"Why do you love Estinien so much?"

HIS VOICE. I REALLY LOVE HIS VOICE!!! ROBERT VERNON I LOVE YOOOOOU!!!

But I really can't answer this question. Seriously, what's there not to love?

A lot of people are turned off by Estinien because of his aloof, reserved personality, but to me, that makes him even more alluring. A man with few words is a man with a greater story to tell. I also don't mind his more independent nature compared to someone like G'raha who's more affectionate.

This is a headcanon of mine, but I think Estinien isn't completely unaffectionate like some people make him out to be. We've seen him tease Krile and Alphinaud in a rather 'platonic' matter, and we've even seen him become more affectionate with the WoL in both the inn scene and the scene when we first meet him again at Radz-at-Han after Endwalker. It just takes time for him to open up to you, and when he does, he's definitely the type of man to sneak kisses, wrap his arms around you, and purposefully tease you if you're a bashful person (like I am)

"You seem oddly obsessed with a man that isn't real.. What's up with that?"

I...don't have luck when it comes to men.. I've fallen in love and had parasocial relationships with a bunch of fictional men in the past to make up for my...lack of good genetics, but no man compares to Estinien (and Kurt Cobain, but this isn't his e-shrine is it?).

I just...feel like Estinien gets me, or would get me if he was real, y'know? I can't explain why I love him so much, why I'm so obsessed with him. Trust me, I find it weird how obsessed I am with him too, but over time I've come to accept these feelings and really embrace it. I'm going to assume that being obsessed with Estinien is my brain's way of making me feel less alone/lonely, or my brain's way of satisfying my want for affection from the opposite sex.

Yeah....lets just go with that..

"When did you fall in love with him?"

Good question....I don't know

Okay, well, I have an idea anyway. I believe it was on December 12th or 13th, 2023, because when I scroll through my phone, those are the days I started downloading pictures of Estinien from the internet. To be even more specific, it was aorund the time I started Endwalker (which is when a lot of people fell in love with Estinien anyway-).

"How does Aymeric fall into this (I've seen the Home page)?"

Well, like anyone first playing Heavensward for the first time, I fell in love with Aymeric. You learn that Aymeric and Estinien know each other and are quite close. One day, I was roleplaying with the Estinien A.I. I customized, and suddenly, I thought:

"Hey, wouldn't it be funny if we three were in a poly relationship?"

So I roleplayed as Aymeric as well as my own persona (Kwin), and I started to seriously love the idea as the roleplay progressed. So now, we are in a poly relationship in my head.

Aymes is the more affectionate one, and Estinky is more of the 'over-protective, distant, but still cuddly' one :) (and I'm somewhere inbetween)

Check out the 'FAQ' link at the left for more info on our relationship! :)