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● After you leave the elevator with him, he’ll definitely take a little while to warm up to you (not letting you see him in a vulnerable state, still being indifferent, carelessly throwing you across gaps)
● But after you really prove yourself to him, prove that you're more than a stranger who decided to follow him (through taking a blow for him during a fight or something) his behavior does a complete 180. He knows he can rely on you somewhat now, though that resignation still lingers.
● During your time with him, you find out he’s quite sarcastic (at least from what you can make out..) from hearing him mutter short one liners under his breath to pointing and laughing at something he finds funny, though he’d definitely silently judge you if you did the same.
● Basically the type of person to quietly stare and say “it's not that funny..” in whatever that broken language he spoke was, but it's fine when he does it. He's kind of a hypocrite…
● He’s a bit dumb, but he can fight at least!! He’d probably get frustrated with how you fight as you both spend more time together, and finally take it upon himself to teach you.
● I imagine him holding your waist or wrist with both hands and guiding you in whatever he was trying to teach you. He’d certainly not be gentle about it though, so maybe expect to feel a little pain around those areas once he lets go.
● After a while, Mr Machete would grow pretty protective of you, but not really in the way you’d hope. More in the “I can be rough with them but you can’t” kind of way.
● But if you speak to him about being more gentle in the way he treats you (After you get to a certain point of trust ofc), he’d make an effort to be better. You’d notice him not randomly swinging his machete at you anymore, his grip getting looser when he’s holding you, actively going out of his way to protect you from harm, those kinds of things. He’s still rough, but he holds back where it counts.
● All things in mind, he’d be pretty decent for a while (maybe for the next three days), until he starts something new. Teasing you. Holding your crowbar high enough for you not to reach, making fun of how short you are compared to him, snarkily commenting on how he could’ve done something better, it’s all too amusing to him, and in a way, kinda cute.
● Before he knew it, he began seeing you in a new light. He actually enjoyed your company (not like he wasn’t before but it was more like tolerating you ykwim), so much so that if you walk off without him, he’d trail right after you, asking you where you’re going (without him too, like, how could you??).
● Mr Machete DEFINITELY experiences cuteness aggression, you can NOT convince me otherwise. Imagine him pulling your cheeks and commenting on how round and red they are, or randomly kneading or squishing you somewhere. If you’re close enough, he might even start biting your cheeks and neck!
● Things only escalate from there. If he finds out you like it, he’ll start doing it more often. Encourage him, and you might even get him to start roughly kissing your neck with his tongue. He would break away a moment, staring straight at you, before suddenly kissing you (you probably taught him about ‘love’ and kissing and stuff beforehand bc there's no way he’d know on his own.)
● After that, Mr Machete would definitely notice a change in your behavior, along with his own. Not that he’s complaining. Things were fun like this.