honestly i don't think varian or hugo have a completely normal relationship with food varian's whole thing with practically starving himself in prison, eating just enough to survive (for dad, he says. i've got to stay alive for dad but it doesn't matter if i bring myself to the verge a couple times, no) and looking completely hollow by the end of it. fighting andrew and rapunzel tooth and nail (i'm fine, he says. i'm fine, i'm full. ruddiger was begging over here) because honestly he's not even hungry anymore after barely eating for so long. but then as he gets happier and cares about himself enough to actually participate in self care, he finally starts filling out and the moment he doesn't quite fit in his old saporian clothes anymore is the happiest day he's had in a year. but sometimes when he gets nervous or upset, he forgets/"forgets" to eat something and raps has to push a plate under his door hugo, however, didn't grow up with much and he wishes he had the choice varian had, to refuse something or not. hugo had to learn to scarf even the worst of meals if he got the opportunity to, because that may he all he'll get for a day or two. donella feeds him well now, to raise him strong and healthy, but he still has that slightly malnourished look to him from being away on missions so much, from running so much. and bad habits die hard. the memories of being a starving orphan on the street never really goes away varian's picky and will cherry pick good food sometimes, both because he's genuinely a picky eater but also because he's used to not feeling like he deserves it. hugo shoves whatever in his mouth, whether it be rotton or whatever because he'll always feel like someone's trying to cheat him, or will take that meal away at any moment
Doomed yuri💔
since varigo's new pair name is new memories, may i present petition to call:
Nuru & Yong's dynamic as popstar—because fireworks pop in the sky and they look like bursting stars
Yong & Hugo's dynamic as pipe bomb—pipe because it's a common tool in mechanical engineering structures and bomb cuz pyrotechnic explosives
Hugo & Nuru's dynamic as team diva—because they both are let's be real, need i say more?
Nuru & Varian's dynamic as crescent star—because we can all agree that Varian very much screams moon-coded given what we know surrounding his character in the show and Nuru as very much star-coded cuz she's iconic, a dreamer, an astronomer and all yes?
Varian & Yong's dynamic as team dynamite—because in order to create one, it includes a mixture of certain chemicals and powder
prey animals
(hunter is pictured with lilies, goldenrod, and plum blossoms, for perseverance, purity, and the changing of seasons. caleb is pictured with lobelia, which means arrogance, malevolence, and it used to be used as an emetive by appalacian herbalists. turns out, empty isnt the same as clean. who would have thought)
Mixing
Can’t wait for the anime to drop this July I’ve been waiting for so long 🫶🫶🫶
2 guys who forcibly desensitized themselves to positive emotions and love for other people despite being kind deep down in a house together. what will go wrong
added lineart.... <3
Oh the fear of losing something you already lost
Okay, but what if Nuru learned to read body language and micro expressions to become a better queen for her kingdom and make it easier for her to deal with the politician's of the others? It would make sense why she never trusted Hugo to begin with since she can see he's lying and it wouldn't take her too long to understand his real motive once she gets the whole story from Varian or Yong. She could read Hugo like an open book and I just know Hugo would get so damn frustrated to meet someone he can't trick, not to talk about how he would react when Nuru will learn about his little crush for Varian. She would be his nightmare until the betrayal, when Varian will think that everything was just a cruel joke on him and Nuru will be the only one to know that Hugo is telling the truth when he says he didn't want things to end that way