𝐀 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐘

𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬 #2

• Like a lot of brothers - no matter if they're the eldest one or the youngest one - all three of Victoria's brothers can be protective of their baby sister, but if I had to be completely honest with y'all; Quattro is the worse when it comes to being protective [of Victoria]. And for good reason, too! Yes, Quattro is the favorite [brother] in Victoria's eyes, but his protective nature can often be annoying, especially after she enters into a romantic relationship with Reginald. There was one time when Victoria and Reginald had a chill date at the Arclight family mansion where they were watching a low-budget romantic-comedy movie and were even making fun of said movie for many things, like its cliché storyline, little-to-no jokes, and whatever else that the teen couple found to be worth mocking. At one point during the watching of the movie, Reginald had pulled the good-old "fake-yawn-to-wrap-an-arm-around-girl" trick (or whatever the official name of that move is) and even though it made Victoria blush, she was still smiling at the sweet gesture and looked up at her boyfriend. He looked back down at his girlfriend and smirked his signature smirk at her before putting his pointer finger and thumb on her chin, tilting his head as the two lean in for a kiss, eyes closed. But before they could share a sweet kiss, this is when Quattro decided to walk into the room and throw himself in between the two fourteen year olds, loudly asking; "So! What are we watching?!" and you just know that he had a smug look on his face when he did that. Normally, most teenage boys would get up and leave when their date or girlfriend's brother does this, but Reginald isn't most teenage boys as he glared at his rival - who has kinda become his friend, especially after the war between the three worlds - while Victoria shoved her brother off the couch and told him while her face was still bright red, "We are watching something you might not like, Tommy! Don't make me get Chrissy!" (She was far from being ashamed of using her nicknames that she gave her brothers.) The mention of the eldest Arclight caused Quattro to quickly get up and leave the room, but of course, he had to get one last jab in [at his sister and her boyfriend] before leaving; "Stay safe, kids!" which caused both Victoria and Reginald to go so red in the face that steam can be seen in the air. Victoria would even yell out to her [favorite] brother, "Tommy!!!!" (Quattro could last be heard, laughing in glee as he left the room, feeling accomplished that he had gotten his sister and her boyfriend blushing at his words.) Don't worry, Quinton did scold him for this, later on.

• Because she didn't have a mother when she was growing up, Victoria had to take on a motherly kind-of role at a young age, despite being the baby of the family, and Byron felt guilty for putting that kind of responsibility onto his young (and only) daughter. Sure, there wasn't a female around to teach her about womanhood when Victoria was of age, but she did know two trustworthy women who were a lot older than her that can teach her about womanhood; Kari and Haru Tsukumo. These two would be very important to Victoria when it comes to those from outside the Arclight family, which is why, during the second Barian canon, Kari and Haru would watch over Iris during the war between Barian and Astral World once the Barians invaded and Victoria was revealed to be Queen Venus. When a new threat to Astral World appeared at the end of the Zexal series (but we never got to see what that new threat was), Kari and Haru would continue to watch over Iris, with Victoria and Reginald knowing that their daughter is in safe hands until they return home from helping Astral defend his home. In a way, I guess you can say that Kari is a pseudo auntie to Iris while Haru is a pseudo grandma to the young Kastle girl, and I can confirm that Victoria's family isn't upset by this.

• Speaking of Iris. When she isn't with her parents because they're likely busy with stuff (and if this is from the second Barian canon, it would be Barian business), the young Kastle daughter will hang out with her uncles and/or grandfather. (As her Auntie Rio would be with her parents on the Barian business, so having Uncles Quinton, Quattro and Trey, and Grandpa Vetrix watch over her makes the most sense.) Much like when her mother was very young, Iris got to learn all about dueling from her Uncle Quinton, would play random silly games with her Uncle Quattro, learn a lot about history from her Uncle Trey, or receive some helpful advice from her Grandpa Vetrix while having a tea party with Grandpa Vetrix (and her stuffed animals). Hell, Iris will even ask her three uncles to join her and her grandfather in on the tea party, something that all three of Arclight brothers will accept wholeheartedly and without hesitation because if there's one thing Quinton, Quattro, Trey, and Vetrix are weak to; it's their niece/granddaughter. Anytime they would look at Iris, they would be reminded of Victoria when she was once young and innocent like her daughter, but unlike with what happened to the youngest Arclight child, the Arclight men (+ Victoria, Reginald, and Rio) would make sure Iris kept her innocence and grow up with a childhood that is full of rainbows and sunshine. They didn't want her world to be dark and gloomy, even when she got older.