Multi-Combo Meme Post!

[hahahailtotheking]

It’s the all-inclusive relationship/question meme! You can ask for the relationships of any character you want here without limitations, or questions in general! Essays may be possible if you desire those.

Furthermore, if you want to treat this like one of those nifty ”future relationship memes” that have been popping up lately, go ahead and do so! HOWEVER: Due to Hiatus I will be unavailable from now up until a month, so I won't be able to get started on them until I return. Hence, consider this a Delayed Future Relationsship Meme, if you will.

My characters are as follows:
Brook: Lovable and slightly crazy skeleton pirate, social and outgoing and with a complete lack of regard for social manners and secret tragedic life.
Faust: Slightly less lovable and a whole lot more crazy sci-fi doctor who is strangely functional despite his madness, acts serious business and like a Looney Tune at the same time, and who will leave you bewildered half of the time, teary-eyed and feeling profound the other.
Vincent Valentine: Super socially dumb, freshly minted immortal and pretty boy who is trying to figure out how this ”live forever” thing is supposed to work while remaining as stoic as he possibly can… and failing at it.
Optimus Prime: Giant, dutybound mechanical warrior who wants to protect mankind from all evil while simultaneously make people recognize him as the big darn hero he can be, darnit all to heck.
Mickey Mouse: The unexpectedly mature and laidback king of Disney Castle, heroic, friendly and here to touch you in your childhood… only in a good way! Sort of. Most of the time.

Comments

[aguidingoath.livejournal.com]

Mickey's thoughts aren't really that deep! Raidou seems to be a good man who helps others out, but also a very serious and stern person who has a very... "no-nonsense' attitude, I would say. Someone that he can only tell jokes to once serious stuff has gotten out of the way. Mickey respects Raidou's skills (he can sense those things in your tubes and if you control them, you've GOT to be good) and professionalism.

Brook on the other hand sees Raidou as something closer to an amusing young disciple. Oh, he does not doubt that Raidou is powerful and respectable if he can command such peculiar beings, but at the same time he's just so... stiff. Brook LOEVS teasing stiff people, especially when they receive said teasing with a "oh well better grin and bear it it is below my station to get my feathers ruffled" attitude. It's like his biggest damn ping EVER to never, ever leave those people alone.

But just as he loves teasing him, he also recognizes that Raidou is a smart, caring and far too serious young man. The Masque ordeal and the aftermath made it clear to him that Raidou cares deeply and passionately about others, but he keeps it all bottled up and keeps such a grim face on that it will hurt him in the end. Raidou seems to take a lot of responsibilities on himself and gets very crestfallen when he fails to meet his own expectations, and it makes Brook fuss and worry in a very grandfatherly, "oh come now things aren't so bad look at the funny face I can pull" way. He thinks you're capable of surviving and handling stressful situations, but not quite mature and prepared enough to walk through them with your spirit intact.

To summarize, Brook sees Raidou as someone who has a lot of growth, both painful and benevolent, ahead of him and who will need a steady shoulder and an open ear to get him through said situations, and Brook would be honored to be that support for Raidou should he need it.

[devilofajob]

See, this is what happens when you're put in charge of defending an entire city almost by yourself, and the earthly agent of the entity who gives your clan their marching orders insists on reminding you that "Much is expected of you" every time you talk to her.

The Masque ordeal actually hit some painful pings for Raidou, which on top of the September events (which also hit some pings) had him in a really bad place mentally. But Brook's assessment is correct, although now that Raidou's canon updated things are slightly better for him.