Ambrosius: Oh Oops, When I Invited You To Sleep Over I Completely Forgot I Only Have One Bed Haha! My

Ambrosius: Oh oops, when I invited you to sleep over I completely forgot I only have one bed haha! My bad 🤭

Ballister: Oh, that's okay. The orphanage prioritized bed spots for the kids who got placed there with a payment, so the rest of us had to sleep on the floor - your floor is at least warm and clean! :D

Ambrosius: ...

Ambrosius, choking up: Bal, please just get into the damn bed so I can hug you, 'cause WHAT THE FUCK?!!

Nimona: [watching Ballister getting arrested after saying he won't be getting arrested]

Nimona: What an absolute fucking idiot

Nimona: I can’t believe I’d die for him

Got around to reading the Nimona comic and I fucking love the differences in everyone. Movie Ballisters like "this is my boyfriend Ambrosius, we're in a bit of a rough patch but still love one another. Nimona's my daughter, she's really grown on me and we hang out together and have fun."

Comic it's like "this is Ambrosius, this fucker is my ex and he took my house, dog, and arm in the divorce. This is Nimona, she's the serial killer I treat as a daughter to pretend I'm not depressed as fuck, but also so she doesn't kill more innocents"

No but Ambrosius and Ballister having completely different love languages, so they're trying to flirt, but neither of them picks up on the other person flirting

Ballister grew up in a world where no one ever helped you out, so to him the biggest display of care and the way he mainly shows love is through acts of service, figuring his actions will say much more than his words ever will. He's bringing Ambrosius lunch, helping him carry his training equipment and all that sort of stuff

Meanwhile Ambrosius grew up with everything handed to him before he could even ask for it or want it while never really having much of an emotional connection before he met Ballister, so he shows his love through his words and physical touch. He's constantly complimenting Ballister, telling him how much he admires and cares about him and constantly giving him hugs and snuggling him

They don't realize the other loves them back that way until one day Ballister is sick with the flu and Ambrosius brings him soup. And in his fever ridden brain Bal is like 'oooh, love :)' and so without thinking he goes "I love you too" xbxhxb

No but I'm absolutely obsessed with the concept of Amb and Bal not really hanging out much until their teen years and then it's still mostly surface level and quick convos during class work and Ambrosius is like wanting Bal to hang out with his friend group so badly, but obv they're a bunch of jerks (fucking Todd is part of it, need I say more) sorta like that episode in season 1 of Heartstopper

Thinking about how Ballister who was forced into a quiet, submissive role where he had to walk on eggshells and always be Perfect, bonded with two goofy, assertive and Loud people and how both of them bring out the real him and help him feel safe and seen in a world that wants him to be invisible