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ioculus2015-09-05 12:04 pm
psycholawgy) wrote in ioculus2015-09-05 12:04 pm
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TL;CR what up!!!
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England is over a thousand years old, and he has never really had a serious relationship. in my headcanon, he dated two other nations, both male (he's not attracted to females), but those relationships didn't last, either because they became enemies later, or they moved on to other objects of affection. and, sure, there are some countries that have a lot of relationships, sometimes all at the same time! but England's not that type of guy... he's pretty romantic, and also kind of a prude. so he's not going to sleep with any Tom, Dick, or Harry (this does not mean he is as vanilla as possible. he's called the Ero Ambassador by other nations. but that's... probably another story for another time).
besides that... he refuses to have a relationship with a human. that's just messy. he doesn't get too attached to humans because they don't live long... and he also thinks of them as inferior beings. and then most of the other nations really dislike him, because he colonized them or picked on them when they were younger (he was a teenager during his pirate years. he was NOT NICE).
so you've got this prudish gentleman nation who is a loner because he made a lot of enemies over the years going on a date for the first time in Lord knows how long (thanks Jaune and Mabel). and he doesn't know what to do because he doesn't want to be rude to his date and what if his date was a girl and whose idea was this anyway.
and then along comes Chibi. this guy who is friendly and interesting to talk to, and he is making the date so nice and casual. AND THEN. Chibi wants to actually go on another date afterwards. he wants to date mister old awkward man. and England's feeling goddamn twitterpated by this because someone wants to hang out with him, and isn't repulsed by him being in the same room and...
and then Valentine's Day was ruined... though, not exactly. once England found out Chibi wasn't human, that just meant FULL SPEED AHEAD in his books. he realizes the kiss came fast, but he was dealing with a lot of emotions, and he really thought he was going to die. he didn't want to have any regrets! if he had died then, he would have died happy. and happy is a big deal for England, okay?
that's what it boils down to right now. Chibi texts him, brings him plants, wants to be around him. Chibi makes England happy. England thinks he's quite fascinating, and I can't wait until he learns more about Chibi's job in Cerealia. because that is badass, and he will think so.
the bad news is that England is constantly on edge waiting for the other shoe to drop. he worries that Chibi will learn about his punk side and be totally turned off by him, or England fears blowing up over some stupid thing, or just that his neurotic worrying in general will drive Chibi away. also, the way things have turned out in Cerealia, if something good happens to England, something bad happens almost immediately after. if you think about it in terms of their date, they had a good first date. Valentine's Day, they were left worrying that they'd die. then Chibi leaves a gift for him, and England's house is destroyed the next day.
England does not think that Chibi is the problem, because shit like this has been happening since he got here (he made a big drunken post about it). but he is going to be wary of getting close—even though he really wants to—just because he's so scared.
SIGH. what a mess you've gotten roped into, Chibi. I'm sorry.
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BA-SI-CA-LLY what I get from this is that Chibi is England's opposite in a lot of ways but aligned in certain ways as well, i.e. pretty much my favorite thing. because while England's not used to relationships in any serious capacity, Chibi's this guy who held down a multi-decade lover before he got here, at varying levels of secrecy - and when he felt it was his time to die, he gave it all up. and then he gets thrown here, a place that's not nearly as natural to him as living in his hippie commune with a bunch of flowers. he knows, on some level, that he cannot seclude himself here, or he will die. nobody's here to drag him from his workshop or the temple, and even his brother - the one person he could depend on for that sort of thing - is gone.
and he doesn't think much of the date - they gave him COUPONS!!! and he's just following through on the thing, because he figures, hey, might as well make a friend. he didn't expect to actually make a connection because, shit, he hasn't made a real connection with someone besides his siblings in many, many years. (they all keep dying on him, ok.) he legitimately enjoys England's presence and conversation, enough to seek it out (and initiative is a difficult thing for him). enough to, when they thought they were going to die, seek out his company and touch. and that pretty much says it.
but a big challenge I do see coming up for them along this path is that Chibi's... well, he hasn't done this in a loooong time, to say nothing of the difficulty he has approaching deeper interpersonal relationships in general. we see many people who had surface relationships with him, or revered him as a prophet - and it could be argued that he's the centerpiece of a love polygon among his siblings... - but very few he had a connection with. and, again, those are all his siblings. he's prone to come on strong and then think he's coming on too strong and dial it back too much, or to forget people exist for a week at a time, or stuff like that. he's some mix between hopelessly energetic and utterly exhausted with life, and he walks the thin line with a lot of meditation and alone time.
also, he has a few secrets of his own. a LOT of secrets. but that's a bridge to be crossed way later.
the other big challenge will be that England is scared, and Chibi's prone to interpret that as disinterest. he's never been burned in that big way that England has - he's well-revered if nothing else, and his partner in his longest-lasting relationship freely expressed the way she felt to him... even though in public, she kept it a secret. he has about 0% idea what the deal is with a tsundere - maybe in a previous life, but not now. but they can work it out among themselves.
besides, when Chibi does find out about England's punk side? he's probably going to be inexplicably really turned on by it, meditate on why that is, and get more in tune with that creation myth of his - the one with the Goddess of creation and the Dragon of destruction.
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i'm actually shocked that Chibi hasn't made other stronger relationships! i think that is a lot like England. i do think once they are more comfortable around each other, that England will also take initiative, and Chibi may be able to rely on him for pulling him out and getting him active, and such. all this comes as a delightful surprise to me, because here i was thinking Chibi was this hippie who loved everyone/thing. and it's kind of neat to discover that he was a loner hermit. XD
i also think that it's kind of romantic that he kept his relationship a secret. hahah! i'm really excited to see where this CR goes, because it was something i wanted to explore in a game so badly, and i never could have imagined it happening with Chibi. i think the fact that they have these parallels i didn't realize until now is awesome.
...we'll get england's punk side out eventually, too, whether in Cerealia or in memes. he is a bit looser that way, in manners and in dress. also violent! get them drinking in a bar and it'll happen. then if anyone tries to push Chibi around, England will fight them. England... likes fighting... or rather he likes getting hurt. frysquints.
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also does england need a spanking..... my, my........