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Julian
- Let's be clear: Mazelinka's first feeling upon meeting you was relief. And she experiences it again every single time she can sense that Ilya (the rascal!) is getting into trouble again because she knows that he listens to you at least (and you seem to be sensible)
- She doesn't expect you to fix him, but she's been watching him wander around with too many empty spots in his heart for way too long and she's glad you've found a home with him there
- She is going to pass on all the advice, all the embarrassing childhood stories, and regularly threaten to replace him with you
- Portia's a little jealous at first, not gonna lie
- She's been looking up to and trying to keep up with her older brother for years, and now you've popped up out of nowhere and you have all of his love and attention! (she's more annoyed than she is upset, though)
- If anything, you make it easier for her to reconnect with him. They last knew each other as kids, and having you around helps them become friends again as adults
- Dinners with the four of you often devolve into Julian and Portia telling you "how it actually happened" while Mazelinka threatens them with her spoon to keep the noise down
Asra
- Both Asra and their parents are so glad you're around, and while none of them would pressure you, they're all very eager to treat you like part of the family
- On Asra's part it's obvious. He wants to make you a constant in his life, and having you around makes it easier for him to face emotionally difficult situations (like reconnecting with his parents)
- Aisha and Salim feel that keenly. They love you right away for what you mean to their precious child, and they'll quickly come to love you for who you are as well
- Aisha's mama-bear instincts are going to flare up just as quickly for you as they do for Asra. Arcana help the poor fool that causes you any form of pain
- Salim, on the other hand, bonds with you over your magic and your shop. An ability as versatile as yours captured his interest as soon as he saw it, and he could spend hours browsing your collection
- Aisha loves having you over for tea - regardless of whether or not Asra or Salim can make it. It becomes a weekly thing
- Salim will stop by for a five minute purchase and then spend hours telling you about his latest ideas (much to Asra's embarrassment)
Nadia
- You're about to be spoiled rotten
- And dragged into lots and lots and lots of "spirited debates"
- Nasrin is the slowest to warm up to you, only because it takes a while before she has the chance to be in the same space as you without also needing to be the Queen of Prakra
- Namar has no such qualms and adopts you immediately, as do Navra and Natiqa. You are about to get dragged into so many shenanigans with them (Nadia thinks they're terrible influences)
- Thankfully, Nasmira and Nafizah are quick to notice when the madness becomes a little more intense than you want it to be and will either give you an out (Nasmira) or stop the whole thing (Nafizah)
- Nahara never indicates when she decides that you're part of the family, but you notice when she starts shifting her stance to keep an eye on you as well as her sisters
- Nazali, being the sister most removed from royal life, will often seek you out for the sole purpose of talking to someone "normal"
- There's an ongoing battle over who will be your shop's benefactor. Nadia's waiting to tell them that she owns half your stocks
Muriel
- He didn't think that he had family
- Or if he did, he always assumed that they hadn't wanted him
- Having you by his side as he learned the truth gave him the courage to accept it, grieve over it, and grow from it
- It means so much to him that there's someone he can talk to who also met Khamgalai and who is able and willing to visit the Steppe and decipher the tapestries with him
- Speaking of Khamgalai, she still talks to you both all the time. It's not uncommon for her to ask you to interfere when Muriel chickens out halfway through an embarrassing baby story
- She has so many baby stories - about him, about his parents, about his cousins ...
- And, oh dear. She's very eager for the two of you to have babies of your own. It doesn't have to be by biological means, just adopt a kid or two or five or ten already!
- She knows for a fact that Muriel has a deeply nurturing nature and would be a wonderful mentor and she's convinced that if she points out to you what perfect husband and father material he is you'll help her persuade him. (which makes him flush every time)
Portia
- Ilya tried to give you the shovel talk, okay?
- The only problem was that his heart wasn't in it because he had just watched you and Pasha empower each other so much that you two took down the world together and he's just a little intimidated
- To his relief, Mazelinka was quick to hijack it and serve you a proper threat ("Exactly! What she said!" etc)
- He doesn't want to admit it, but it was really because he's learned how ticked Pasha gets if he acts too protective and he doesn't want her to get angry at him again
- Mazelinka, Portia, and you have regular get-togethers to sort out exactly what's going on with that delicious soup. Portia wants to learn how to make it, and you want to decipher its magical properties. Mazelinka is amused by your observations
- Julian will often mysteriously appear and claim that he's not interested, magic's not for him, he's just here to read his book, but he's peeking over the edge and adding his two cents the whole time
- Portia loves inviting them up to the cottage for family dinners and it's always a fun time. You didn't know it was possible to bruise a rib from laughing too hard, but you quickly discover that it is
Lucio
- Family is a touchy matter for him
- The biggest reason being that he tried to kill his own (and succeeded, in his father's case) and then ran away from them
- Which is why, when it comes to the possibility of starting a family with you, he is absolutely convinced that it will end with one of his kids attempting the same thing
- It doesn't help that Morga points this out every time you make contact with her, only to finish with something vaguely threatening along the lines of "children are the blessing we deserve"
- If you have hair that can be braided, she will braid it every time she sees you and scold Montag for not taking better care of you
- Never calls you her child out loud, treats you like the family favorite
- Which Lucio notices, and whines about, but is secretly pleased by because you are one of the few decisions he's made that his mother approves of
- Lucio will often ask you to tell her things on his behalf because he's convinced she'll respond better if it's coming from you
- This does not work, because after giving you a curt nod she will promptly hunt him down with exactly the reaction he was avoiding