#sworn loyalty

[general-cyno]

today in more zolu thoughts: yet another thing I find fascinating about zoro and luffy's relationship, which I believe the LA managed to capture pretty well despite the differences between it and the og source material, is that while zoro's capacity for loyalty and devotion where luffy's concerned are insane (the all-encompassing, heartfelt, lay down my life and dreams for you, follow you until death or the very end of everything kind of crazy), they're not entirely unconditional per se. the condition here being that he has to measure up to zoro's standards - that luffy has to prove himself a man worthy of following.

there are plenty examples of this in the manga, but I'll stick to where it and opla intersect. so manga!zoro pretty much stands firm with this condition when he agrees to follow luffy, warning him about not getting in the way of zoro's dream right away. opla zoro is a lot more reluctant to join in comparison, and he just seemingly goes along with the whole thing in a more "might as well" manner; even so, there's these few subtle moments where you can see him being struck awe by luffy's faith in himself/his dream (the dinner at kaya's) and showing exactly why he's a "different" kind of pirate (ie freeing the folks from orange town).

still, the most pivotal moment is zoro's fight with mihawk in both cases. this is where luffy has to really prove himself to zoro, for the first time. because talk of dreams and promises and not hindering them is nice and all, but can luffy really stand by what he says when push comes to shove? when the life of someone he cares about is on the line? and man. the answer is yes.

in the manga, by stopping johnny and yosaku from intervening and refusing to do so himself as well, even though he was deeply upset by zoro getting hurt, luffy proved he wouldn't go back on his word nor betray zoro's trust and the faith he had placed in him. in a similar fashion, opla luffy letting zoro go ahead with the duel despite his own apprehension/doubts and nami questioning both of their choices, is what finally led to zoro recognizing him as his captain out loud and accepting his role as a first mate.

I just think it's interesting that these two kind of make each other walk on a tightrope. only the world's greatest swordsman can stand by the pirate king's side. the pirate king can have the world's greatest swordsman by his side, if he proves himself worthy of it. but the best part? for me, it's that zoro and luffy are able to challenge one another this way (or set the bar that high) because they absolutely believe the other can rise up to it and beyond.

#zolu #one piece #opla #tp #I should be packing bc i'm traveling early tomorrow but alas #the zolu thoughts are all consuming and won't leave me alone #I just. dig it bad. I adore that zoro's willing to place all that loyalty devotion love onto luffy as long as he finds him deserving of it #and luffy's on a constant journey of convincing zoro that he is; even if that means that he will sometimes be put into difficult positions #or make difficult choices #how crazy is that. the never ending back and forth of #'do you deserve my everything?' 'yes I do and I'm willing to prove it to you for the rest of our lives' #like zoro really drives himself so hard to become the best; aside from his promise to kuina; for luffy's sake #he wants to be worthy of luffy's faith too and protect the man he's sworn his everything to along the way #eating my entire fist btw #love them

[maegalkarven]

I keep thinking about Durge, who, even after defying Bhaal, is never truly free from their father's legacy.

Because yes, the Urge is gone, the cursed blood of Bhaal doesn't call to them anymore. But body remembers, even if mind doesn't. Body knows what it did, it knows what it was created for. It's instinctual, bone-deep reflexes of a person raised to be the perfect murderer. It's little twitches and how easily opponents fall: foes and former allies alike.

It's small glimpses of the past, because mind doesn't remember, but the body DOES. It's the eerie familiarity of darkest corners of Baldur's Gate, it's people recognizing Durge on the streets, people they don't remember but who remember THEM.

It's the feeling of being haunted by your own self.

It's the body of Ketheric, the bloody mess left of Orin, Gortash's lifeless frame. It's the knowledge you're the last one, what this tragic story of conquer started with you and ends with you.

It's the feeling of emptiness where bubbling joy once was, the blood on the blade what brings no feelings. It's being charming, or kind, or honest, or gentle, or honorable, but at the end of the day still being the best in the art of murder - and who are they if not Bhaal's unholy blade?

Godless and fatherless, struggling to reimagine themselves.

Especially when memories come; they never return fully, never in the whole picture. But glimpses, the shards of existence what was once theirs cut deeper than any ritual blade would.

I keep thinking about Durge weighted down by the grief of the world, guilt of the world.

Alone: without a god, a father, a sister, a partner (Gortash, bc these two were absolutely insane for each other).

Alone and with whole life ahead; lost and confused and with hands bloodied.

Hero, people call them. They don't feel like a hero.

#baldur's gate 3 #baldur's gate spoilers #dark urge #bg3 durge #the 'it started with us in ends with us' narrative is killing me #durge who is a tragic hero who at the end of the day is not the person they started with #and not the amnesiac from the nautilus #but the mix of both #martyr and murderer #savior and monster #also gortash my beloved. I keep having headcanon where Durge and him sworn loyalty to each other before orin lobotomised durge #swore like on infernal pact the ritual whay doesn't allow them betray each other #what links their lives together so they die as one #ultimate trust fall and safety feature #'you can't kill me because it would be killing yourself' #durge convinces Bhaal it's ok bc it only means Gortash and Durge will be the last men standing when the time comes #and when durge kills Gortash they will ki themselves too #making the ultimate last tribute to bhaal #but secretly durge is a survivor #they want to live more than they want to please father #so chaining them and gortash by the pact is a safety measure to make sure they don't kill gortash #bc killing gortash would be killing yourself and the self wants to survive #despite everything #so then in act 3 when durge dies and is reborn Gortash feels it #and when Karlach raises an axe to end up Gortash Durge cries in pain #because you can either kill one or neither #don't mind me I'm just plotting to keep rat coded evil boyfriend of my durge alive #durge has 2 hands he can have TWO rat-coded boyfriends #Astarion upon seeing the pact tattoo over the durge's heart: you too hug #and then Raphael is like 'THIS tattoo is the oath of loyalty actually. the closest thing devils have to a marriage pact'

[worstloki]

Absolutely obsessed with Thor naming things wrongly but saying them with his whole chest in such confidence that for a grace period no one doubts him

#I need a horse! #guy: *looking around shop in case he’s missed their horse stock* uhhhhh #Thor smashes his glass and calls for another and now you too have the urge to do that but WAIT NO #his whole crazy explanation of who he is and the world tree to Jane #calling Rocket a rabbit #NIVADELLIR #panflaps?? PANFLAPS???? #is he messing with people? is he serious? it doesn’t matter!!!!!!! #this as opposed to Loki who will say the proper thing but in such a way that even when you know it’s true you’re doubting it now #Loki to Heimdall like and I am your king you’re sworn to me now. .......yes? #Heimdall like hm that’s a surprise tool that’ll help us later #Loki: Frigga gave me the throne since I am next in line #Warriors 4: wait but how is... hm. —Loki?! hm. he must’ve done something. surely. #Loki says he wants to take over earth and there is nothing other than inane circular speeches getting that across #Loki says he knows codes to stop alarms from blaring as they go through Sakaar and now Thor just KNOWS Loki is up to something #Thor inspires loyalty belief and charisma with his confidence and Loki is there sowing discord with his self esteem #Thor: that is an oven press #Loki: it’s... a toaster #Steve: no Thor is ri—hang on. #Tony: [squinting at Thor in suspicion] #Bruce: I can’t believe I’m blanking on this #Natasha: тамада #Yelena: [falls from the vent and lands on Clint who had been sleeping] WHERE #Clint: WHAT IS GOINGON

[talentforlying]

dream/daniel: there are many OPENERS OF THE WAYS, john. you may enter the far realms with MY authority, and — clarice sackville: tell him no. constantine: what? now 'ang about, he's — he's invitin' us to — clarice: john. our destination is not within his sphere. he's up to something. probably wants your permission to follow you. tell the scary anthropomorphic personification to fuck irrevocably off. constantine: ch-cheers, but...we'll go round.

what are you so afraid of happening with dream around, clarice? hm, clarice? whatcha worried about, clarice?

and while i'm on the subject: what in the motherfuck is dream doing here?????

#eye strain / #eye strain tw #ask to tag / #( ooc. ) OUT OF CIGS. #ANSWERS! ANSWERS! ANSWERS! #NONE OF YOU ARE FREE FROM LORE!!!! #the fact that constantine is comparably much cooler with dream than literal ancient clarice sackville....mwah mwah mwah #i bet you anything dream already had a suspicion about her loyalties tho and that's why he showed up to chaperone #hellblazer spoilers / #wednesday spoilers / #dead in america spoilers / #nightmarecountry #formshaper #it is my sworn duty to tag the wilds in dream cameos forever and ever amen

[hawnks]

Seeing this guy animated will be my last straw I believe

#it’s cut off but the second one says he has koi for luck and cherry blossoms for somei #ON HIS BODY FOREVER #HIS SWORN LOYALTY TO HER #that one chap where he’s just finished fucking and the girl calls out from the next room to ask him what he wants for dinner #and he says ‘yoshino’s cooking’ #that changed me fundamentally #yes he would drop everything for her if she needs him. yes he would die for her. yes he thinks about her when he’s with other women. #no he’s not in love with her #<-his words

[queennyra]

just to put things in perspective, rhaenyra not only found out her father died AND that her throne was usurped from her, but also went into labor months before she was due and lost the child as a result. and to make things worse, the person who usurped the throne from her was her childhood best friend who she thought she was finally making amends with after YEARS of estrangement. and ON TOP OF THAT, she sends her son on what should be a safe diplomatic mission to secure allies just to find out that he was brutally killed by her ex-childhood friend's own son. all within the span of a week at the most.

#rhaenyra targaryen #house of the dragon #and yet people are calling her stupid or weak because of her actions in this episode #like bro she's GRIEVING #not to mention she's viserys daughter and somewhere along the line she did take the prospect of being his heir and aegon's dream to heart #and seeing as she was already usurped and some houses had already sworn loyalty to aegon as king #it makes sense for her to sit back and actually see who her real allies are before she declares war #at that point it would be way too risky to march on king's landing even with dragons with what you think is a sizeable army #only to realize that half of the houses you assumed were actually on your side sided with your rival #can you tell i'm fed up with the fandom tonight

[banjomelodies]

WHY'D THE EN TRANSLATION PULL THE "WE'RE LIKE SIBLINGS" SHTICK ON US-.

Honestly about to completely ignore the wonky en translation and continue enjoying my funny little pairing 😭

#windblume festival spoilers #genshin impact #cyno x tighnari #tighnari #cynonari #cyno #im almost certain it was meant to be a sworn brothers situation (two unrelated men who swore loyalty to eachother) but of course #EN translation has to completely butcher it #they need to find a better translating word for this that isn't automatically siblings.

[crystalmarred]

PLOTTED STARTER ⇢ @diademreigned

When the battle had begun, it had been no secret that the area they found in wasn't well-suited to one. The sharp drop-off nearby, the cracked edges of the cliffside... it was a deathtrap and they were fools to take on an army there with the machina they so commonly used.

So it made sense that he'd have a run-in with misfortune when he made the mistake of engaging a man with striking blue eyes and brown hair. When the glowed blade of a rapier stung the edge of his lance, it should have been obvious what was going to happen.

Something is said between them, something about his preference for a lance over a gun, over a piloted mech that would make shorter work of most Eorzeans.

Most Garleans couldn't, after all, use aether. But X'kijin was certainly no pure-blooded Garlean and anyone with eyes could see as much by the ears unobscured by his helmet and the tail that lashed irritably behind him.

He didn't answer their goading—if it could even be called that.

Rather, green eyes that were shielded by the helmet he wore focused on the twirl of his rapier and the focus crystal in his other hand. It was a style that he recognized, if vaguely, from back home.

X'kijin had heard of the Crimson Duelists as a boy, of the style they used, though this man in particular was hardly dressed in the red they were said to wear. Was it a coincidence, then, that the way he fought seemed reminiscent of those old stories?

When first they started to cast, when the swirl of aether in the air signaled the collecting fire in his hand that raised the temperature of the air around them, he had been prepared for something like a fireball.

The sound of the earth cracking under his feet, however, was not one he expected. Shit, was his first coherent thought, the second was that the Eorzeans had orchestrated it somehow, though anyone with eyes could see it the cracks stemmed from the heavy machine the Garleans themselves had brought.

If he was still determined to blame the Eorzeans, he would have been convinced of their innocence when eyes of brilliant teal caught his own. The way they went wide, it was so obvious—so, so obvious—that nothing about the earth falling beneath their feet was expected.

There was a moment where they both froze before came the desperate scramble of the both of them clambering to the broken edge of the cliffside. They'd drop down into the ravine. If they survived the fall, they'd be crushed under the debris—

He felt the ground slip from beneath his feet. Jump, he bid himself, though his heels found no traction in the air, jump.

A hand caught his wrist, words spoken—yelled—over the din of noise as teal caught plain green again. Something was being shouted at him, his feet met the ground, they started to move. Together.

And then came the sound of another crack. He could hear it in the sound, the finality of this one as it separated fully from the rest of the cliffside, carrying both the Eorzean and the Ala Mhigan Garlean as they descended into the ravine—

When he woke, it was to the unpleasant sound of pained gasping, followed by a curse in a voice unfamiliar to him. Green eyes blinked open as he raised himself from the ground, nursing the pain on the side of his head as he did so, not to mention the ache through his entire body.

Fogged vision eventually cleared and he was met with a familiar face a few paces away.

Green eyes set on his leg and the way he moved it with his hands, the bone clearly broken by his few, pained attempts to move the limb.

"Hey..." he started as he pushed himself up, watched the man startle at the sound and make a sound that verged on a sob. The short-lived attempt to move away from him, from the enemy that could clearly stand when he couldn't.

How quick he'd gone from being bold enough to take his hand and keep him from dropping into the ravine to being afraid of what he might do with the opportunity, now that he was injured, now that fighting back would prove even more difficult.

"Don't—" He started, when they moved again, this time giving them pause. "You're gonna make it worse."

It was the first time he'd spoken since their fight had initially begun. As he approached, he pulled away the helmet, longer hair escaping from it confines as he did so.

"Broken?" he asked as he pulled the gloves off next. He'd set plenty of broken bones, splinted them often enough that he might be able to do the same here.

He'd grabbed him, after all, prevented him from tumbling first, from possibly being clocked by the very ground they stood on when they fell. In some, small way, he may owe him that, at least. And a quick glance around told him that they were at the bottom of the ravine they'd been fighting near, that not another soul was around.

If push came to shove...

No, no, that was treason. Then again, taking the man's hand probably would've been considered siding with the enemy, as would the mere consideration of repaying the offer of his hand. Still...

"... Let me look at it."

#✧ ▌ in character : x'kijin lyzej. #diademreigned #// ooc. we talked about writing these starters WEEKS ago and i've literally already responded to the one you wrote but askjflashkj #// ooc. here you are at long last. conscripted garlean au! #❛ x'kijin lyzej. － dream in the light; dance in the dark. you fill the spaces inside of my heart. ⟨ d'tykha lyrre / diademreigned. ⟩ #❝ diademreigned — d'tykha lyrre. #✕. CONSCRIPTED ／ stolen from their homes and sworn into an oath of fear in which loyalty has no meaning.

[ceaselessbasher]

Don't talk to me after like half a Codywan fic because I will start going on and on about the tragedy of two characters who will always, always choose duty first, and yet always manage to make that duty a commitment to each other

#sw #codywan #swcw #there's no 'one is sworn to duty‚ the other want to teach them about life beyond it' #no 'they both agree that love comes before duty' #they will always always always put duty first! and it's so tragic! and i love them! #and i think it doesn't have to be said that all that has nothing to do with chips #cody's individuality is in his loyalty #anyways anyone else having an emotional saturday night that they decided to make about blorbos #to avoid acknowledging their own emotions? #mogologue #star wars #clone wars #cody #tcw #the clone wars #cc 2224 #it's a good thing it's an easy number to remember so i can use that as an excuse as to why i have it memorized #obi wan kenobi #obi wan #kenobi

[merge-conflict]

The appeal of starting from the ending and working back is that you put a cap on every Might Have Been, every wandering tangent, etc. that your drafting mind might otherwise wind down. And there's nothing more irritating then having a good idea when wrapping something up only to realize you didn't have time to foreshadow it like you did the other 2 or 3 recurring consequences (TV writer woes).

Everything in the final conversation Abernathy has with Valentine has to be doing the work of two or three callbacks. Right now I've only hit the initial callbacks, and as I sketch out the ideas mentioned her in passing, which evoke certain strong emotions, then I know I need to do something with V's work involvement with Biotechnica, with some sort of clash with Jenkins, with what Valentine is like when she loses her temper. And I know that because it's what Abernathy is fixated on trying to control this breakup conversation, and also reveals what Abernathy herself is concerned about, and perhaps has been concerned about for a long time and never shown. (Or has she?)

Anyhow I love talking process, so this is the kind of skeleton script I'm going to be working backwards from. It will most certainly not survive exactly like this, but it's a good anchoring point:

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“If you tell anyone about anything, I’ll have you removed and handled as a double agent. You have been awful involved with Biotechnica lately.” - “I’m not going to warn you again. Do you understand?”

(dully) “You do that and they’ll know I was telling the truth.”

“It doesn’t matter what they know, it matters what they can prove.” (you know this. we've talked about this. don't be stupid.)

“I suppose next you’ll be asking me to use my new position to spy on Jenkins for you.” (petulant. bitter. a tool, you were always a tool, do you understand?)

“No. I know how you get when you’re angry.” (thinking. malicious. flippant.) “Besides, I thought you’d enjoy a chance to get your claws into him.”

(silently angry. is the implication that she’d do for him what she’d done for her? that she’s just a dangerous beast? that she knows her and her anger so well?)

“Well?”

“What do you want me to do? Beg for leniency? Make some emotional plea? You want me to ask if you ever even gave a shit about me? You want me to put on a show?” - “You wouldn’t believe a word I said anyway. Give me a cigarette.”

(hands one over, lights it. finally makes eye contact. this is real.) “Don’t look so glum. You wouldn’t have gotten half as far as you have without my help. You can cry into your bank account if you want, but it’s not like I’m kicking you out on the street.”

“Alright.” (inhale. peace. emptiness. drains her drink. drops the cigarette into abernathy’s.) “It’s done.”

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Re-reading this I already know I need to work in some reference to Valentine's mother and some warning/advice/celebration they have near the end of this reverse story. Something that ties back to her own failed marriage and divorce and dashed expectations. Something about finding a reason to keep going on until you can't bear to any more. Something that echoes the familial stubbornness which means Valentine in the damn things overlap will endure anything so long as she knows the expiration date.

The most fascinating part of writing these two to me is that Abernathy has this very strict rule about never admitting guilt or regret directly, but she'll say something like "I'd apologize but it's already done, isn't it?" and it's like YOU COULD STILL SAY IT! But she sees that as weakness. And Valentine picks up that same attitude here "What do you want me to do? Beg for leniency? Make some emotional plea?" They're mocking each other for the very normal human desire for acknowledgement. They're intelligence agents who think they're just making sure they're not fooling themselves (they're fooling themselves). Sincerity is only useful for pre-empting someone else trying to expose your vulnerability.

Anyway, they're operating on a certain set of fucked up toxic social rules that are in some respects even harsher than the normal corpo set. They're self-policing, because Abernathy is obsessed with gaining favor with someone who is a misogynistic homophobe, and she's playing for keeps against people who aren't reviled by this person. The idea might also come up that she doesn't NEED to be doing it to this degree, but she's warped her own idea of what she needs to do, and what kind of person she needs to be, and applied that to Valentine as well. The tragedy is that they love each other. They work well together. It's never going to work out. It didn't work out. But look at what they had, and how fucked up and funny and exciting it all was before it went to shit.

#ship: hand in unlovable hand #that thrill of showing how in sync people used to be. how even when they're nasty you can feel the wistfulness #and then you get to trace it back to see how much they enjoyed each other honestly. before they sacrificed it for the job #you can't be smart and ruthless and powerful and successful if you're in Love. attachment is weakness #except ironically it's Valentine's utter loyal attachment that gets abernathy where she needs to go. that's why she ultimately gets Fired #placing her in the perfect position for her to warm to Johnny except then she meets Goro Takemura lol #knight-errant origin story #banished for dumb loyalty. bitter and angry but refusing to betray that sworn confidence even in exile. you know??

[widowshill]

you know what. v is almost exclusively lawful good but she violated girl code big time by going out with burke.

#she snatched that man right out from under carolyn (granted he didn’t want carolyn but like. still!!! girl code violation!!!) #moreover. violating her loyalty to Liz?? by going out with the man set out to financially ruin them??? #fuck Roger lmao he deserved to lose her to his sworn enemy but like. Liz ???? you would betray LIZ STODDARD for a MAN?? #➤ victoria winters. ┊ because she’s lost and lonely. because she looks in shadows. #the serious version of this post isss I genuinely think Vicki means it when she doesn’t really get what it implies going to #Burke’s hotel room / riding with him to Bangor / etc etc like she is just genuinely trying to be practical #(autistic coded moments to me personally) but like. still v. cmon. you know carolyn is obsessed with him

[fantasiavii]

I would say A Taste of Gold and Iron is rewiring my brain but unfortunately it’s just reaching inside my head and drawing back the curtains to reveal all the things I know I love but keep hidden most of the time

#it’s about the loyalty and the fealty and the intense bond between you and the person you’ve sworn your life to it’s about living up to #that expectation and somehow trying to be worthy of it it’s about reciprocity and oaths andbajdbakalajfbdkskajfhskajsjdjdksjsj #excuse me while i pass out #a taste of gold and iron

[fortune-maiden]

Eternally torn between Quirin’s note revealing bits about his past and the DK or cryptically begging Varian to forget about the rocks and take care of himself and be safe

#don't mind me having a moment #spinning an idea in my head and the note ultimately has little impact on it #but I’m still really curious #because both options just feel so right #before the amber incident it really looked like Quirin wanted to come clean about some things about his past #since he had dug out his old chest and all #but Quirin also wrote the note under what could very well have been his final moments #in his final moments I can’t imagine him thinking of anything but what would happen to Varian without him #so the note could very well have said things like don’t pursue the rocks. reach out to the neighbors. I love you. I’m proud of you #honestly as bitter as I am about it because it’s such a tease i don’t mind that the note burned up in season 3 #from a narrative perspective there wasn’t really anything the note could tell the audience that wasn’t shown in S2 #from a characterization perspective there is a lot they could have done with it though #as far as quirin knows he blinked and he was out #if the note was about Varian taking care of himself it doesn’t matter anymore because Quirin is back #he can say the things he thought he’d never be able to #if the note had lore information that Quirin just gave himself an out on divulging information he was sworn to secrecy on #would have been fun if quirin met edmund later and got a plot dump and some kind of release from his oath #(so what he divulged going forward would be entirely up to him without any conflicting loyalties) #anyway these are a lot of thoughts over a fic idea I may or may not write and a detail in that idea that really does not matter much #the tldr is narratively I think it’s fine that the note burned up but there were still fun things that could have been done with it #tangled the series #tts quirin

[its-captain-sir]

NEW COUSIN!!!!!! I would already do anything for her

#not even a day old and i have already sworn my loyalty hakdhskdhsk #I've done that with all my younger cousins though <3 #no but she's soooo cute already I can't wait to meet her around the holidays #megan.txt

[imnotverybright]

passenger princess? No, I’m the passenger knight. I’ve sworn an oath of homoerotic loyalty to the driver and will protect them until my last breath. I will carry out her road rage. I’m why the passenger seat is called shotgun

[aria0fgold]

The best thing to come out of the mafia au in mhyk is the increase of fanarts where Cain looks threatening and is covered in blood. Like, yes pls drench him in blood some more, whether it's his or not I don't mind, he just deserves blood splattered all over him.

#aria rants #seeing fanarts of ppl drawing owen with a guandao is such a delight too. he looks sooo cool with a weapon taller than him #owen always gets deranged fanart as one whos always unhinged in canon but now... cain gets some too and im sooo happy #its my boy's turn to be deranged and threatening and visibly unhinged as he smile all while covered in blood in fanarts #thats what happens when hes sworn to snow and is practically surrounded with the northern wizards from canon #the north's token knight now turned dangerous right hand man of an even more dangerous person and the way that #despite all of that. its Still cain. all the most important and recognizable traits of his stayed. it rlly is just the difference #between having arthur as the liege and not. when its arthur. cain makes an effort to hide all the ugly parts of himself #so as not to disgrace his liege for showing faults in a way unbecoming of what he thinks a ''perfect knight'' is #a perfect knight should only have the interest of his liege in mind. a perfect knight should be ready to face death for his liege #but in the mafia au. he isnt a knight. hes sworn to snow. the leader of a dangerous mafia group. so thats what hes doing instead #to present himself befitting a member of a dangerous mafia gang esp when he has sworn absolute loyalty to the boss of it #so hes more threatening. less dignified in what a knight should present himself yet more deadly in the way a dangerous mafia #member should carry themself in a town where chaos is present in every corner. and ooohhhh i love him so much #cain knightley in every universe you are doomed to swear your life away towards another all while forsaking that role #to purpose someone else other than your liege. doomed to always be a knight wanting to be with a princess that fought the dragon herself