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Tracked Time: 3 hrs 57 mins
Notes: I was going to draw tentacles around the swingset and stuff but they looked weird so I scrapped them. I had to draw this on ibis paint x, which is a program im not very familiar with bc my usual app wasn't working and stuff. FUN FACT: I did this within like three days. ANOTHER FUN FACT: I have never drawn people kissing or about to kiss before so this was a fucking challenge
Quite intense character analysis to help with future Luci/Elfo fics :] 👍
•Elfo!
In Elfwood he was constantly around people who made him feel unlovable and unwanted. Even his father showed little to no care about his general wellbeing (stealing his college fund and all). The only person who showed him any affection or genuine interest was Kissy. Of course the only thing she really wanted from the relationship was sex and a quick psychoanalysis but Elfo couldn't help but catch some feelings. He held on to this way of thinking for a very long time. Starving for even a glimpse of appreciation or care to the point that as soon as someone was nice to him he'd fall right back into the puppy love role, prepared to give up everything to feel wanted. Even with his slight resilience in his relationship with Trixy he'd always go back to clinging onto even minuscule displays of attention. When faced with being practically abandoned while leaving home he clings to the show of friendly intrigue that is Bean. He creates an idealized version of her in his mind and clings to the thought that she may love him. When his already fragile sense of self worth is fractured by Bean choosing Dagmar over him he practically shuts down and refuses to take any displays of affection seriously, leading to him undermining his friend's hell bust. He's stuck feeling unlovable and unwanted yet again.
He battles with keeping his practically wholly made up crush alive to preserve whatevers left of his self worth while also subconsciously deciding to let go of love for a bit and stick to his horny guns. This would explain his shallow lusting over Dagmar. In seasons 3 and 4 especially, you can see some very promising pieces of development in how he deals with his 'crush' on Bean. There's a bit of a parallel in seasons 1 and 3 I believe where Elfo goes on a tangent explaining how great Bean is while comforting her. In the season 1 version what he decides to comment on comes off as a creepy stalker getting lost in his own lust filled ramblings. In the more recent version it comes across as a supportive friend giving his bestie a pick me up. Another thing about this version is that he was drunk or at least tipsy while it happened. This shows me that without his filter his feelings for Bean at their very core are nothing more than platonic at this point in time. Obviously it takes him a while to fully let go but I believe he lost feelings around late season 2/early season 3 and fully let go in the last episode of season 4. Finally coming to terms with the fact that he has to search for love elsewhere.
In short all he's looking for is the love and attention he wasn't given for most of his life. Thankfully at least his family and friends situations are much better.
(He may also have adopted a bit of a praise kin-
In terms of how he deals with his feelings currently, I believe he's decided to start keeping his feelings to himself as much as elvenly possible. So instead of letting himself feel he shoves it down to keep himself safe. (He'll figure out his new(ish) genuine feelings soon enough and have a little breakdown but he'll get there eventually)
•Luci!
Luci has spent around 300 years of his life in a place that treats him like nothing. All of his peers were either demeaning or condescending and never took him seriously. The only time he gained even a little respect it was almost immediately ripped away from him. Since day one he was taught that any emotions formed outside malicious intent were shows of weakness and to be looked down upon. That constant berating plus the aforementioned powerlessness has led him to feeling like any trek in the ways of emotional regulation or fulfillment weren't normal and completely useless. This also leads to my theory of why he was so comfortable in his relationship with Kissy which is that he entered the relationship out of purely petty reasons so he was confident in his unfeeling status (can also explain him being so willing to say he loves her). This thought led to the idea that he was upset about the relationship ending because he'd have to think about why he'd entered it in the first place. To give some background on that reasoning just before that was the hell bust for Elfo. While Elfo was busy feeling dejected and unwanted he downplayed Luci and Bean's efforts by a hell of a lot. In the hell bust he had to make peace with how much he cared about Elfo and subsequently gave up everything he'd gained in hell, practically giving up almost everything he cared about for something he was told he couldn't care about. After Elfo being a lil bitch about the whole situation Luci goes into one of his little 'extra evil' moods before going back to normal. For a while he goes in and out of those moods right up until a little while before the whole Elfo getting kidnapped by Trøgs thing in season 4. Right after he finds out about him getting taken he starts being extra dickish about it. We've already seen Luci use his 'demonic nature' to save his friends before along with his impeccable quick thinking. Because of this I think he knew as soon as he told Bean about the situation she'd try to save Elfo and get caught and the only way to get out of going with her was for her to make that decision herself. How? By acting so insufferable she kicks him out. After that hes able to save them both just in time. I don't exactly know what happened with Luci before this whole thing but it feels like him coming to terms with some special little cravings of his. What I do know is that after this episode he starts acting a lot more like himself and actually much more affectionate. In the last episode it's at it's strongest with that little "but who loves Luci" line along with him being extra pliable with Elfo.
In my professional opinion Luci is currently letting himself crave the very thing he was told he could never want. With that I also believe he'll be doing a lot more of that 'attached at the hip' thing.
(Side note, I think the scene right after that last episode line where Bean says she loves him and gives him little kisses is absolutely adorable but ,for obvious reasons, not at all romantic. I also think that he can't quite figure out why he wants more from Elfo than what he gets from Bean but he'll figure it out soon and only freak out a lil.)
Something I drew I hot min ago. I love the hyrule warriors design for Link, and I drew this before I was comfortable posting my art on here (and other platforms) so I thought it was time for me to post it!!