Brawler of the Week

[bob_the_trout]

Welcome to Brawler of the Week. Today we're talking about Axel.

• Axel has a kind of crush on Sora. Both because he's practically identical to Roxas physically and because he's just... Sora.
  
  
• Axel doesn't honestly hate any of the members of the Organization -- that would imply caring about any of them more than he can possibly bring himself to. It's mostly a whole lot of indifference.
  
  
• His "jester" makeup isn't makeup at all -- honestly, he has no idea what it is. He was pretty much "born" with that stuff on. Like birthmarks, in a way.
  
  
• Axel never lied to Kairi, not even when he said they were alike. He just hated the truth enough to make it sound like a lie.
  
  
• Axel likes physical contact, but only with the people he actually cares about. Which is why he loves cuddling with Envy or Roxas.
  
  
• Axel once stole Xemnas's zebra coat and gave a mock-speech on the roof of the Castle That Never Was. Xemnas found him mid-speech, and then Axel tried to save face by asking if Xemnas wanted to have a heart-to-heart. Not long after this, Xemnas assigned him to Castle Oblivion.
  
  
• Axel is allergic to mayonnaise. He has no idea how, since he didn't think Nobodies could have allergies, but he is.
  
  
• Axel doesn't wear a shirt under the Organization coat. If anyone asks, he'd answer that it's because he's just hot enough on his own, but really it's for easy access.
  
  
• Axel was banned from the kitchens in both Castle Oblivion and the Castle That Never Was. There isn't a Nobody alive or dead that would tell why, though.
  
  
• Though Axel finds no actual pleasure in killing, he has no problems doing it.
  
  
• Axel doesn't like animals. Unfortunately, that feeling isn't shared, and most animals love to pounce and cuddle him.
  
  
• Axel loves it when Roxas takes charge in their relationship because it makes him feel wanted. It's the real reason why he's happy with letting Roxas top. Well, that, and he has a submission fetish.
  
  
• Axel doesn't sleep much -- when he does, it's in catnaps. He has a bed, but it's mostly used when Roxas comes to visit.
  
  
• Axel likes reading, and he's surprisingly well-versed in literature, though if anyone asks his favorite are porn. Secretly, he likes books with happy endings the best.
  
  
• Axel is suspiciously good at chess.
  
  
• At least half of Axel's fighting style is pure show, mostly because he's an attention-whore.
  
  
• Axel is extremely glad Kairi isn't in Brawl, if only because that means he doesn't have to apologize to her face-to-face. Because as much as he wants to, he can't really feel bad for trying to get Roxas back, though he is sorry she ended up captured by Saïx, of all people.
  
  
• Axel hacked Saïx's account on a whim, and didn't actually expect that post to do more than embarrass him. He thinks Blue is kind of silly for taking it personally, but it's not like he feels bad about it, either.
  
  
• Axel is proud of his "wildcard" title within the Organization. He doesn't want to be predictable or easy-to-read like the others. They're boring.
  
  
• Even though he's extremely glad that in Envy's (and possibly others) eyes he's real, Axel still can't really believe it himself. He's not going to be whole until he has a heart. But when he connects with people, it makes him feel closer, a bit.
  
  
• Roxas is the closest thing Axel has to a heart, and it kind of terrifies him, being so dependent on someone else to be able to feel.
  
  
• Axel is kind of a jack-of-all-trades, in that if he really wants to be good at something, he will be. Except cooking, if only because he gets trigger-happy with the temperature.
  
  
• Axel has taken to staring out at the snow from the windows and taunting it mentally. 'Haha, I'm in here and you're out there' kind of taunting.
  
  
• Axel has come to terms with being in love with Roxas, even though he has no idea how it works.
  
  
• Axel never expected Roxas to love him back, and, truth be told, he'd have been fine so long as he just had Roxas, somehow. So long as Roxas exists, he's happy.
  
  
• Axel doesn't actually plan for things beforehand -- he wings it, most of the time. He's just extremely good at taking advantage of a situation. Castle Oblivion was all improvisation.
  
  
• Axel's other was barely nineteen when he lost his heart. He lost it on his birthday.
  
  
• Axel's glad his other is dead. If he wasn't, Axel would be tempted to punch him in the face, and that's far too close to punching himself in the face for his liking.
  
  
• As much as Axel jokes about his weight, he can't actually change it. Nobodies can't change physically (Roxas and Naminé are exceptions), so technically it was his other who needed a sandwich or two. Or twelve.
  
  
• Axel doesn't stress too much on Envy and Roxas getting along mostly because he likes it when they fight over him. Though he draws the line at bloodshed, knowing that they both like him enough to get possessive over him feels great.
  
  
• Axel's coat is tighter on him than the other Nobodies because his chakrams got caught in his sleeves once when it wasn't. It wasn't pretty.
  
  
• Axel frequently stalks both Roxas and Envy, but he also randomly stalks other people he knows. And sometimes even people he doesn't. He just likes doing it.
  
  
• Axel is irrationally jealous of Roxas's other friends, and far too happy about being the only person Envy cares about. They're his, damn it.
  
  
• Axel has watched all the Disney movies. All of them. He scared himself by identifiying far too much with Meg from Hercules.
  
  
• Sometimes, Axel does feel weird for hooking up with a fifteen-year-old. But most of the time he totally doesn't.
  
  
• Axel still wants a heart, but not if it means losing himself. Because of that, he's extremely jealous of Saïx.
  
  
• Sometimes, when Axel's alone, he puts a hand to his chest and fakes the beating of a heart with his hand. It helps fill the silence.
  
  
• Most of Axel's Nobodies (the Assassins) used to be female when they were human. That fact never fails to amuse Axel.
  
  
• Axel's title -- The Flurry of Dancing Flames -- isn't all for show. He can dance, and very well indeed. He can even bellydance, though recently, he's taken to putting "Hips Don't Lie" on repeat and dancing to it, just because he can. And also because he has the hips for it and he's very proud of that because who cares if they're feminine -- they're damn sexy.
  
  
• Axel reads all the posts and comments on Brawl. Mostly, it's to observe people. The reason he doesn't talk to a lot of people is that, while he tries not to, he can't help but feel bitter about all of it. None of them even know what they've got, the lucky bastards.