I'M SO FINE AND NORMAL RIGHT NOW-

this is amazing i am LIVING right now<3

"..Koko.. Ghn.. would you please.. get off?"

"What? You're the one who wanted more of a challenge with your workouts~"

"And I appreciate you volunteering but I could do without the poking!"

"Come on, Grumpy! You can do it~"

"..You're in trouble later.."

"oof. ..is the stepping necesarry?"

"yes! i beat you as a healer.. finally!"

"..aye that you did... ..proud of you, koko.

... now get off-"

Malaguld-Varlineau-Kanshi Family Portrait

Thavnair nights..

THEY'RE IN FUCKING LOVE YOUR HONOR!!!

"I swear.. you are the single most infuriating man i've ever met. If you run off like that again a dragon isn't the only thing you'll have to worry about."

"Ah.. yes because the tiny lizard gremlin clutching to me as we kiss is so scary..~"

"shutup"

Your Italicized "Oh": The Kiss

you typically wait until the last second to believe the truth--because it would destroy you to believe it, and then find out it was a lie. you are someone who has never wanted to want, but has rarely been able to do anything else. the idea that you might have to break down your walls for the sake of someone else, someone who could easily decide they don't like what is on the other side, is harrowing. why let people get close enough to be rejected? you are enough for yourself. and you will tell yourself that every time you catch yourself staring at their mouth, smirking at their joke, finding a reason to flick their shoulder. until the kiss. that's when the flood of want, want, want bowls over you and you realize that you are torn between two ways of living. Oh, you think. because despite how complicated you have made it, the moment you kiss, somehow, things seem incredibly simple. they won't be once you start thinking again, but for now, for this moment, you live in the quiet peace of revelation. Oh.

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FUCK.. YEAH OKAY THIS IS ABSOLUTLEY KOKO POLYCULE CORE i'm so f i n e

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some silly lil koko sketches for you today

KOKOSTINIEN CANON GUYS!!!

1) What, specifically, was the catalyst for their physical attraction (if applicable) to the other character? In other words, what in particular had them like “Oh, they’re…hot…”

Kokostinien

Hmmm…It took a while for Estinien to like.. actually take off the helmet around Koko (before they started dating). They started being attracted to him like.. mid hw in the Aery. I think maybe it wasn't physical attraction but his dumb growly voice that really locked in their attraction and made them realise. "Oh no.. he's hot.." And thus their first kiss happened in the post battle high when they were healing him-

They never spoke about the kiss after that. So Koko buried the feelings.

For Estinien.. It wasn't in that moment. He denied it for a loooong time. It wasn't until it was post nidhogg trial where they throw the eyes off the bridge he realised.. "Oh shit.. Wait.. Maybe.. Maybe I am attracted to them.. Oh no I can't have feelings." And he finally actually admitted it to himself while resting after the fact.

Kokorasu

Karasu actually thought Koko was *adorable* when they first met.. Not in a "Oh they're attractive" way. More a "Oh it's cute they think they can stop me" way.

They had a lot of banter in between the ARR ninja quest line. And during HW he helped them a bit behind the scenes in helping with training behind the scenes. (He wasn't in the HW era quests so i can make whatever i want up fight me)

They actually got to know eachother alot in that time. And it was a day in training where they actually managed to pin him in a melee fight (despite their aether being fucked) that he was like: OH fucK ME THEY'RE HO T

He hid it though. He's good at that. At least until the end of the stormblood quests when they had their first kiss. Koko had been denying any flirting or attraction between them. After haurchefant died they became closed off. But when he kissed them. It's like it all unlocked for them. All the feelings and attraction. And when they looked in his eyes they *knew* they were attracted.

Koko meeting Estinien

They met way back in ARR, in the Seventh Astral Era quests. They didn't know his face, only his arrogant personality and willingness to jump into danger for no good reason. As they got to know each other in heavensward, Koko realized they really didn't like him much. He was hot-headed, stubborn (stinky), and only seemed to care about himself and his obsession with revenge. However, this was on the surface. Deep down Koko had feelings for him, they just didn't want to admit it to themself. Ysayle one night helped them realize this and before the battle at Azys Lla Koko was determined to confess. They backed down at the last second. An action they would soon live to regret as Estinien quickly fell prey to Nidhoggs influence and became a vessel. Unable to act fast enough to save him, Koko fled with their friends, looking back on his form with tears in their eyes. 

Dragonsong war happens. Estinien still appears as the vessel of Nidhogg. Aymeric shooting him with an arrow or trying to. Koko screams at Nidhogg to let him go. Honestly after all the Dragonsong war, and saving Estinien from the eyes, Koko was much too scared to confess at this point and was happy to simply be his friend. However while resting, Estinien asked for a private moment alone with Koko and he himself confessed much to the surprise of Koko. Estinien asked them out to dinner, and after a lovely evening of much teasing from Estinien, they decided to start dating.

"Koko.. We're here on a job not on a date." "Oh come on..! We're here we might as well enjoy our time!" "Fine..."

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"The view is rather lovely.. who knew this was hiding down here.." "...Views lovely indeed.."

3 and 13 for the ship meme!

3. Who cooks? Who cleans up? Who’s banned from the kitchen?

They all try to share responsibility when they're staying together... Though Estinien is banned from the kitchen unless he wants to wash the dishes. Even then he can be a little.. heavy handed and drop stuff. He's very gung-ho when cooking too and will usually burn things by having the temp up too high. He doesn't understand why it has to be so precise... He's a little confused but he's got the spirit-

Koko isn't the best cook, but they like it all the same. And they like cooking and sharing some dishes from their home (The Azim Steppe) with the boys when they can. But they'll cook other stuff too. Like if Estinien craved dried squid they'll usually have some laying around they can cook up- (they sometimes have a lil stash with them while adventuring with him. food check anyone-) They're the one that cooks the most.

Karasu is the best cook out of the three. Buut he doesn't like to cook much. He'll act like he can't cook to save his life but he's really fucking good. Close to gourmet when Koko and Estinien can persaude him to cook for them. The only thing that makes cooking worth it for him is seeing Koko and Estiniens happy faces. Other than that he doesn't see the point and is happy to let Koko cook, get takeouts, or heat up leftovers. He's also the one that cleans up the most.

13. What’s their opinions on PDA?

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