Your thirst for Spicyhoney is insatiable, Painty. (But I’d be a hypocrite to judge)

From this shipping ask meme.

3. “Are they open about their relationship? How do they feel about public displays of affection?”

Edge will never admit to it, but he loves being public about their relationship. At first, he’s a little reserved, and will probably hesitate to tell anyone. But when he finally manages to muster up the courage to confess his feelings for Stretch to himself, he is more than eager to let the whole world now.

Stretch is a little more shy. While he’s happy to tease Edge (even especially in public), when it comes to actual romantic gestures (rather than sexual ones), he gets a little flustered (something that Edge relentlessly uses against him). If questioned about their relationship, he’ll probably brush it off with a joke about “boning the edgelord ‘cause he’s hot”, but it’s only his very poor attempt at masking his true obsession with his boyfriend. Once Edge manages to coax a little more confidence out of him, Stretch will go out of his way to display his adoration.

8. “What do they like best about their partner?”

If questioned, both of them would immediately answer “his dick” (or any other genitalia that came to mind in the spur of the moment). Needless to say, they’re both a little pent up, emotionally.

It would take a lot to get Edge to confess to it, but his favourite thing about Stretch is his empathy, and his ability to understand Edge. At first, Edge took Stretch for a completely selfish asshole (and he wasn’t reserved when it came to letting everyone know as much). And truthfully, Stretch wouldn’t deny it. But as they became accustomed to each other’s company, Edge started to notice the way Stretch would subtly check up on him (usually parading under the guise of ‘just messing around’ or ‘teasing’). But Stretch would quickly pick up on any signals that Edge was uncomfortable or upset. And once he figured out what was going on behind Edge’s sturdy mask of composure, he’d be tripping over his own feet trying to get him to feel better, and Edge secretly loves it.

While Stretch truthfully does love the physical aspects of their relationship, one of his favourite things is hearing Edge laugh. Because Edge seldom laughs when he’s upset or angry, so hearing him laugh lets Stretch know that he’s doing alright. And Stretch is ruthless when it comes to getting Edge to laugh. He is not above tickling. And Edge of course, just as stubborn as Stretch is, will do everything in his power to stop himself from laughing. But when he does, it’s sweet music to Stretch’s ears.

11. “Do they celebrate holidays? Anniversaries?”

I have pretty much the same headcanons for Edge in any relationship (so there may be some repeats of this in later HCs for this shipping meme), but Edge loves celebrating anniversaries and holidays. He’ll go to extra lengths to ensure he and Stretch make the most of the day (particularly when it comes to anniversaries; his affection is unrelenting). A huge part of this habit of his comes from his desire to celebrate each milestone, out of his fear that the relationship could suddenly end. Living in Underfell has created this paranoia; a fear that his happiness won’t last, so he feels the need to make the most of every moment, especially the big ones. He feels that it’s important to keep track of how long his happiness has lasted.

Unfortunately for Edge, Stretch hates parties. If Edge wants a huge celebration, he can be sure Stretch won’t be there for it. So the compromise they’ve reached is to spend the holidays alone (or with family). Edge will still go completely overboard trying to cater to everyone, but for Stretch’s sake, he’ll keep the guest list (and extravaganzas) to a minimum. As for their anniversaries, Edge enjoys doting on Stretch in any way he can. He’ll take him out on dates, cook for him, and of course–fuck him on every surface he can find (a tendency Stretch is more than happy to indulge).

12. “Is there a wedding? What was the proposal like? Any kind of honeymoon?”

Hnnnghh yes! I did write a short fic of their proposal a while ago – in which they both proposed simultaneously (with rings of varying quality). As far as the wedding goes, it would be small. Definitely. Neither of them would be very eager to have a large audience for something so intimate. But this doesn’t mean Edge’s desire to cater would be extinguished. He would put all his energy into making everything *perfect* for his groom-to-be. He would spend hours picking out the colours, the cake, the clothes. And Stretch would probably let him, if not just out of his own desire to see Edge fussing over him. The location would probably be somewhere secluded, but out in the open (particularly if they were on the surface). And during the day. Edge loves the sunlight, and he’d give anything for the opportunity to kiss Stretch as the sun sets behind them (though he’d never admit to wanting something so sappy and romantic. God no.)

As for the honeymoon… well. As much as I love cute kisses and cuddles between these two, I am unashamed to admit that seeing them unable to keep their hands off each other is a huge fetish of mine. It would be hot. Unforgivingly hot. That’s not to say that Edge wouldn’t still use the opportunity to indulge in spending an unreasonable amount of money on a (very private) location and other extravagant “necessities” as he’d call them. He’d probably have an entire itinerary planned out. But Stretch would likely find ways to distract him from it (partially out of his own reluctance to leave the comfortable bed). And Edge wouldn’t be entirely opposed to being distracted (though he might scold Stretch for it later).

17. “What would make them break up? Would it be permanent?”

Dang, from marriage straight to break ups. Sort of answered here. It mostly involves disagreements over personal interests and goals. And no, it would not be permanent. (They were made for each other, okay? Fight me.)

26. “How do their friends feel about their relationship? Their families?”

At first, I think their friends and families might be a little astounded by their relationship. In particular, the Fell verse monsters might see it as a purely physical thing (the concept of love is a little lost on them sometimes). And with this in mind, Red would probably be very skeptical. He might feel the need to give Stretch a long talking to, knowing very well how difficult it is for his brother to open up about his emotions.

Blue on the other hand, would be delighted by Edge and Stretch’s relationship. He is very fond of Edge, and no doubt he’d be overjoyed to see his brother taking care of the Fell monster. In addition, Blue is well aware of Stretch’s own emotional difficulties, and he has complete confidence in Edge’s ability to bring happiness to his brother.

33. “What kind of presents do they get each other? Do they only do it on special occasions?”

Neither of them are really the gift-giving type. While Edge might occasionally try and spoil Stretch, it quickly becomes clear that material goods aren’t really the way to Stretch’s heart (or rather, his soul. or into his pants). In truth, the gifts they mostly tend to give each other are either gestural, or… physical. Perhaps the only “material” gifts Edge might give Stretch are things involving food. Stretch isn’t really a good cook though, so he tends to find his own creative ways to repay Edge (yes, you all know what I’m implying).

39. “Who initiated the relationship? Who kissed who first?  When did they realize they were in love?”

As far as the ‘initiating the relationship’ part goes, I sort of like the way I developed it in Sixteen Rules. I think Edge would be too in denial to build up the courage to make the first move, so Stretch would do it… in his own way. They would pretend that it was purely a physical relationship at first, and nothing more, but the conviction behind their arrangement would quickly dissolve and they’d be left to confess their true feelings.

I think Edge would be the one to initiate the first kiss. Stretch might lure him into it (probably thinking Edge wouldn’t actually go for it), and Edge might kiss him just to shut him up. But after the first kiss, it wouldn’t take much for them to plummet into a spiral of a million kisses. Neither of them are very good at exercising restraint around each other.

It would take a long time for them to realise they were in love. And there would probably be a lot of denial involved. I imagine one of them would accidentally blurt it out during an argument, or during sex or something, but it wouldn’t be planned and it wouldn’t be intentional. I kind of like to think that Stretch would be the first to cave and admit it, and he would undoubtedly try to backpedal and play it off as a joke. (Edge would not stand for it though, and his confession would come shortly after).

45. “Any special dreams or goals they have as a couple? Any heartbreaks? Regrets?”

Answered here.

Damn. That took me a while. Sorry for the length, but you know me. I’ve never said enough when it comes to Spicyhoney. I could ramble about them for days. Thank you, Painty!