The other day I read this conversation on fb about LeoVil and another ship with Vil. One person said that LV was great and they looked really good together, but they were simply a “divorced couple that only argued” while the other ship was much more healthy because Vil could be himself freely.
I won’t speak about that other ship because I simply don’t go there, but I want to delve into the LV part because I once shared a similar sentiment.
I’ve shipped them since almost the beginning when I read Leona’s personal story (and cemented my feelings with Fairy Gala), and this was what I thought about them. ‘They’re exes’ and ‘they’ve been divorced three times’ are things I’ve said about them before. I wrote about them with this idea a couple of times.
However, in this past year, my views have developed.
They argue like a married couple, that hasn’t changed. Both are very clear that there are things they don’t like about the other—for Leona is Vil’s nagging and for Vil is Leona’s laziness (amongst other things). But they also seem to know each other a lot and understand each other’s abilities and faults. They also trust each other and know things about the other that not everybody can tell. Chapter 6, the Tamashina Mina event, the Playful land event told us that.
So, where I am going with this? They’re not just a couple that divorced once and argue for the sake of it, but two people who trust and understand each other well and, thus, realize what they like and dislike about the other. Which is why I think they can be themselves around the other.
With the knowledge that the other understands them well (even if they do not agree with everything) they may be free to be themselves. All of this in spite of the things they dislike about the other. If anything, that’s partially why they are great since they aren’t afraid of pointing out what they dislike. They don’t have to lie to the other or to themselves.
They’re not a simple Hollywood couple that mask their real selves to look good and please people. They’re an older prince and a younger performer who think of each other as their equal.
The relationship is written to be very interesting (shipping aside) and I think it’s much more than a mere “always-quarreling” couple.
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Random interactions I've had in the past couple of days in Japan:
-old naked lady at the sento who did her best to explain to 3 confused french tourists who had never been to a public bathhouse how to proceed, despite us barely speaking any japanese, and her barely speaking any english. She also gave us sweets afterwards. She was lovely.
-middle aged man who stopped us in the street to tell us we were beautiful. He then said "I am crazy", smiled, gave us a thumbs up, and left.
-brazilian tourist who started talking to me in the bus and told me I should go visit Himeji.
-old japanese man who started talking to me in the train station and told me I should go visit Himeji.
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