gawd i have a lot but i’ll talk about their health a bit bc idr if i’ve shared these before
- blade has chronic pain and fatigue and has problems sleeping for multiple reasons so kafka uses her whisper to help fairly often. blade needs to rest more than the others so sometimes kafka will help her take naps during the day and/or she'll sleep in later. there are times where she's very restless and/or doesn't want to sleep and turns down kafka's offers to help and kafka gives her space to make her own decisions about it unless it's to the point where her mara flaring is a concern
- ik our knowledge of how kafka's whisper works is limited but i’ve imagined using it could give her a headache depending on the intensity/extent of its use, if it faces any resistance and kafka's own emotions and physical condition so i can see her needing some time to rest too after blade’s flare ups so they’ll either sleep together or take turns while the other covers their tasks
- kafka has chronic pain from repeated strain and various injuries that never healed properly and lost some dexterity in her left hand. the pain fluctuates but she tries to keep others from noticing and avoids talking about it and asking for help if she can. she learns to rely on firefly after some time but still limits what she discloses to blade and silver wolf until she ends up needing blade's help during missions. eventually she lets blade help her when she's struggling partly bc she realizes it helps blade emotionally since she feels like she's returning the attention and care the others give her
- i’ve very briefly mentioned blade using bandages for compression sometimes and i also like the idea of kafka’s accessory on her right leg being an embellished compression sleeve
- kafka carries pain and inflammation medication for herself and blade and they try to hold each other accountable for taking everything regularly. they've both tried a few sleep medications but they haven't found anything that works well
- they don't have conversations over text very frequently bc blade mostly relies on speech-to-text. kafka sends her messages but they'll often wait to talk about things until they can call or see each other in person
- when they have time to rest they like to listen to music and read together but the level of physical contact they want and are comfortable with fluctuates. i see them both as partly touch-averse for various reasons so sometimes they'll go days without touching and others they'll make an effort to initiate contact frequently
- kafka doesn't necessarily have to tend to blade's wounds considering they’ll heal on their own but it's comforting for both of them bc it's a way of being close to each other and it's a sign of care and trust. kafka is always very mindful and gentle and blade helps kafka take care of herself too even though kafka initially insists she can handle it on her own. she's very accustomed to tending to her own injuries bc her line of work has always been dangerous and she's had to rely on herself so she's reluctant to let blade help but as i mentioned earlier blade feels a bit more secure in herself when she's able to help any of the others and kafka understands and respects that