#alfyn though. hes just surprised at how prolific therion is. despite being a small town bumpkin not much surprises him

[spitblaze]

Just did a read through of a few travel banters from octopath 1 and I gotta say, the Therion and Alfyn banters are really fun.

Therion chapter 2: they talk about going to a tavern. Therion says that Alfyn will be paying.

Alfyn chapter 3: they talk about going to a tavern again. Alfyn says he wants to avoid getting drunk around Therion.

Therion chapter 3: They talk about going to a tavern again. Therion insists on paying for drinks this time.

Outside of the Tavern Saga, their other travel banters are about Alfyn giving a woman a drug-induced nightmare, Alfyn saying he's got Therion's back, and Therion saying "would you trust this friend of yours forever? No matter what? Even if he betrayed you?" And Alfyn just saying "yep"

THEY'RE GOOD DOGS BRENT!!! They have a really good dynamic! And you can even see the through line with their relationship growth. Like you know me I'm incapable of looking at these two and seeing anything besides a slow burn romance but if i take off my fuckin Queer Goggles for a half second it's still a very clear progression of Therion being like 'ugh cheery goodie two shoes wants to be friends. thats his problem' to these two having a genuine bond. Therion talking about trust with him, something that's very personal to him that he has a lot of issues with and he keeps very close to his chest. Alfyn being clear about having his back no matter what. They're close enough to be able to know they have each others backs, even after all Therion's been through and how long he's presumably been trying to keep everyone else at arm's length. All my shit aside, they're good friends! Canonically! Their relationship is interesting and fun to explore because they're so drastically different but mesh so well! Im love these two please feel free to talk to me about Alfyn and Therion in any context any time

#spitblaze says things #octopath #and off in Queer Interpretation and Heacanon Land alfyn is painstakingly breaking down therions walls. not with a hammer. gently. by hand #brick by singular brick and constantly testing and asking if its okay #he is not scared or frightened or upset by therions life. none of them are #ophilia has the excuse of knowing that Aeber earned his place in the heavens #but the two youd think would have real beef with it are tressa and alfyn #and uh. tressa does for sure lol she does not like that he steals. she still likes him as a person but hes like an annoying older brother #alfyn though. hes just surprised at how prolific therion is. despite being a small town bumpkin not much surprises him #and that surprises therion in turn #maybe he throws his barriers up higher than normal. warding off harder because he knows this kind of person. the 'i can fix them' kind #but alfyn isnt here to fix. he's here to help. he sees someone cool and interesting whos clearly hurting whether or not they wanna admit it #and therion cant fathom that kind of unconditional care and altruism aimed at someone like him #not yet anyway.