Emilio’s Saving & Other Graces

qualities that made emilio who he was (for better, for worse, and for mid-tier reasons):

🔮 1. romantic (sometimes to a fault). emilio craved connection and intimacy — he genuinely wanted to be someone’s someone. 

🧴 2. vain in a low-key way. he wasn’t flashy, but emilio cared deeply about his appearance: his signature space buns, polished nails, patterned shirts, and always those headphones. if you said he looked “cute,” he’d pretend to shrug — and then smile for 20 minutes.

📱 3. chronically distracted. a phone-checker during a streak. a texter mid-ritual. emilio wanted to be present, but often wasn’t. he lived halfway in the moment, halfway in emilioland™, his scented inner world of purple conditioner and soft indie music.

🐈‍⬛ 4. conflict-averse. he didn’t thrive in the drama-saturated air of ravenwood. he preferred to keep things calm, light, and pleasant — even when everyone else was literally mid-blood feud or summoning demons.

🍞 5. lovably contradictory. lactose intolerant, yet loved milk bread. obsessed with fashion, yet rarely understood the assignment. wanted to be included, but napped through key events. he was full of ironic contradictions that made him oddly endearing.

🍝 6. quietly useful. he wasn’t a hero, but emilio helped: he made soup, found lash glue during seances, summoned helpful spirits (once), and always brought snacks.