#the things that could imply abt their alfea days and the almost two decade gap between andreas's death and the present time

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andreas calling sebastian "basti" in a demeaning way and saying he used to trail after saul like a loyal dog just. puts such a clear image in my head abt their interactions at alfea bc i could clearly picture silva and andreas being friends/teammates/partners but andreas is a prick and silva is the one ppl talk to whenever they need the more reasonable half. just saul being the one ppl approach for anything (unless they're also dicks like andreas) and saul being on better terms with pretty much everybody. the fact that sebastian mentioned andreas was a bully and he hates bullies but he so clearly seems to value/appreciate saul despite the somewhat-synonymous-with-andreas reputation he must've had with him(and farah and ben of course, but y'know as the two specialists they would've had a diff kinship). just the way sebastian must've been around saul a fair bit, even outside of the fact that they all ran in the same circles, for andreas to so confidently clock sebastian's loyalty to him, even going so far as to risk treason to hide him from the solarian government. i'm rubbing my nonexistent beard at the jealousy and animosity that must've festered between andreas and sebastian and silva's role in placating both of them in their youth