Headcanon Meme

[eightfoldfiend]

HEADCANON MEME

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• Tag around and ask people things about their characters!
  
• Answer the questions people ask you in as much detail as you wish!
  
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Comments

[theleadingman]

Some of it probably came after he left Archades, but even before then I imagine he had a taste for embellishments— he's a lot like Cid in many ways, whether he wants to admit it or not (he doesn't), and Cid isn't exactly into dressing down, either. They both have an eye for detail, so Balthier probably wore earrings already when he was younger and then expanded to add the cuffs later on and chose each piece deliberately, because he does care a lot about how he looks and general presentation— it's important to him to look put-together.

His rings and bracelets are another story, they're all mismatched and don't coordinate with his outfit in the least, and I've always liked the idea of him grabbing a handful of them while passing through a bazaar somewhere (Nalbina probably) and then adding onto the collection as more bright and colorful pieces caught his eye during his travels. He's paid for absolutely none of these and most of them are cheap costume jewelry to begin with, but they're something Cid would never wear despite their similar tastes, which makes them significant to him.

[dragongrrl]

Young Ffamran carefully studying and selecting jewelry pieces to add to himself like his dad is great, even if sharing tastes with his dad is something he doesn't wanna think about!

also I'm glad that someone else shares my little secret headcanon for his more colorful doodads being costume jewelry :3