#so technically some of these are aventio/ratiorine

[transmothman69]

Random Aventurine Headcanons

Just a quick disclaimer; these are just my opinions and are not canon in any way, so don't take them too seriously 😭

Now, have a handful of my Aventurine HCs. There's 10 of them, and they're just general ones, nothing too angsty or heavy aside from mentions of his past (also, look how perfect he is. I love this pic.)

1. He loves caffeine and its effects but not the bitter flavor of coffee or espresso, so he's always rolling up to work with one of those really sweet specialty drinks.

He's also constantly changing what drink he orders, so no one can ever predict what he's going to show up with. Sometimes, he makes his employees concerned because he'll just be sipping on this bright, radioactive looking drink with a shit ton of espresso in it (kinda like the shamrock macchiato from dunkin).

2. He loves giving/making gifts to people he cares about. For people like clients, business partners, and "friends," he gives them gifts like credits, expensive sweets, just polite catch-all gifts that have no real thoughts or consideration behind them; things that everyone would like. He doesn't really find joy in giving these gifts.

However, for people he truly cares about, he will listen to every word they say in order to deduce the best possible gift. Since the Sigonia link rope states that the Avgins were meticulous craftsmen (I'm assuming that if they made the Knots of Cyclicality so well, then their craftsmanship didn't stop there), I also think that Aventurine would try his hand at making things for people if he's especially close to them. I think he would get kinda nervous when actually giving the gifts, though (especially if it's something he made himself). I feel like he's insecure and doubts himself a lot when it comes to his close relationships.

3. Aventurine has a sleeper build. That man is way stronger than people give him credit for. He had to kill the other slaves in the labyrinth with only the chains around his wrists while he was most likely malnourished, dehydrated, and wounded in order to prove his luck. Adrenaline can only do so much, so I highly doubt he's weak by any means.

I think people around Aventurine- much like a majority of the fandom- perceive him as physically weak when he's not using his cornerstone, since he's not that tall and he doesn't appear well-built. Others probably get surprised when they see him use a lot of strength because of this.

4. He's a very hard worker, and he's prone to overworking himself, especially if something is upsetting him. He's very good at hiding when something is bothering him due to his past, but when he starts working a ton of overtime, it becomes easy to tell. He does this to tire himself out so he can avoid thinking about whatever troubles him, and he usually continues on this path until he burns himself out and is forced to confront what's upsetting him.

5. He sucks at driving and doesn't enjoy it at all. He likes car rides, feeling the wind through his hair, and just vibing while listening to music, but he hates being the driver. He has his license, but he doesn't like using it, so he either uses public transport or hired a driver just so he can get around without the inconvenience of driving.

He also really hates traffic. He already doesn't like standing in line, so traffic is way worse to him because he can't just pay people in the other cars to let him cut in front of them.

6. He's good with kids. I think he's one of those people who are like, "Kids are fine, I guess," but then he interacts with children, and all of them absolutely love him. He's gentle with them, plays with them if they want, and only really scolds them if they do something that could get them hurt. He also treats them with respect, like actual people, instead of just extensions of their parents to order around. I think his dynamic with kids is similar to how his sister treated him when she was still alive, so interacting with children is bittersweet for him because it brings back memories.

7. He's the messiest sleeper in the cosmos. Aventurine tosses and turns, snores, drools on the pillow, and always wakes up to at least one corner of his fitted sheet popped off. Half the time, if he falls asleep using his phone, it gets so tangled in his sheets that he has to pull the blankets off of the bed and shake them until his phone falls out. If he's sharing a bed with someone and trusts them enough to fall into a deep sleep, they are 100% getting accidentally slapped, kicked, or partially laid on.

8. He's very fidgety. Sitting still makes him feel restless, so he's always doing something to move around. He paces in his office, plays with his coin, clicks pens, bounces his leg, and taps his foot. Trying to sit quietly in a room with him would be a nightmare unless he's occupied, focused on something, or just really tired.

The only thing that tends to properly ground him and make him calm down enough to stay still is physical touch, but that's a double-edged sword. Due to his past, a touch from the wrong person can be problematic, and there's not many that he trusts enough to touch or soothe him, so he doesn't usually reach a state of calmness and stillness.

9. He has a lot of impulsive and intrusive thoughts. These range from impulsive and harmless things like going on an online shopping spree or dying the tips of his hair to more intrusive and potentially dangerous ideas, like shoving his hand in a pot of boiling water, hurting himself in other ways, or harming others.

His impulsive thoughts don't bother him too much, but the intrusive ones nag at him a lot even though he knows they're not his fault.

10. He wishes he had the opportunity to go to college and have a formal education. He knows he could've done it if he had the privilege and the opportunity, but that was never afforded to him, so he tries not to dwell on it.

He doesn't even know if he would choose to go to college if he had the chance, doesn't know what major he would pick or what extracurricular stuff he would do, but he wishes it had been an option. It ties back to how he wonders how life would've turned out for him if he had any semblance of normalcy- a stable home planet, a living family, the chances and opportunities that people in less oppressive situations had been given-, but he always just pushes those thoughts aside and refuses to consider them, knowing it wasn't a possibility for him and never would be.

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I hope you guys enjoyed my thoughts! These headcanons are dedicated to @mysteriaqueen who encouraged me to post these. I would've just forgotten about this app if it wasn't for this kind stranger. I hope these live up to your expectations :)

God, I haven't written anything like this in years. I really hope these are good 😭

[gamerbot-22]

Back From Break! <3

Guess who's baaaack! Well, technically not back yet, but! I return tomorrow!

Last week’s postmortem is here, and the tierlist is here!

Some shifts from last week's tierlist! - Namely, Serval and Yukong swapped places on a re-read and Huohuo went lower down the list (I am sorry babygirl, I just think I did better on some of these stories than yours...) I also decided to split the difference and put Hook in High B Tier instead of Low A. I also re-read Sampo's story and decided to move him lower in A Tier as well. Turns out looking at this list after 2 days of not thinking about it makes your thoughts a lot clearer!

Taste of Luxury, A Tier - I set out for this to be my redemption for Kafka's ficlet and I think I definitely got it. I introduced a conflict that didn't derail the whole story, and still hung to the idea prompted by the spinner. This was also the first of... Three? Ficlets that were technically posted after midnight EST (my timezone) but hopefully now that I've taken my break, this won't happen as often! (And if it does, it's still nbd because Animal Crossing Rules: If I haven't slept, it's still the same day!)

Something Sweet for Someone... Sweet?, S Tier - Look! I wrote a thing for a blorbo that wasn't heart-crushingly sad! I had a joy of a time writing this one, because the Aventio/Ratiorine dynamic is so fun. And listen, I love the sort of doomed flavor their relationship comes with in canon/canon-sanctioned media, but I really love all the silly fluffy domestic shit that they get put in. The dynamic of Ratio being so proper and Aventurine being a full-tilt peacock vying for his attention is adorable and I could write those two forever, I think, domestic Aventio ftw. (Also, Star, the "apology accepted" tag on this fic made me bust a gut laughing btw--)

Slacking Off, A Tier - Short n' Sweet! I don't feel much for this story outside of "this was quick and silly and it came out nice." I don't think there's much I could have done to push it into S Tier, just because of the concept I had at the start, but there's nothing wrong with a good A Tier story!!!

Cocooned, S Tier - Star said that Blade and Firefly have a father-daughter relationship and my little skunk paws have never let go of the concept. I'm really proud of how I was able to thread the needle between the sort of... terrified silence that follows a moment like the one shown in Wakey-Wakey, as well as the love that persists in the face of moments like those. For my own reasons that I won't get into because they're Big Sad and I don't wanna bring the mood down, this story was really cathartic to write, and I have a newfound appreciation for these two <3

Burning Up and Cooling Down, S Tier - Another apology fic! This one was really silly and fun to write up, and also weirdly full-circle in a way? The thing that got me back into writing and publishing on this blog after a like... Fuck, 3-4 year absence? Was actually a fucking horrific cold that was so bad I actually forced myself to write some cuddling headcanons for an obscure-ish otome game so I was doing something other than just laying in bed and being miserable. And now look where we are! I'm writing dragon boy cuddles!!! Also I was really surprised to have two separate people tell me that they hadn't seen/heard any headcanons about Vidyadhara being cooler to the touch than humans, so I feel. Really smart about that even now lol--

A New Normal, S Tier - This one was FUN as hell to write. I totally could have just hand-waved the blindness angle and taken an omniscient 3rd person perspective but like... I dunno man, this seemed like a great time to test conveying a story without a physical sense in play. It really got me thinking about how, while Jiaoqiu is a Foxian and probably has better hearing and smell than other races in the Xianzhou Fleet, sight still dictates a lot of how he does things. Also I am NOT sorry for that quick gut punch at the end, I saw my chance and I TOOK IT (/lh.)

Demo Version, B Tier - So I did enjoy writing this, but I think narratively it's just kind of okay. I think I got a little too excited to be on my break and also to do something of a shout-out to my sister and her gf. I enjoyed writing the music itself, but I feel like I could have done more with the framing device.

And this is who's left! The end is in sight, babes! What'll probably happen is I'll try to get into Amphoreus over Spring Break and once I finish what's out currently, I'll add Fugue, Aglaea, Mydei, and Tribbie to the list!