I did guess that it wouldn't work as easily as I'd hoped, polyamory requires a lot of trust and communication, and with their past I know that's definitely not gonna come naturally to them, still, it gave me a lot to think about so thank you for answering even though it was tricky LOL
It's not exactly fic related, but I was wondering if you'd be able to tell me how Kai and Gale view the rest of the cast? Just the other three guys and Maya, really, because we didn't get to see much of their real thoughts until the end, when things were already really bad LOL
But I'm curious about what they thought about them during earlier scenes, like in the harpy woods when they were hanging out together a little more often. I know Kha'lil's antics annoyed Gale LOL and he would fight with Arya often, but in a different setting I wonder how they would interact?
Arya is probably too blunt for some, but I think they might actually appreciate that he's so honest? Gale bickered with him a LOT, but it seems like they might have gotten along in other instances where they aren't directly pitted against each other. That might be me projecting though, because I find people like Arya easy to trust LOL I know Kaiden is probably suspicious of them no matter what, since we never really got to start pulling his layers back and getting to know him, but I wonder if they had qualities that he might have admired otherwise?
Like how Gale would quietly try to help Maya, even though it went against his best interests, they do so many little things that just make me wanna know so badly how they really felt in those situations LOL I know so much of it was an act, the fact that I can't tell if all of it was an act is what makes me so curious.
I'm just so fascinated, I really fell in love with these characters there's too much I want to know LOL it might not look like it, but I am trying to pace myself.
It's mostly unrelated, but I actually did have a couple questions about Gale's prosthetic too. I think it was really such a cool idea and it's been so fun to write about.
How does he feel about it, though? As in, is he ashamed or embarrassed about it, or does he accept it as a part of himself? Is he able to do anything interesting with it? I don't know as much about how his magic works compared to Kai, other than he's basically a compass LOL I loved that.
Would he be uncomfortable with someone he trusts touching it? Or does he not even think twice about it?
And actually, on a similar thought, I know you said Kaiden likes skinship, but does it hurt him since he has so many unhealed wounds on his body? Is it that he likes the warmth more than he cares about the pain? Or have those wounds gone numb over time, even if they haven't healed?
I promise after this I'm done for the night...you've given me so much to think about and I can't wait to start writing LOL I'm at like, 115k words so far and I'm not even out of the autumn village arc yet 😭this is actually gonna be the longest fic I've ever written, it's been so much fun I'm so in love with the world you created, I honestly cannot gush about it enough.