Hydrangea Swan

"You're spending your *last moments*, by bothering Solaire on his last day of work?"
⇻ Hydrangea, after meeting Starlette and Celeste.

## ☆Hydrangea Swan☆

### Nicknames

Hydra/Hyde (by friends)
Papa (by Atlach)

## Traits

### Likes

* Poetry
* Noogies
* Bear hugs
* Cushioned chairs
* Early morning cartoons
* Vegetable soda
* Card games
* Arm reps
* Denim

### Dislikes

* Stoic characters
* Forgetfulness
* Repetitive information
* Strong winds
* Spiders
* Chef's knives
* Reality TV shows
* Bench presses
* Iced tea
* Popsicles

## Relationships

### Relatives

Unnamed foster parents
Shunbai † (ex-wife)
Atlach (step-daughter)
Vorvadoss and Yaggdytha Swan (foster siblings)

### Friends

Starlette
Celeste
Night
Obed
Rosella

## Appearances

### Last seen

Convo Topic: DEATH IS NEAR – Chapter 12

**Hydrangea Swan**, commonly referred to as Hydra by his friends, (also known as **Outer God of Lernaean** online), is Solaire's boyfriend and Atlach's step-father.

He is the former husband of Shunbai, and a former brother-in-law of Shuang. He is the foster child of an unnamed family, with the only known members being Vorvadoss and Yaggdytha Swan. He is also best friends with Night, Obed, and Rosella.

Hydrangea serves as a re-occurring character for *Glitzing Stars*, having a minor cameo in the prologue, with an official debut in Chapter 4.

## Appearance

Hydrangea is a young adult, black man with a fairly muscular and lean build. He has black hair with slicked-back bangs, the rest of his hair is kept in a short ponytail. His eyes are large and have prominent eyelashes; the irises are pale blue, shaped like gemstones. He is also shown to have a small goatee, with its hair being black as well.

He is seen wearing a short-sleeved, white shirt that is topped by a blue jacket, and navy blue pants for his Citywalker design. He also wears tan collar boots and is shown to wear dark gray gloves which cover up his lower arms, possibly being another way of shielding his scars.

His Folk Stown clothing consists of a white, button-up shirt topped by a steel blue vest and gray denim pants; along with wearing his hair down and accessorizing by donning black gloves and framed glasses.

Beneath his clothing, Hydrangea's torso, arms, and neck are shown to be covered with scars; however, it is unknown how these formed or where they came from. The only scars that are the most visible are on his neck and lower arms.

### Design

Hydrangea has his hair, pupils, jacket (excluding its accents), gloves, pants, belt, and the shoe's soles shaded in for his Citywalker design. No official artwork of an Intramural or Folk Stown outfit has been made, beyond teasers on his Refsheet.

## Personality

Hydrangea is a lively, charismatic man with a heavy stance on the relationships he holds with his friends. Being quite the eccentric guy and seemingly able to go along with anything, he keeps a positive and uplifting atmosphere for himself and others.

Hydrangea is an extroverted and genial individual, who often surrounds himself with others' presence; as seen in the prologue, being opposed to the 5-Day Policy getting reinstated. As well as attending a small get-together with friends for dinner in Pulsar before the 5-Day Policy gets reinstated. His cordial attitude also coincides with him deeply caring about his relatives and loved ones; from being protective over Atlach and staying connected with his foster siblings.

He is shown as somewhat of a jokester on occasions, said to show up at Rumble Moocher to intentionally annoy Solaire. Along with Hydrangea, joining in on the banter between Starlette and Solaire; he also jokes about their friendly rivalry.

Hydrangea is also stated to have been insecure with appearance, revolving around his body scars, he has since warmed up to them in the following years.

It is implied that he has experienced survivor's guilt due to Shunbai's passing; along with implications that he can't bring himself to tell Atlach of her mother's passing.

## Abilities

### Skillset

* **Exercising**: Stemming from how he was a jock back in high school and Atlach's antics, Hydrangea keeps a good through routine exercise, sometimes involving with Night. He can also lift heavy weights and run long distances on treadmills.

## Trivia

* Hydrangea's name was based on the Hydra in the story of the same name by Henry Kuttner.
* He was the first character created with an eldritch-based name and black character.
	+ Coincidentally, he was also made during 2020, most likely around the protests.
* His username is based on the Lernaean Hydra in Greek legend and is a reference to outer gods from the Cthulhu Mythos.
	+ His given name and username are both associated with water; Hydrangea is derived from the Greek meaning "water vessel," and the Lernaean Hydra is water-based as well.
* Hydrangea's favorite slushee flavors are stated to be grape, apple, and orange.
* He prefers to do curl-ups and running on treadmills for his exercises.
* His preferred plants are ferns and mints, according to General Velvet.
	+ Hydrangea and Solaire both have grapes as their favorite kind of slushees.
* It is currently unknown who Hydrangea's biological parents are.
* His bangs stick up naturally as they come from his mother, according to General Velvet.
* Early designs of Hydrangea were inspired by Kilik Rung from *Soul Eater*.
* According to General Velvet, Hydrangea is the type of person who gate-keeps ice cream flavors.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Glitzing Stars, Play Ball! Or Catch Maybe? – Chapter 4
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Hydrangea's Refsheet
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Refsheet - Important notes
4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Refsheet - Trivia
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Refsheet - Overview
6. ↑ Refsheet - Gallery: Solaire Ganymede and Hydrangea.folkstown concepts
7. ↑ Refsheet - Gallery: Solaire and Hydrangea.folkstown concepts01
8. ↑ General Velvet's website: Municipality of Pulsar