for me in DLSU, which I took right after I graduated. (This was during the time when the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) mandated that every college teacher should have a Master’s degree to teach.)
I never knew the joys of research back when I was a student, and I admittedly originally had plans to just go into a corporate job after a year or two of teaching. It was only after being exposed to an actual research institution (A*STAR in Singapore) where I discovered my love for it. I got to meet great researchers and learn about the cool things that they do. Needless to say, I was really inspired by them. I realized what I could potentially do and the impact I could make in the world with my skillsets.
After coming back from this short visit in Singapore, I started collaborating with other faculties in the Biology and Mathematics department in DLSU. I also started applying for a PhD position and got a scholarship in my current university.
5) Anything else you’d like to share?
To relieve stress, I play the violin, piano, or play video games depending on my mood. I also enjoy watching animated films in my free time. I would never turn down an invitation to eat good food! I just LOVE to eat.
My interest in programming and artificial intelligence started quite early as a result of my addiction to online games. I taught myself how to code to write AI (colloquially called “bots”) to play the games for me during high school, and I earned quite a bit of money selling in-game items for cash. It is here I learned that working on an actual project is a great way to learn.
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soap-brain · 7 years
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look i know nobody asked, but here, have the extensive character ask meme for chril :)
i’m putting this under a cut because it’s 50 questions but ... guys. seriously. chril is a good ship.
What does their bedroom look like?
They live on a pretty high up floor, with a view of the sea from the kitchen and balcony; the bedroom is practically on the other side, with a view of the city. They turn the glass opaque at night so only shapes and muted lights shimmer through. their bed is right in the middle, massively king sized, seemingly built into the wall that has little cubic ornaments and cubicles that are perfect for storing lube, a book, a PADD or two, and a couple pictures of them. They usually have plain white sheets, some have gray patterns, and the stuffing is down. They also have quite the number of pillows, plus an extra blanket that's incredibly thick, in case Phil gets cold. Phil sleeps on the door-side (mostly), so that's where there's a little bedside table with a lamp, while Chris sleeps on the window side. opposite the bed is the wardrobe, which spans the entire wall and reaches up to the ceiling (even though they only use the uppermost levels for things they very rarely need, because neither are tall enough to get there without a stool). It's got two full-size mirrors, which you can luckily turn opaque as well; otherwise they would freak Phil out. There's a door to the bathroom on the headboard-wall on Phil's side, and between Phil's side and the door there's also a thick, fluffy white carpet, so he doesn't get cold feet. The headboard-wall is panelled with warm chocolate brown wood; the wall with the door to the living area is simply colored white, the door itself white as well. The door to the bathroom is made from the same wood as the wall panelling, and would merge seamlessly, so they have to leave it open a bit so they find it at night.
Do they have any daily rituals? Chris gets up first to go for a run at an ungodly hour, while Phil forces himself to crawl out of their blanket cocoon and make breakfast. The run wakes Chris up, and not having to exist with another person for the first forty-five minutes of being awake in the morning makes Phil marginally less grumpy. (And Chris not making breakfast keeps the entire block standing.) At night, Chris usually finishes up work while Phil goes through his daily yoga routine; if Chris finishes earlier, he’ll watch Phil. Phil showers while Chris locks up, they brush their teeth together and crawl into bed together. If one of them has to stay up for work (more often than not it’s Chris, but if Phil’s preparing for a convention or a lecture, it’s him), they remind the other to go to bed sometime or coax them into going to bed now. Chris says goodnight, Phil says I love you, there’s a goodnight kiss every night.
Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often? Chris has the most rigorous exercise regimen this side of the galaxy. He hits the gym almost every day - Mondays and Wednesdays he does legs, Tuesdays and Thursdays arms, Fridays a little bit of everything, Saturdays swimming and Sundays yoga with Phil, and he goes running every day before breakfast (except on Sundays, where they go running together in the late afternoon). If the weather is good he’ll happily swap the gym for his longboard and take to the waves. Phil does yoga on most evenings, unless he’s too tired. It helps with his back and releasing stress from his work. He goes running two to three times a week, depending on his schedule.
What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy? Well, Chris isn’t allowed in the kitchen. It’s a matter of international security, so Phil is the one who cooks. They also order takeout every now and then, and Fridays or Saturdays often see them going out to one of their favorite restaurants.
Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.) Chris has taken to not always showering right after working out, simply because Phil is very, very appreciative of him all sweaty, but most of the time they don’t have time to fool around, so he usually takes a water shower in the morning and a sonic in the evening, if he feels like it. He’ll also often let his hair grow out a bit, get some stubble, and if a shirt is a bit dirty - well, c’est la vie and all that. Regarding his workspace - it looks tidy, especially the one at home, but that’s because Phil makes him keep it tidy. Chris’ idea of tidiness is “shove it all into a closet and hope nothing falls out”. He claims to always know where everything is, though. Phil is a tad obsessed with personal hygiene. Maybe it’s leftover trauma from his childhood, maybe it’s him being a doctor, but he’ll shower at least three times a day - a sonic in the morning, a sonic when he comes home from work and a real water shower before he goes to bed. When he operates, he’ll have a sonic before and after, and he’ll never wear a shirt more than three days. Chris also still teases him for having a schedule for taking care of his nails, for having very strict preferences for hygiene products (and for cleaning products too), but considering how Chris uses his shampoo and body wash most of the time, Phil thinks Chris shouldn’t be allowed to say anything. Also, there is no such thing as unshaven Phil (unless Chris begs a whole lot). Phil is probably the most organized person on the planet. He says it’s because he actually keeps a planner, Chris thinks it’s witchcraft. Phil is rather OCD about especially his office at work. Funnily enough, it’s Chris who insists on cleaning their apartment so it adheres to some rigorous standards that he made up.
Eating habits and sample daily menu The great tragedy in their love is that Phil is a vegetarian. Chris is very decidedly not, but the only meat Phil will make on a regular basis is bacon for breakfast. Chris has toast for breakfast, usually with egg, bacon and/or ham and cheese, Phil swears by yoghurt with cereal and fruits. Lunch is either at their workplace’s cafeteria or at one of the little cafés they love. For dinner they sometimes get takeout (there’s that one place that does a mixture between Andorian and Thai and both of them would kill for that), but most of the time Phil cooks. He’s a fantastic cook, no doubt, but Chris had a hard time adjusting to a practically meat-less diet.  On Fridays or Saturdays, they often go out for dinner; their preferred restaurant are a sushi one, a little Italian place, a steakhouse (which Phil loves too, because they make a fantastic steamed greens/potato plate), or the maritime restaurant that’s directly at the beach.
Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time Cuddling. Just being snuggled into each other, dozing the day away, occasionally trading kisses. It’s fantastic. Neither of them are big time-wasters, but cuddling is the huge exception. If there weren’t things to be done, they’d cuddle for days on end.
Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging One of Phil’s favorite indulgences is buying high quality things, whether it’s food or clothes or paraphernalia; Chris loves a great steak. They also absolutely get off on spoiling each other, seeing the happiness in their partner’s eyes. Phil’s least favorite indulgence is sweets. He absolutely loves them, and he will eat far, far too many, generally managing to make himself sick. They also both love good alcohol and, if Phil manages to get his hands on some, medical grade weed.
Makeup? Phil is even more of a biter than Chris, so they’ve both become pretty adept at covering up bruises. Other than that, it’s not much something for them.
Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such? Phil is a bit of an anxious little bean, but he doesn’t think it’s really a neurosis. His boatload of trauma from his childhood is a different story entirely. Also, he sometimes still wakes up with overwhelming feelings of body dysphoria before realizing he now has the body that matches him. He’s definitely aware of those two things though. Chris has had a number of trauma-inducing events during his captaincy, and then there was the Narada-incident and ... well, that kind of stuff doesn’t go away. He hates it, but he visits his therapist when it gets worse and usually manages to push through.
Intellectual pursuits? They both keep pretty up to date with research in their favored fields, and Phil especially loves reading academia, often quoting “knowledge is power” at Chris.
Favorite book genre? Phil reads academia for fun. If that’s not available (or he wants to give his mind a rest), he’ll go for cheap ridiculous romance novels (often period dramas, really), often reading funny parts to Chris. Chris loves himself a good thriller, the creepier the better.
Sexual orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general? Phil is gay and trans (even though he often jokes he’d have changed his name regardless of his gender, because being born Brigitte Bernice Boyce was more than anyone could handle). Chris is bi, though he’s leaning more towards women. Both of them think that you should love who you want to love and have sex with whoever you want to have sex (or don’t if you don’t want to), though Phil has seen some things in the ER that make him wish that not all interspecies attractions should be legal and normal to have.
Physical abnormalities? (Both visible and not, including injuries/disabilities, long-term illnesses, food-intolerances, etc.) Phil’s got a massive scar on his left scapula due to an ... incident. He’s also missing his left middle toe’s toenail after an accident involving a shelf and inopportune gravity when he was moving. Chris amassed a number of pretty light scars over his time as captain. Also his many childhood accidents are barely visible on his body anymore - the only thing that still troubles him is his fucked up ligaments in his leg. They don’t do anything except completely prohibiting from skiing. The Narada-incident left him with massive issues with his spine and entire left leg. They don’t usually flare up, but when they do he either needs his cane (when he’s lucky) or is unable to get out of bed from the sheer pain. It’s rare, but it happens, and he doesn’t like it. He doesn’t like the scars that came with it, either.
Biggest and smallest short term goal? (not gonna answer this one bc it’s only relevant if there were a story i was answering these for)
Biggest and smallest long term goal? Chris would love commanding a starship again, but only with Phil as his CMO. Since that is very, very unlikely, he’s set his actual long term goal at living a long, happy life with Phil at his side and preferably dying together. Same goes for Phil, pretty much.
Preferred mode of dress and rituals surrounding dress They both like dressing nicely, even though Chris thinks that wearing more than underwear at home counts as being overdressed, so he’s often at least shirtless. Phil can’t find it in himself to complain. Generally they’re very casual at home and more fancy when going out. Chris wears a suit to work, and Phil sticks with simple, but fancy things for his work. They both certainly like to help each other dress - button up shirts, tie ties, smooth out jackets for each other. They also most certainly like undressing each other. Also, they’re both very generous with compliments. But the biggest and maybe weirdest thing they do is how much they share clothes. Chris’ clothes are always a little loose and comfy on Phil while Phil’s end up rather tight on Chris. They generally buy clothes they’ll both like to wear.
Favorite beverage? Normally they stick to water, but alcohol-wise they both like a couple of really great wines. Chris likes whiskey, Phil loves appletinis, and neither of them will say no to a beer.
What do they think about before falling asleep at night? There are generally some thoughts towards the other, but most of the time it’s things they shouldn’t forget tomorrow, their general schedule; sometimes it’s happy memories.
Childhood illnesses? Any interesting stories behind them? In a bad mood, Phil will absolutely call himself being born in the wrong body an illness. Had his parents known about that or his sexual orientation, they surely would’ve treated it as such. Luckily both of them have always had pretty good health. In Chris’ case you should rather talk about the childhood accidents.
Turn-ons? Turn-offs? Phil has a muscle kink. There’s nothing else to say about it. Watching Chris work out, seeing his muscles bulge and sweat trickle down his skin will do him in every time. He also totally gets off on Chris’ casual exhibitionism, his voice, the way he easily submits himself to Phil. And tying Chris up. God, he likes that a lot. What he hates is any and every kind of painplay - spanking, flogging, paddling etc are a huge no. He also doesn’t like being tied up, or to have one of his senses obstructed. He needs to be in control in order to be able to enjoy sex, or trust his partner deeply. Chris has a medical kink the size of the moon. Phil in a doctor’s coat in a not strictly working environment makes him squirm, and he’s got a Pavlovian reaction to the snap of latex gloves which is directly tied to his hand kink. He’s also very happy to let himself get bossed around a bit, maybe tied to the headboard, and be overstimulated until he cries. He’s also got world’s most obvious exhibitionism kink, but since he knows Phil wouldn’t enjoy it they don’t indulge it. Chris has a huge problem with sex when his partner doesn’t enjoy it. Post-Narada it takes him a long time to be able to look past his scars, and that definitely impacts his sex life as well. Also everything surrounding degradation or humiliation is an immediate turn-off. Other than that, he’s pretty much down to try everything once.
Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil and nothing to do, what would happen? Chris will draw spaceships. Phil will probably do origami (or doodle lots of hearts with ‘Chris’ or ‘C+P’ inside them).
How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life? Chris is a mess, but he knows where most of his things are. He likes to keep clutter around. A lot of clutter. Decidedly too much clutter. Phil is an organizational genius, hence why Starfleet Medical is so amazingly run and hence why he always knows exactly where his things are. Unless Chris messed with them. Phil also loves color-coding things (and yes, their sex toys are organized after color. Chris thinks it’s cute.)
Is there one subject of study that they excel at? Or do they even care about intellectual pursuits at all? Philip Boyce, MD, Surgeon General, would say of himself that he’s a pretty decent doctor, but that’s the lack of self-esteem talking. In school, he was pretty good in all subjects but he took to chemistry the most; in med school, he kept excelling, and he was especially good at really obscure medical knowledge and incredibly up-to-date knowledge; in Starfleet Academy it was xenochemistry again. Chris’ best subject in school was physics and musical education as well as PE. In the Academy, he excelled at Manual Piloting and wasn’t too shabby at Engineering either.  Now, Phil keeps absolutely up-to-date with medical knowledge of any kind while Chris continues to make heart-eyes at any kind of engine.
How do they see themselves 5 years from today? Older and even more in love, probably. Maybe retired, but they both love their work so much. Maybe with a dog.
Do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t work out? When they retire, they’ll get a dog and a house in the suburbs with a large property attached to it so they can grow vegetables and fruits and go for long walks. It has to be somewhere close to the beach, and they might just get a sailboat.
What is their biggest regret?
Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy? Can’t answer this one yet because i’m uhh working on something and still fleshing the characters for it out. Generally Chris and Phil are each other’s best friends, but they both have another best friend, plus a joint best friend.
Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?) They’re both professional problem solvers in their own way, so they’ll stay very calm. Loss of material possessions isn’t such a huge deal to them either (unless it’s a prized possession) because Starfleet pays damn well.
Reaction to sudden intrapersonal disaster (eg close family member suddenly dies) Phil couldn’t care less about his family (except for his sister), but a personal disaster will make him cry horribly. Chris isn’t much of a crier. He rather goes incredibly quiet and tight-lipped, often upping his exercise regimen to cope.
Most prized possession? Chris has got two paper pictures he carries absolutely everywhere, both given to him by Phil’s sister. One is Phil laughing for the first time after coming out of his gender affirming surgery, looking so radiantly happy that it warms Chris’ heart by just thinking about it, the other one is one of the two of them together, smiling at each other. Phil’s got a set of dog tags with his name and the day he woke up from his surgery, given to him by his sister. He added Chris’ comm badge to it after they got assigned dirtside, and he never takes the necklace off. There’s also an armband made out of rope that he wears on most days.
Thoughts on material possessions in general? Phil is pretty attached to a lot of little items they amassed over the years, and, growing up poor, he has a hard time throwing things away even though he can now afford a whole lot more than he ever could as a kid. Chris doesn’t really get attached to things.
Concept of home and family? For Chris and Phil, home is wherever their partner is. Family for Phil is his sister, her family and Chris’ mother; for Chris it’s his parents and siblings as well as his aunt who lives in Switzerland.
Thoughts on privacy? (Are they a private person, or are they prone to TMI?) Chris + private goes approximately as well as Chris + quiet during sex. He’s learned to respect Phil’s boundaries, because Phil only very rarely appreciates it when Chris is being very TMI, but he still slips up. Phil would in most cases rather rip his tongue out than talk about the more intimate details of their relationship in public. He had to learn to open himself up to Chris, too. The more drunk he gets, the more his control slips though, which climaxed in him introducing himself as “Boy Gayce, MD, the D is for Chris” at a party once. Chris laughed for a solid six months and will never let him live it down.
What activities do they enjoy, but consider a waste of time?
What makes them feel guilty? Accidentally neglecting each other due to stress or their own issues, especially if it turns out that their partner has been feeling down. Also overstepping each other’s boundaries, however rare it gets the longer they’re together; Phil also often feels guilty when they have to stop sex because he wasn’t feeling it anymore.
Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making? They both make a very distinct difference between their work personas and their private personas. Work-wise, they’re both analytical, even though in Phil’s work he often has to consider morals and emotions as well; in private, they’re very emotional.
Would they consider themselves a Type A or Type B personality? Neither, really. They both have traits from both personalities.
What recharges them when they’re feeling drained? A weekend away often helps a lot, but they can’t always have that, so a lazy night in, some slow and sensual lovemaking, a backrub and lots and lots of cuddling help. They’re both workaholics, and it’s pretty difficult to drag them away from their work. Especially Phil is prone to worrying he won’t be done in time and is harder to convince to just relax for an evening. Sometimes, all they have the time for is a hot shower, working out for Chris and yoga for Phil.
Would you say that they have a superiority complex? Inferiority complex? Neither? Chris has a hint of a superiority complex. He knows it, but arguably he’s usually right about being right or good at something. Phil tends to underestimate himself greatly.
How misanthropic are they? Oh, they both definitely have phases that are like that, but usually they quite love people. Phil is far more reserved though and gets socially exhausted after a while.
Hobbies? For Phil it’s sailing, yoga, running and cooking. He’s stopped considering reading a hobby, it’s more of a way of life for him. Chris absolutely loves surfing and working out as well as playing the guitar and singing. He’d car-race if Phil weren’t so decidedly against it.
How far did they get in formal education? What are their views on formal education vs self education? Both of them completed Starfleet Academy with commendations, Phil also graduated med school with commendations. They agree that after completing however far you get in formal education (finishing high school being the least you should do), you have to keep self-educating. They probably also think so because without constantly learning new things, they’d be bored.
Religion? Phil was raised Catholic but doesn’t practise, Chris has set foot inside churches a handful of times and doesn’t understand the influence religion can have on people.
Superstitious or views on the occult? Phil doesn’t exactly believe in ghosts or demons or superstitions ... but better safe than sorry, right? Chris thinks it’s cute, but he himself has absolutely no superstitions.
Do they express their thoughts through words or deeds? Phil needs verbal talks like he needs air. He loves little gestures and all, but he needs to talk to know where he’s at. Chris is far more physical and learning to have the kinds of talks Phil needs was difficult for him.
If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal? Chris was never really looking for a lasting relationship, and Phil only ever wanted a lover who’d like him and who he could trust. Neither of them thought they’d ever fall in love the way they’re in love now, but hey, guess what?
How do they express love? Phil tells Chris that he loves him all the time. Chris says the same with hugs and kisses. They also often get each other little knickknacks or send cutesy text messages; but they also bring each other coffee and go out of their way to make the other one smile. Also, sex.
If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like? Phil, if he really has to fight, is a decidedly defensive fighter and more likely to run. Chris is the opposite, but not many people would want to get in a fight with 200 pounds of combat-trained Starfleet Admiral.
Is this person afraid of dying? Why or why not? They’re both afraid of their partner dying, that’s for sure, but as long as they get to go together or in quick succession, it’s going to be alright.
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