Couldn't sleep earlier, got the urge to scribble. It's been a long time since I've attempted such an intimate pose between two characters but I think it came out alright enough.

King and Jestal are a pairing I haven't given much thought to tbh. By the big story parts of Mint Dust, they're team mates just fine, but I've been wondering how they interact in the waking world? Early on, they've been living in the same house for years, but aren't really "friends". King is at the very least the most friendly and understanding of Jestal's sometimes-hard-to-understand boundaries, compared to Nilla's well-meaning naivete, and Alexa being a straight up bully. If Jacks never arrived to Fullbloom, I'd argue these two have the biggest potential to grow close.

I think of it like a "filler" episode of a TV show; shenanigans cause the two to wind up on an adventure on their own, and they learn they have more in common than being lapins.

King would admit to admiring Jestal's disregard of the judgement of others, doing what she wants and being who she is no matter what Dolly or Alexa think (as we know, King is a talented seamstress that keeps it a secret for fear of being seen as unmasculine) and praise her ability to pour her thoughts and feelings into her sketchbook when she can't actively speak them.

Jestal would admit a bit of jealousy at how King can make friends with anyone; besties with her bully Alexa, at least on "buddy" terms with that loon Nilla, the apple of the Fullbloom staff's eye. Hell, they even have living family! (King's father is alive but off fighting the war in Altadisca, hence why they're at Fullbloom despite not being an orphan). They know what they want out of life, only held back by fear of being seen attain it, and even then they try new things every day. Utter zeal for life.

The two would bond, fight the one-episode bad guy, we'd get a sick display of Jestal's wind manipulation and King's thread creation powers combining, they'd win, return home, and everything would tie back into the episode's theme. It'd be a "filler" episode, but one the fans loved in hindsight. It'd be the most we ever get of the two directly interacting, but they become noticeably more conversational to each other throughout the series, and maybe get one more team up during a big group fight.

Ah well, a cat can dream.

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