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lollytea · 2 years

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headcanon: i don't buy that Hunter doesn't know or at least hasn't heard about crushes or other romance aspects of life. He had a big position in the Emperor's Coven, with lots of tasks to do outside the castle like. He goes outside. He touches grass. He likes to study and observe the world around him. There is no doubt that he hasn't at least seen two lovebirds being all gooey while he was one of his missions.

But the funny thing is, since he was so far away removed from that type of relationships, he only knows those things in theory. He doesn't realize that he has a crush at first, he just. Assumes that everybody feels that way about her because... Cmon. Its Willow we are talking about.

I can already see the whole thing: him, Luz, Gus and Amity watching a rom-com of some sort and Hunter is just scoffing at the whole deal, saying that he doesn't have time for something like that. Then Willow walks in and he gets all flustered and starts tripping in his own words, and as soon as she walks out, Luz states that he clearly doesn't know what a crush is, and proceeds to describe to him all the things he feels but he's all like "Yeah? What's your point? You don't feel that too?"

"No??? Why would we??"

"Because?? It's Willow??" he is completely shocked at this point. "She's cool, and strong, and kind, and smart and pretty, and oh my titan I have a crush on her."

On another note, Willow goes completely batshit crazy when she realizes she likes Hunter. He could draw out a simple smile and she goes completely nuts. He drives her nuts. She goes full on Meilin Lee mode, doing little doodles of him in secret, going all "hubba hubba" and stomping her foot on the ground like that rabbit from Bambi, and coming up with the most insane romantic scenarios with him. Eventually, while her friends are teasing about her denial, she finally caves in and admits very loudly that yes, she does have a big fat crush on him, and she does wants to nibble all over his cute hot face, only to die of embarrasment when she finds out he was just outside in the hall and heard the whole thing.

(I realize that I way have gone a little too overboard on my rambling scenarios, and for that you have my most sincere apologies)

I've been staring at this ask for like an hour because I love it SO much that I hardly know how to respond.

Firstly YEAH. I keep talking about this but Hunter is a lot less socially clueless than people presume. He's shown in Eclipse Lake to know what a girlfriend is. He's not confused, he doesn't ask any questions and he knows enough about romantic relationships to understand that it means "someone who thinks you're special" Like he gets it in theory. He's never been involved with the whole thing but it's pretty straightforward as far as he's concerned.

And like yeah he's absolutely been out and about during missions and has explored the Boiling Isles and has probably interacted with plenty of people to get a get a halfway decent social understanding. But it's also worth mentioning that before he became Golden Guard, Hunter was a scout. Scouts seem to operate mostly in groups of two or more and are shown to be pretty much regular people who have casual conversations with each other. Plus judging from Hunter's interactions with Steve, he's on a pretty friendly basis with at least some if not most scouts. So like. Hunter was absolutely grouped in with other scouts during his childhood to preteen years and he listened to them chitchat about crushes and the like. He thought it was annoying and gross and probably made fun of them for it but from a developmental sense it helped him a lot in the long run.

But yeah he has completely detached himself from all that romantic stuff cuz at some point he decided it's only for foolish spacecases.

So he will not recognize his crush on Willow for like the longest time. Like he absolutely doesn't recognize it right now in the show itself. He knows deep down. Like deep deep down but he's so good at Not Thinking About Stuff that he doesn't want to think about. Hunter is brilliant at mental gymnastics. So he's come up with his own reasonable conclusions over why he acts so weird with her. Like. She is undeniably the single most cool powerful witch he has ever met in his life. He's never known anybody like Willow. And this mind-blowingly awesome girl is his FRIEND?? HOLY FUCK. Like OF COURSE he's on edge around her. Of course he wants to impress her. Of course he wants to keep her in his life. Being so jittery and in awe that she exists just makes sense to him. His brain is chanting "don't fuck this up, don't fuck this up, don't fuck this up, don't fuck this up," at all times. He's also convinced himself that someone being insanely pretty is like a normal reason to want to to be their totally platonic friend. Like bro???

And its obvious he likes her. Like so obvious and it probably would only take something tiny for him to realize it like Luz tipping him off and he's like WAIT!!! HOLD UP!!! HOLY FUCK YOURE RIGHT!!! And then he's going insane wondering how he managed to NOT notice that he had a huge crush all this time. Like he can acknowledge NOW that it was obvious so hes just pacing back and forth and gripping at his hair like "how'd I miss that? The fuck is wrong with me?"

AND OH MY GOD FUCKING FERAL CARTOONY LOVESTRUCK WILLOW IS SO FUNNY IM OBSESSED WITH IT!!! I fully support this little girl's Titan given right to be cringe on main. Like PLEASE she is a loser in my heart. The way you describe this is hilarious to me. THE FUCKING RABBIT FROM BAMBI, I SEE IT, I SEE YOUR VISION HERE

I mean in my head she's definitely very good at keeping it to a minimum when Hunter is around, yknow? Like she definitely blushes and smiles a little too much and giggles for no reason and its probably noticeable to anyone observant enough but she's not quite as pathetically obvious as Hunter is. But like. There's a fucking riot inside her head whenever he smiles. Kicking and screaming and biting and setting shit on fire. She is unhinged but very good at not letting it show. Unless he laughs. Then she might have to leave the room for a moment to have a gay little meltdown. MAYBE.

God the idea of her climbing under her bed where nobody can see her and doodling him in her notebook. SO TRUE. On all levels except physical, Hunter is a member of a grossly saccharine boyband from the 90s and Willow is lovingly cutting his face out of magazines and making a collage of him on the inside of her closet door. I don't take constructive criticism on this take.

The idea of her miraculously managing to keep this to herself and not be a complete mess in public over it but then it just keeps building and building and Hunter just becomes way too much and he starts smiling and laughing more and more frequently and eventually Willow explodes in front of Luz and Amity.

"YES I HAVE A CRUSH ON THE WEIRD PRETTY BOY!!! YES I WANNA KISS HIS DUMB HOT FACE!!! YES I WANNA HOLD HIS STUPID SWEATY HAND!!!! YES I WANT TO SCOOP HIM UP AND SPIN HIM AROUND!!!!! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW??? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR???"

Yes girl go apeshit. I am a HUGE fan of Willow loser behavior. Thank you so much for this ask. The images it put in my head are unmatched.

#huntlow

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