#tbh id on't think she'd smile rly big ever again

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𝙷𝙴𝙰𝙳𝙲𝙰𝙽𝙾𝙽 :     𝙻𝚄𝙽𝙰𝙵𝚁𝙴𝚈𝙰  &  𝙴𝙼𝙾𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 .

luna’s training and preparation as oracle consisted of many things to ensure perfection upon the young princess, including the ability to mask her emotions. it is expected of the oracle to remain compassionate, however, never to pity those who suffer. to ensure this, it is expected for the oracle to remain neutral ( yet kind ) in the wake of suffering. this was an especially difficult thing for luna to learn, as she was often so in tune with her emotions as a child. in her youth, luna was unafraid to smile greatly and even cry; however, throughout the years such expressions become rare, half in part to the fact that luna has lost so much and her heart weighs heavy. smiling now is difficult and crying even harder -- as luna often feels not only should she not show such expressions in case others see her as WEAK or out of control (lol gotta love some misogny right?) but also due to the fact that she feels she does not have the time to face such emotions when there are more pressing matters at hand. this feeling mixed with her training perfects the mask that luna wears, displayed as a very small and placid smile -- it is an approachable, kind, and serene expression she finds befitting for her role as oracle and in performing her duties without distractions. 

i do plan to write a separate headcanon about lunafreya’s extreme sense of duty and how that affect her current life and childhood, but i want to touch on this subject as it is extremely important to luna ignoring her emotions as well. as mentioned before, luna often deems her feelings unimportant in comparison to her duty, especially with heavy emotions such as love, grief, heartbreak, and anger. these sentiments are often placed aside for luna, as if she intends to come back to it at another time (such is not the case, most of the time). big emotions such as these, although displaced, are not unseen -- big emotions which are harder to conceal still show up in many ways upon her features. anger, for example, is proven by her lack of a smile, which is extremely rare considering that it is her trained stoic expression; and often times, her emotions can be seen in her eyes which, despite her years of training, often betray her. for example, when feeling angry her eyes turn a more grey-blue shade and harden -- in her grief, her eyes will often tear, however, her tears may not fall. it is a very important thing to study her eyes, however, often ignored by those who meet her in passing.

tldr;     luna wears a mask perfected throughout her years of training and often masks her emotions with her ever present smile -- peaceful and kind in nature; however, it is possible to see past her smile by studying her eyes. 

#* HEART OF GOLD & STARDUST SOUL / HEADCANON #listen i love her sm #i wish she could still smile rly big sobs #i'd cry i think if i saw that #tbh id on't think she'd smile rly big ever again #its just....trained out of her