#lmao imagine if I used organizational tags fuck you

[spiritoftheharvest]

I know I don’t tag things like the rest of you. I am special. I was hand crafted by god. You mean nothing to me. Your “organizational tags” mean nothing to me. I will tag things with whatever comes out of the pinball machine of my brain. I do not have any mutuals yet who have specific tags I don’t think (if you do dm me I don’t read abt pages every time). I will be using tumblr like the disgusting cesspit it is thank you very much.

#i am a god #max.txt #lmao imagine if I used organizational tags fuck you

[fairyroses]

Do you have any random hcs about querl? Like we know he likes apples and olives as a pizza topping but what do you think his favorite 21st century earth drink is? His favorite past time? Casual outfit?

Oh anon, of course I do! I can’t write a character without acquiring a bunch of random headcanons about them, lol.

(Most of these have at least some basis in canon, but a few are just things that Feel Right based on how I see Brainy’s character.)

- His favorite color is purple! Of course, the show peppering purple into his casual wardrobe is really a nod to his comics outfit, but I like to hc that he just genuinely likes the color a lot. (And you didn’t ask, but I also hc that Kara’s favorite color is yellow, which just so happens to be complementary to purple.)

- As a very picky eater/drinker, I’m not really qualified to say what kinds of drinks Brainy would like, but I CAN say that he’d have zero concept of what society thinks he should or shouldn’t like, because he hasn’t been socialized like a human. So if he wants a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks or a “girly” cocktail at a bar, you bet your ass he’s gonna order those things. 

- We already have a pretty good idea of his casual outfits I think, but basically: band shirts, jeans, combat boots. Layers even if it’s technically too warm for them (National City IS in SoCal, after all). He seems to like flannels quite a bit, too. If we’re going for something a bit Nicer, then I’d probably put him in sweaters (not sweater vests or cardigans, but sweaters), because I have a hard time picturing him in button-up shirts if he’s not in a full suit-and-tie getup, tbh. (I like to think that his new favorite article of clothing is the purple jacket that he wore in 4.08, simply bc that’s my favorite article of his clothing lmao.) 

- He LOVES going to nerdy places like museums, because he can Learn Stuff About the Past there! He also usually ends up enjoying other activities that are new to him, like bowling or ice skating or karaoke, but he has to be coaxed into giving them a try (by Kara). He’d probably like video games if someone (Winn?) showed them to him. He’d fucking own at Laser Tag (PLEASE imagine a Cisco v. Brainy Laser Tag match).

- He puts salt in his coffee instead of sugar. Kara thinks he made a mistake the first time she sees him do it, and tries to correct him, only to realize – to her Horror – that no, he’s just Like That. 

- He likes to listen to music while working in his lab/on personal projects. Most people expect it to be something like highbrow orchestral shit, but nope! It’s all (obnoxiously loud) Classic 80s Rock. (Did I steal this from Tony Stark? Maaaybe. Do I think it’s in-character for Brainy regardless? Yup. After all, who do you think installed the surround-sound speakers in the Legion Cruiser, and decided to blast Bon Jovi while they fought Reign? I’d say, most likely the guy who canonically owns a Bon Jovi shirt. 😏)

- He’s a notorious insomniac, and usually ends up working himself to exhaustion, which leads to him falling asleep in random places, at all times other than nighttime. Kara will often doze off on the couch in the middle of a movie, only to wake up hours later and find Brainy still awake, watching Planet Earth at 4am (and taking notes, of course). 

- He compulsively tucks his flyaway hairs behind his ears A LOT, but especially when he’s nervous. 

- He’s quite a bit stronger, sturdier, and faster than average humans, but Kara still has him far outclassed in all those categories. He can’t absorb himself into the internet like Indigo, but he can download information directly into his consciousness using his technopathy. (It’s a neat trick, but it makes him vulnerable to malware and computer viruses, in the same way that humans are vulnerable to germs and other pathogens. So, not only can Brainy get sick like a normal person, but he can also be corrupted, which is arguably Worse.)

- He’s the only one who can give Lena a run for her money in chess, once she teaches him how to play. That’s usually how Game Nights at Kara’s loft end - with Brainy and Lena staying long after everyone else has gone home, intensely playing match after match of chess, until Kara finally makes them stop so she can go to bed.

- He ties his hair back sometimes when he’s working, just to get it out of his face (a cautionary measure driven by a past incident in which his hair, uhhh, well, basically caught on fire - he Doesn’t Like to Talk About It). Kara keeps trying to get him to wear his hair like that casually, because she loves the look so much, but he keeps refusing.

- He’s the kind of person who appears to be super disorganized and messy on the surface, but in reality he just has an unorthodox organizational system that only makes sense to him. So, his lab might look like a Disaster, but in reality he knows exactly where everything is at all times.

- And finally, my only Brainy hc that even remotely contradicts canon is that he’s pretty touch-averse, and dislikes it when people unexpectedly touch him if he doesn’t know them super well. This is sorta contradicted by his willingness to touch Lena and Nia (in 4.04 and 4.08, respectively), but I’d also argue that initiating touch is different than being touched, you know? It’s a matter of having control over the situation vs. not having it. 

#under a cut because it's long af #anonymous #asks #brainiac 5 #supergirl #I could probably come up with more of these but for now I think this is more than sufficient lmao #thanks for this ask anon! it was super fun to answer :)