I Thought About It Too. God Byakko I Mean.

"help me." "let me."

A thoughtful, kindhearted little man.

I really love the idea of Hajime and Izuru sharing a brain but instead of angst they get to talk about theories together :)

Allison and Neil headcanon: an unexpected duo

after the big game, Allison says that Neil's feet look fucked-up. they've got a decent break before training begins for the next year (or in Neil's case with Kevin, pre-year training), so Neil agrees to go the spa with Allison after his injuries finish healing. he hates it. he can't get comfortable with so many strangers around him, let alone with these people touching his body. and a massage is completely out of the question, what do you mean he has to let someone touch him from behind while he remains in a defenseless position?

the spa trip was a bust. but Allison isn't one to accept defeat so easily. now, don't get confused about this. Allison is never one to claim altruism. if Dan or Renee were to ask, she'd simply say that she can't have such a high-profile member of her inner circle remain in such a sorry state of unkemptliness. Kevin would unironically agree with her

she spends a day with Neil. Allison personally gives him a manicure. after he gets a better understanding of the process and gets a more used to her touch, he allows her to give him a pedicure. then she gives him another haircut. they move on to face masks, which she made specifically to help soften his skin and prevent itchiness/tightening along his scars. eventually she'll tackle the massage problem, especially considering he is a professional athlete who handles more stress than anyone else she knows, and he absolutely needs to release tension in his muscles. in the meantime, she gets him into yoga

Allison and Neil are not friends, and they will maintain this to anyone who asks. the rest of the Foxes aren't so sure how true that statement is, but they don't push because they don't want to risk ruining whatever kind of relationship seems to have been forged between the two. one time during a movie night, Neil fell asleep with head against Allison's shoulder. if Allison got a little emotional about, she'd explain that the film they were watching had impacted her a lot. so what if they were watching an action-comedy?

the Foxes go to Eden's. some guy starts harassing Allison, and Neil takes his cues from her. if she wants him to intervene, he'll intervene. if she wants to handle it herself, he'll step aside. Allison handles it herself. a bystander calls tells Neil that "beautiful women are to be feared" and Neil responds with "she's not scary because she's pretty, she's scary because she's resilient", which Allison overhears. she's not used to being respected for her accomplishments, and the closest she's ever gotten was with Wymack. against her will, she starts to feel a familial bond begin to bloom between herself and Neil. it's weird for her, she had given up on having a sibling who cared about her years ago

from the outside looking in, no one understands the Reynolds-Josten duo. she has earned special permission to brush the hair out of his face, and he has earned special permission to steal sips of her green tea. if anyone talks shit about his scars, they deal psychological damage via Allison. if someone talks shit about Allison's body, they deal with psychological damage via Neil. one time they went to the mall together and a random old lady asked them if they were twins after hearing them banter for ten minutes straight. both Neil and Allison were highly offended, but they responded with a polite no. they refused to talk to each other for the rest of the shopping trip on principle

They know how to deal with each other better

Neil banquet outfits

First banquet as Allison’s date

Words translation:

Aaron: you couldn’t brush your hair?

Neil: I put the dress on. Speaking of which, Allison, where’s the rest of it?

Kevin: that’s why I told you not to let her pick

Allison: take off the jacket, Josten

Neil: over Seth’s dead body

Second banquet, Riko opens her big fucking mouth

Third banquet, as Andrew’s date

"carnality"

SAVE MEEEEEE

The response to "ace people are just virgins who can't get laid!" Shouldn't be "ace people can still have sex!" but instead " being a virgin isn't a bad thing."

The response to "aro people are just heartless freaks!" Shouldn't be "aro people can still feel love!" And instead be "not feeling love or other emotions doesn't make you a bad person."

Instead of pushing the idea that aspec people can be "normal like allos" we should instead be trying to normalize aspec experiences. Yes aspec people can be normal because aspec identities are normal. Some aros fall in love. some aces have sex. but they should not be the only valid aspec experiences. We should not use these experiences to make the aspec identity more palatable to amatonormativity and allos.

happy birthday! And happy new year!