Ivan/Isaac for apojiiislands!
Ivan does not like when things are loud. He does not like crowds or the annoying buzz of a fly. He does not like it when people shout. He does not like anything that is loud. In battle he can deal with it just fine, his distaste for noise is the last thing on his mind when he is facing the possibility of death.
What he cannot handle though is loud noise at any other time, it gives him the worst headaches, perhaps a side-effect of his Mind Read, perhaps just something he has. This often puts him at odds with Garet, despite how great a friend he is. Garet is loud very often, passionate and strong, yes, but loud as result. Often he puts up with it and politely asks him to keep it down, and the Mars Adept complies, understanding.
Mia is much easier. She is quiet. She is gentle. She never raises her voice, not even in battle. Ivan wonders how Garet can stay so loud in the company of people who are so quiet… perhaps that is exactly why he is loud. To contrast, to bring an element of excitement and fun. Gods know they need it.
Isaac though. Isaac is Ivan's favourite person in the world. Unlike anyone Ivan has ever met, Isaac is silent. He quiet when he speaks, be it with passion like Garet, or gently like Mia, he is always quiet when he speaks. Not only that though, the Venus Adept rarely speaks. No one finds it odd that their leader is so often silent, because he is always smiling and always there for them.
But even this silence is not why Ivan favours Isaac so much out of his friends. He favours… no, loves him because Isaac understands him. Isaac could tell from the moment they met how his childhood had been, how overwhelming all of the new information he received must have been, and from that first day Isaac has always been there for him.
That is why, at nights when the pressure of the quest is getting to him, or excess of noise has brought on one of his particularly bad headaches, Isaac pulls the young Jupiter Adept into a warm hug and does not let go.
Often they fall asleep together.
Ivan loves waking up any morning to the chirping of birds, or even Garet clumsily knocking something over and waking everyone, to find Isaac next to him.
When he's with him, no noise matters.
Hope you like it, though I really think I could have done better. Not sure though.