I Know You Said Martin’s True Form Would Be A Stag Of Some Sort, But I Was Honestly Imagining He Would

I know you said Martin’s true form would be a stag of some sort, but I was honestly imagining he would be a wendigo 😭

Also, what would he and Chris do that also wouldn’t be considered… human? And what was their reaction to Zach telling them that’s now what humans normally do (if something like that DOES happen at least)

The brothers don't eat with utensils and they don't generally cook their food. Raw is delicious but they are surprised at the smell of cooked food and how good it tastes. There is a ritual in a hunt where the first blood spilled from the neck of the beast must be spilled to the forest to sustain continued magic and power.

They bite. A Lot. It's part of being affectionate.

Also imagine that on your wedding night- you're kind of expecting to like be in a soft bed and consummate the marriage. Even if you're afraid, you have resigned yourself to this fate. You're not really expecting to be brought under the light of the full moon, buck naked, and decorated in animal blood and flowers that make your head dizzy and your senses funny. You're not expecting the sheer animalistic nature of this coming together in this way, adorned like a sacrifice to an old god you've never known the name of.

They also just don't do decorum or "proper" behaviour and for a stuffy kingdom like Zach's which is all strict religious rules and any deviations from those rules are blasphemy, the fae are shocking heathens to them. They like being naked, they like indulging in all kinds of pleasures of the flesh from delicious food and wines, to intercourse, music and dancing with swaying alluring motions, all forms of open displays of affection and reenactment of stories with animal bones. It would loud boisterous vocalizing, blunt discussions of any and all topics and enjoying things people would find taboo like.... sexuality is so open and free with the fae, there's no concept of "man and wife", it's "your mate/s is/are your mate/, we bite to show this, we decorate to show this, we scent mark, we do not need to heed the rules of one mate per person".

Chris is happy to have one singular mate because he likes devoting his attention in that way and being the sole receiver of the reciprocated devotion.

Martin though is very open and free with his love. He has plenty of mates in the forest (other fae, does when he's in stag form, humans, etc) and enjoys Donita's company too when she decides to come (as a witch she is not affected by silvertongue and he likes the challenge). He doesn't really like the idea of being Singular.

Polyamory is a normal Fae thing, bit for Zach's kingdom it's blasphemous.