#But I'm leaning more towards “This is the inner you” sorta deal. Still would be a neat take though if the latter!

[xbraveheartx]

If the Specter is as I believe him to be, that is to say, Carlo's true self before he died, then look how much taller he was and how much longer his hair was. The Infantilization theory ( ❀ & ❀ ) just stands so true for me.

Special thank you to @/flidgetjerome for bringing it up, because it just all seems to point in that very direction, and it makes everything so much more darker

#Lies of P #Lies of P Spoilers #He was SO FABULOUS look how beautiful his long hair is UGH #Wish they added a bit more BOUNCE and WAVE to it at the ends like when it's short #but I mean-- I get it. As someone who's hair changes entirely between short and long? I GET IT. #But also. Boo. LOL but man. Look at that tall mans. You can even see his Legion arm reflected #So it's either like... “A mirror into your soul” sorta image OR... Carlo already had his arm gone and was replaced with a prosthetic. #But I'm leaning more towards “This is the inner you” sorta deal. Still would be a neat take though if the latter!

[bladedwoe]

honorhearted asked : 💖 for a reason TO date my muse (wasn't sure if you would answer this for Astrid over here, but I'm curious lol.)

To date or not to date. / @honorhearted -- accepting

        So far, I haven’t explored Astrid in really any romantic relationship (only the realm of FWB, complicated feelings, that sorta deal where there’s a level of toxicity). I’m open to it if the chemistry is there, but because I haven’t explored that side of her and she’s still a relatively new muse that doesn’t tell me everything about her, my answer might change over time. If the person isn’t involved in the Dark Brotherhood, Astrid will likely see them through the lens of “How can this person benefit me?” So there’s a level of toxicity and manipulation in the mix. Astrid does kind of look at the Dark Brotherhood in this own way as well, but ultimately, Astrid has more care and compassion for those in her group than outsiders. If you are outside of that, you will likely see a different side of Astrid than people in the Dark Brotherhood. With the Bastrid ship, we can see a bit of Astrid maybe developing feelings, or some sort of compassion, with our whole Bradford idea, but I think her vulnerability will be a slow progress to unravel until anything is set in stone. Outside of the DB, Astrid can be guarded about her feelings involving love and affection. 

        In general, I am interested in seeing a more compassionate side of Astrid. I don't think I toy with this side of her that often. To me, Astrid is a ball of string I’m still trying to unravel, but I really like the idea of Astrid being a mentor to someone and showing the more compassionate side of herself. She’ll still be sly, charming, and everything, but I think it’ll show some sides of herself we don’t witness often in her threads.

        Enough of my rambling. Why you should date Astrid:

        Astrid is really protective and does have a huge heart under all those layers. As I stated before, Astrid has multiple masks to where sometimes they all combine into one, or when one mask slips off (like her role as leader), the other masks of herself crack under the pressure and she loses herself. So how huge her heart is might not be seen under her passive-aggressive, manipulative, coy, and charming ways. She will kill almost anyone for the right price, but if someone has a backstory similar to hers (or feel as if they are an outsider), it’ll pull on her sympathies. For those she calls friends and family, she will defend them to the very end and may give up her life for them in the process. At any moment, Astrid is willing to put her life on the line if the Dark Brotherhood is on the chopping block, but she prefers other alternatives. So, in essence, if Astrid loves you she will defend you and protect you to the end. She will always be in your corner.

        As referenced, Astrid’s inner sensitivity isn’t always apparent, but Astrid can be a good provider and caretaker if need be. She’ll work hard to keep you comfortable. She’ll stay up all night and forsake her own sleep schedule to listen to all your problems. Astrid can actually be a really good comforting figure when it comes down to it. This might be a weird side of the “healing your inner child” concept, but basically, Astrid is more empathetic than it seems. 

        Astrid is polyamorous, but she’s loyal. If her partner isn’t comfortable with her seeing other people, she’ll respect that and keep the relationship monogamous. Just because Astrid leans towards polyamory and has a flirty personality doesn’t mean she’s unfaithful. Arnbjorn says Astrid forgets to mention him, but as we see in her canon media, when he’s off fighting Cicero, her voice dips into a concerned intonation when she asks the Listener to go off and make sure he’s alright. She asks multiple times about Arnbjorn and it really shows that he means a lot to her because until then, we never saw Astrid this concerned or emotional. 

#asks #honorhearted #( 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝑰 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 ; headcanon (( astrid )) #( on desktop everything in my inbox feeds into the same thing so I'm willing to throw this onto my other blog ) #( thanks for sending this in! ) #( I was about to say; why WOULDN'T you want to date her? ) #( but I realize Astrid is kinda a shitty person and not just someone with an attractive voice ) #( so she might not be everyone's cup of tea )