Bastions The Sort Of Pred Whod Absolutely Pull The Presses Preys Ear To Stomach Thing On Ida. But Instead

Bastion’s the sort of pred who’d absolutely pull the “presses preys ear to stomach” thing on Ida. But instead of meaning it as a scare tactic he’s really just very ghoulishly trying to say “look how much I want you.” Ida would both completely get this, even be a little rizzed by it and yet still probably call him a weird ghoul to his face.

I like to imagine that if someone else other than him tries to endanger Ida. Bastion becomes incandescent with rage. The thing is he’s not normally an angry person, or really that sadistic either, ghoulish and predatory sure, he enjoys hunting and eating. Gets excited at the thought of sinking his fangs into something, enjoys the whole process of devouring people etc and sure people can get really distressed and hurt when he’s hunting them, but it’s not really the goal for him so much as the inevitable consequences of a creepy spider monster being hungry and trying to eat you. He’s not a deliberate tormentor unless torment will get you in his jaws and once you’re his he generally doesn’t try to drag things out unnecessarily. But if someone went after Ida? That would be a different story. He would be very pissed and honestly quite scary. I think he’d have that calm rage that isn’t actually remotely calm but appears that way on the surface. Intellectually he’d probably have some inkling that he was being cruel beyond what was usual for him and that maybe torturing someone who’s already going to be his prey is just pouring salt in the wound, but he’d have such little experience with being angry and scared on someone else’s behalf that I don’t think he’d be able to find the breaks and it would be the person who decided to threaten Ida’s problem.

Me thinking about the fact that Bastion would definitely call Ida a good girl while digesting her.

The idea of a Preds stomach walls tightening possessively. Maybe in response to the unthinkable (to the pred at least) suggestion of letting their prey go. Or in response to someone they perceive as a threat to the prey like another predator, that would have eaten the prey if they hadn’t. It might not even be a conscious action on their part, like the idea of surrendering the prey is just such anathema to them that their body just responds defiantly to the mere thought.

If a pred with anxiety needs to eat a specific prey to calm down is that prey an “emotional support prey”? Or “comfort food”?

Composed and sophisticated sounding characters that hide something more primal or unhinged behind that mask. Is honestly my favourite trope. Like yes honey you’re so civilised! Only in reality you really aren’t and for all you keep up the appearances, appearances are hollow and deep down you know it!