TL;CR what up!!!

[psycholawgy]

We haven't had this in a while, so let's have at it!

TL;DR RELATIONSHIP❤MEME
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Comments

[manolia]

reads this, hands gently pass over own face, tries not to tl;dr in response, spaghetti spills out of pocket and onto the floor

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.

[unionjackoff]

picks up spaghetti, serves it up with more spaghetti.

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.

[manolia]

yea like, there's the thing! he's a charming guy, and has no problem endearing himself to people... it's that Long Connection thing that he needs to figure out. and I'm excited too!!!

also does england need a spanking..... my, my........