Pavlova Cookie is a bit annoying with his penchant for sticking his nose into everything with little regard for if it’s wanted or asked for, so that is something that people may want to avoid, but the main reason for this opt-out is his primary ability. Pavlova has the ability to essentially look into a person’s heart and see their relationships. This is not limited to romantic relationships, as he can see both romantic and platonic relationships, as well as being able to sense if a person wants certain relationships. If it has to do with their relationships in any form he can find it out from poking around long enough. From unrequited love to lies people tell themselves in relation to their perception of their relationships, he can see it all. If he focuses hard enough he can even read the story of a particular relationship. It’s a very specialized power, but it’s also very powerful. So I’d like to know if for one reason or another you’d like him to Not Do That. Or if you’d like to opt out of interacting with the little shipper entirely. The descriptions offer suggestions for people opting in, but opting out is always alright, and you can just put “No” into all of the sections. You can also just put what he can sense and nothing else if there are parts and pieces you don’t want him picking up on.
Opt out: Yes/No
Relationships he can read: This is the fun part! Tell me aaaaall about your character’s relationships. All of the important ties they have! This can be as detailed or simple as you like, or as you feel befits the importance of the relationship. If your character has a billion and one friendships with npcs, you can just say that. Have fun with it!
Beliefs they hold: Essentially, what parts of their relationships are they misinterpreting or lying to themselves about. Have they been willfully ignoring someone’s advances because they’re nervous the other isn’t serious about it? Have they been arguing with a friend over a total misunderstanding? Do they think that a relationship they want won’t work out for some reason? Do they want romance but don’t think they’re cut out for it because of their occupation or situation or something? He can sense that! Put it in!
Tropes: He is the CRK equivalent to a kid who reads fics on Ao3 to stave off depression. If you want him to call your character cringe I can see what I can do to make that happen. He’s already wrapping his head around Shadownilla Toxic Yaoi. This is also a less intensive option for those who don’t want him peeping their whole romance.
How does their heart look: I often like to embellish my writing with things like this, so sometimes I might refer to a character’s heart as though he is seeing a representation of it tangled in its relationship strings. Are there a bunch of severed ones hanging there? Are the strings squeezing it too tightly? Are the strings threatening to break? Loose? What are the strings made of? What does the heart itself look like? Is it like glass? Literally walled off? Drained of color?
Additional considerations: Anything you think is important that might not fall under the prior sections! His "knowledge of relationships" is very vague in it's scope so if you'd like him to learn something specifically to call them on it, this would be a good place to note that.
May I contact for more info: Yes/No. This is just here in case things change organically over time and/or i’m writing something specific and want to double check about the specifics of something mentioned above. “No” is for those who only want him referencing what is mentioned and nothing else.
Opt out: No, this man is an open book please read him—
Relationships he can read: oh boy i'm gonna split this into two different cuts so that you're not scrolling for 8 hours.
relationships from his canon So Ain is from a group of (counts on fingers) 15 losers... Elsword lore is very complex and there are different Canon-AU "routes" of each character but he's from what's considered the actual Canon-Canon routes. I know it's complicated stay with me here. Anyway, he loves his 15 losers. Like his entire identity and who he chooses to be as a person is entirely shaped by his experiences given by these people, because as an angel he really shouldn't have a) emotions or b) the want to be more "human" or c) the will to guard over what is essentially a tiny population of mortals when what he's Supposed to do is stabilize the planet's existence and keep everything rolling for every person and not just these ones. However, again, he loves his losers. They're called the El Search Party and he is their healer/guardian angel (literal)/overprotective idiot. He is in general Pretty Possessive over them in a way that's not really a red flag in and of itself, but it can also get pretty alarmingly red-flaggy really quickly if he perceives anyone as a Threat to them. Luckily most threats to the party are just, people that want to kill them all dead... Ain's possessive ass did not give anyone permission to die though so gl.
Unfortunately I don't know how to give you the deep lore without 300 wiki links so you can put names to faces (for flavour) do not feel obligated, but: Ain's feelings per idiot are as follows with nicknames in parenthesis-
Elsword: Hoo boy. Of the entire cast the Boy They Named The Game After is his #1 person. He's the only person out of the canon main party Ain calls by name and not by nickname. He is implied to have Mega Super Crush Feelings on Elsword (to the point where in another canon-AU they're?? made canon in all but the devs outright stating it??). They can literally sync up and sense each other. Elsword is the only person in the party who can get Ain to stop doing what he's doing (usually: getting into trouble/starting shit because he Can). Elsword literally takes a bullet for him once. This guy is pretty much the entire reason Ain chills out in canon and starts to actually see appreciation for life/living/humanity in general. He is down HORRENDOUS for this redheaded himbo with a sword.
Aisha (Ms. Magician): They have a friendly relationship. She taught him to sew when they were kids (well, she was a teenager and he was a younger-looking stupid immortal creature) (but kids, y'know). He thinks she's very smart.
Rena (Ms. Elf): She's "team mom" and Ain thinks of her as such. They don't have too much going on but Ain generally appreciates her supportiveness and expertise in the field.
Raven (Mr. Half-Nasod): Raven is a pretty stoic like, field commander/military leader type of person. This is another person Ain appreciates the expertise of. That said, there are things he doesn't exactly "get" when it comes to Raven, like he doesn't quite understand why referring to him as "half" of something (in this case a race of robots that deeply traumatized him lmao) might be offensive to him. They're largely over this plot point now, Raven is used to Ain's nickname, but Ain holds onto this as a point of confusion still. He also trusts Raven with his life (and thinks he's hot).
Eve (Ms. Queen): Surprise Eve is a Nasod (race that traumatized Raven) (it was not her fault though and they're all good now). Ain thinks she's very noble. He's given advice to her before so he thinks she can be a bit unsteady and not assured of herself, and he wonders why this is because in his mind she's probably the most put-together person he knows. He doesn't think she has any reason to doubt herself, but here we are.
Chung (Mr. Guardian): Chung strikes Ain as someone who's pretty deeply insecure too, and Ain is usually worried about him for that reason. He feels a lot of frustration for Chung, because Chung's personal quest involves finding his missing/demon-possessed father and getting him back from the demon who has him... but it's been like, 6 years and they have no leads still. So he gets the frustration and general sadness, but he's also extremely worried about Chung's closure.
Ara (Ms. Fox): This is another girl he gives advice to!!! In his mind he's faking it til he makes it, but Ara appreciates his advice so he's like "I must be doing something right somewhere". They have a generally friendly relationship. He worries about her habits of being extremely clumsy despite being a martial artist, and has a fair bit of interest in the fox spirit that lives in her hairpiece, but otherwise they have a solid relationship of coming to each other to vent.
Elesis (Ms. Knight-Captain): This is Elsword's (scary) elder sister and Ain would not cross blades with her ever because he knows she'd beat his ass lmao. That said, she's also someone who could potentially be of uh... religious/historical importance to the canon (it's complicated), so he frequently worries what'll happen to her and her relationship with everyone else if she's selected for this. She's a good friend and he doesn't want to lose her, nor does he want Elsword to suffer that loss.
Add (Mr. Ancient*): Closes my eyes okay SO. These two started off their entire relationship by constantly beefing and trying to blackmail each other. At one point early in their history Ain essentially told Add to go fuck himself and fuck off, but Ain knows things about Add no one else knows and out of not wanting Ain to tell everyone those things, Add became something of a kiss-ass in their beefing. And then eventually they get to the point where Ain's passive-aggressive comments become more just. silly razzing/joking around, and Add sighs in irritation but he's not Actually Mad. They have one braincell between them and that one braincell is dialled into "being a hater" and "Ain asks increasingly stupid questions to see if Add gets mad about them". They would unfortunately kill for each other. Obviously Lavvy plays Add in this game, and by this point they've already started dating, so he's no longer "Mr. Ancient" and has been granted name status... but that nickname might linger/come up in the future because it's how Ain referred to the man for like 4 years.
Lu (Ms. Demon) and Ciel (Mr. Half-Demon): Ain's relationship with these two started off ROUGH because Lu (the short girl) and Ciel (tall guy with the gun) are both of demonic origin... and he's an angel and he's pre-wired to fucking Hate them. They beefed for yeaaaars until Ain came to see them as actual people and learned not to hate :') Lu to him is someone who's fun to tease and she will tease him right back. Ciel is someone who he knows he can razz as much as he wants and Ciel will just take it on the nose some days or spin it back on Ain the next. With Ciel specifically, Ain has had several heart-to-hearts with him that basically amount to apologies and "I understand you now" conversations. It's also generally said that whenever Ciel is cooking anything he goes to Ain first and if the food passes Ain's taste test, then everyone else will definitely like it. Unfortunately this is another man Ain would probably kiss on the mouth,
Rose (Ms. Sharpshooter*): So this is kinda sad but. In general Rose just Isn't a character as far as this game's company is concerned, and Ain and Rose literally Never speak to each other despite occupying the same space for 95% of their days. Her nickname is one I made up because the dev team fucking hates her and still hasn't given her one (it has been YEARS at this point). New characters are getting nicknames immediately and Rose is out here being clowned on. Anyway, canonically their relationship isn't much. Headcanonly because I refuse this >:( they are weird little friends and Ain finds her expertise with weaponry fascinating. He doesn't understand it, but he does like watching her work. She is also the useless lesbian to his useless gay so they Have To stick together, it's in the LGBT clause.
Laby (Ms. Mirror Friend): Laby is a little girl with a fantasy-ified version of DID... he cares a lot for her, they have kind of an apprentice relationship right now because he is teaching her healing magic and how to patch up wounds if you're in a pinch. He finds her energy infectious and likes hanging out with her. This is Daughter.
Noah (Mr. Shadow): Noah is another kid they've picked up who's super anxious and therefore super fun to mess with, although Ain tries to keep it relatively harmless (such as teasing Noah for his overly-formal manner of talking to everyone else). He has a lot of interest in Noah's weapon, which contains the spirit of an elf in it, and finds their conversations very entertaining as he's the only other one in the party who can hear them without holding the weapon itself.
relationships from sticks specifically He has a CR chart that I uhhhh maybe will update one day lmao, in general that's supposed to be a source of truth but whoops my executives are dysfunctioning. Out of all of this, the most important relationships right now are:
Wolfwood: This is his first ever proper boyfriend. Ain trusts him with his life despite their numerous ups and downs. Wolfwood is "Nikolaus" to him, playing off of Ain's particularly thick German accent which he absolutely purposely thickens just to say Wolfwood's first name. One of his huge worries with Wolfwood though is that Ain isn't Enough for him and never will be, and he fears losing Wolfwood when they all get out of here. If they all get out of here.
Ezell: Hoo boy he LOVES Ezell. Ezell is soft and needs to be protected. Ain is often worried that Ezell will take something Ain says the wrong way, so he tends to be less sassy with Ezell and more just "haha heehee silly" instead. He's also constantly fretting over Ezell's level of depression and wishing he could help, usually berating himself mentally if he can't.
Livio/Razlo: Livio is New and Soft too him. Ain feels like he has to try really hard to woo him, and is a little worried he might not be Soft Enough for Livio's tastes. He does generally try not to push too much with Liv and doesn't tease much because, again, he really doesn't want to hurt Livio's feelings. Razlo, meanwhile... he likes Razlo a lot, he thinks Razlo is very cute, but my god does Razlo also drive him fucking crazy sometimes. They definitely have their differences and disagreements, and Ain is still hurt over a conversation they had at the bar once that amounted to Razlo not really understanding why Ain liked him/sort of pushing him away a bit.
Vash* (dropped at time of writing): Vash was really important to Ain and he had this stupid puppy crush for like, half a year before deciding to be Brave about it and confess. In general though he wouldn't say they were as close as he tries to convince himself they were. He really loved Vash, and right now he's heartbroken because he saw his corpse out in the middle of the Grove :'( and because in their sort of last moments of being alive together, Ain was mad that Vash kept picking on Add when Ain had previously told people to stop picking on Add.
Add: Elaborated on above
Aventurine: Hoooooo boy Ain is down Horrendous for this blonde gambler. Aven gave him jewellery he's constantly wearing and SIX THOUSAND DOLLAR PERFUME??? and Ain thinks he is so beautiful and so charming and has No Idea how to go about navigating this. Boy is Vibrating in his crush feelings rn.
Beliefs they hold: For the most part my blurbs contain all the insecurities in them woohoo, but the one thing about Ain that's incredibly obvious is that he struggles to think he's doing enough for anyone, ever. He's also previously been called "the town whore" so now he's cagey about getting into new relationships even though he's like, the most Loving Person Ever. A lot of his worries right now are that the Forest is going to take his partners away, and that he won't be able to "keep" anybody (and this is realistically probably true in some capacity), so he's uh. Getting Worse mentally about it, slipping into what I'd call "soft yandere". He's going to start biting people.
Tropes: I think Ain legally being classified as Yandere Lite™ counts?! Me above: Yeah his possessiveness isn't inherently a red flag... but Also. (Like, he's not possessive in a "my polycule can have polycules" context but he is possessive in a... if you ever left me I would tie you down and never let you go" kind of situation right now. Oops.)
How does their heart look: The heart is bright, warm, and colourful. And the strings are squeezing way too tightly. They're liable to snap if he squeezes any tighter. He does not emotions good. :(
Additional considerations: Idk if Pavolva can sense this but? Ain has linked his emotions to each of his partners' with the bracelets Ydalir has. So he is not only feeling his emotions but Everyone Else's. He's using this as a way to monitor them to make sure they don't? die?? that way if they're in danger he can feel their fear and location and come Running. as you can see he took vash's death extremely well in a very healthy manner and there are no issues here,
May I contact for more info: Yes, if you are prepared for an essay,
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Relationships he can read: oh boy i'm gonna split this into two different cuts so that you're not scrolling for 8 hours.
relationships from his canon
So Ain is from a group of (counts on fingers) 15 losers... Elsword lore is very complex and there are different Canon-AU "routes" of each character but he's from what's considered the actual Canon-Canon routes. I know it's complicated stay with me here. Anyway, he loves his 15 losers. Like his entire identity and who he chooses to be as a person is entirely shaped by his experiences given by these people, because as an angel he really shouldn't have a) emotions or b) the want to be more "human" or c) the will to guard over what is essentially a tiny population of mortals when what he's Supposed to do is stabilize the planet's existence and keep everything rolling for every person and not just these ones. However, again, he loves his losers. They're called the El Search Party and he is their healer/guardian angel (literal)/overprotective idiot. He is in general Pretty Possessive over them in a way that's not really a red flag in and of itself, but it can also get pretty alarmingly red-flaggy really quickly if he perceives anyone as a Threat to them. Luckily most threats to the party are just, people that want to kill them all dead... Ain's possessive ass did not give anyone permission to die though so gl.
Unfortunately I don't know how to give you the deep lore without 300 wiki links so you can put names to faces (for flavour) do not feel obligated, but: Ain's feelings per idiot are as follows with nicknames in parenthesis-
relationships from sticks specifically
He has a CR chart that I uhhhh maybe will update one day lmao, in general that's supposed to be a source of truth but whoops my executives are dysfunctioning. Out of all of this, the most important relationships right now are:
Beliefs they hold: For the most part my blurbs contain all the insecurities in them woohoo, but the one thing about Ain that's incredibly obvious is that he struggles to think he's doing enough for anyone, ever. He's also previously been called "the town whore" so now he's cagey about getting into new relationships even though he's like, the most Loving Person Ever. A lot of his worries right now are that the Forest is going to take his partners away, and that he won't be able to "keep" anybody (and this is realistically probably true in some capacity), so he's uh. Getting Worse mentally about it, slipping into what I'd call "soft yandere". He's going to start biting people.
Tropes: I think Ain legally being classified as Yandere Lite™ counts?! Me above: Yeah his possessiveness isn't inherently a red flag... but Also. (Like, he's not possessive in a "my polycule can have polycules" context but he is possessive in a... if you ever left me I would tie you down and never let you go" kind of situation right now. Oops.)
How does their heart look: The heart is bright, warm, and colourful. And the strings are squeezing way too tightly. They're liable to snap if he squeezes any tighter. He does not emotions good. :(
Additional considerations: Idk if Pavolva can sense this but? Ain has linked his emotions to each of his partners' with the bracelets Ydalir has. So he is not only feeling his emotions but Everyone Else's. He's using this as a way to monitor them to make sure they don't? die?? that way if they're in danger he can feel their fear and location and come Running. as you can see he took vash's death extremely well in a very healthy manner and there are no issues here,
May I contact for more info: Yes, if you are prepared for an essay,