Just a Sunday meme

[mythmaker]

This one hasn't been posted in a while, so...!

The Relationships Meme

1. Post with your characters!
2. People reply, asking what your character thinks of theirs (or another in the game)
3. tl;dr on character relationships ICly or OOCly
π. ??????
4. Profit.

Comments

[endgames]

Even after the love experiment, there's a part of Shikamaru that realizes Ariel has a lot of qualities he finds attractive in a woman, and more than just on the surface. A woman who can't talk is in one way appealing to him... though not as much considering he learned how sad that makes her. He appreciates how expressive she is without words in spite of this.

She's also been nothing but sweet around him, which is a breath of fresh air compared to the bossy women he's used to having in his life, and she has this childlike curiosity that's hard not to be taken in by. It's the sort of trait that's just troublesome enough to make her interesting without driving him nuts.

So all in all? That he doesn't feel that way about her since the experiment ended confuses him. Still, Shikamaru enjoyed their time and was even more grateful that afterwards she felt the same and that there were no awkward hang-ups. The way she handled it earned both his gratitude and respect.

While the romantic feelings are gone, he wouldn't mind to get to know her better as a friend. He'll even admit that he might have a soft spot for her - he finds her very sweet and wishes her nothing but the best.