i can't stop thinking about the first episode of season 6, when sam tries to convince dean to come with him, to come back to hunting. he says "it's just better with you around, that's all." it's an interesting line because sam is soulless, obviously. and even though he doesn't understand the details yet, he knows something's wrong with him.
"it's better with you around" he says, citing dean's compassion and care for others as the reason why. and how interesting is that? sam's working with plenty of other hunters who still have their souls—they're all more than capable of caring about the people they save. but sam needs dean specifically. he knows he's missing something, and he sees dean and recognizes that something in him. even cold and calculating and unrelentingly logical, sam recognizes that dean, alone, can "complete" him, give something back to him that he's supposed to have.
in episode 8 he tells dean he "needs his help." he doesn't elaborate; he never explains what he means by that. he has a whole family of hunters who'd be willing and able to help him, but still he needs dean. even without his soul, his hyperrational mind knows he needs him.
soulless sam isn't capable of caring about dean. but he doesn't need to care to know they need to be together, no matter what—to know dean is good for him, dean completes him, dean needs to be there for him.
it's like a sick reversal of season 1. sam drags dean back into this life because he can't keep going without him. because he needs him. because when you think about it logically, and sam has no other choice, there was never any other option for them.
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I don't know what's funnier
The people of Mondstadt actually don't know who the Darknight Hero is despite Diluc's horrible disguise, except for Kaeya who is losing his mind because how!? But also thinking that yeah, that checks out why they all just readily accepted him despite him being an obvious plant.
Or
The people of Mondstadt actually know that Diluc is the Darknight Hero, but they've all agreed to just let their uncrowned king keep up his silly little vigilante fantasy and run around in his silly little disguise, because that's just good ol' sunshine child Diluc for you. None of them mention it out of respect.
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Weeks after learning of the Commodore's death--when he could no longer lie in bed consumed by grief, after he was forced to get up, to feed himself, to keep going--Roberts had visited the Dark-Spectacled Admiral. There was no love lost between the Admiral and the Commodore over the years. Roberts had heard plenty of the stories of the Commodore's frustrations upon return from his many trips to London. He hadn't seen the Admiral himself since he was barely more than a child. Yet he had to try.
As the years had gone by, the old guard had slowly faded out of the picture, until there were so very few people left who remembered the olden days. Remembered the Commodore as Roberts knows--knew him. The man who was full of jokes and life, whose charisma captured a room. One who cared. A man who'd spent hours yelling encouraging words through a layer of crumpled steel, trying to grant some level of comfort to a trapped and terrified child, to at the very least abate some of that terror in what could've likely been his final moments. The man who had slowly faded into placidity and smiles and bright nothingness as the years had gone on.
The Admiral was no friend to either of them, not since the schism, but perhaps he might remember the friendship the two had once had. Perhaps he might care that he died. Perhaps there is someone else who remembers the man, the same one Roberts does, and feels something at his passing. He has to try.
He adjusts his spectacles, hiding the puffiness of his eyes from view, and knocks on the door.
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"I loved you... best I could"
No honey, you didn't even try… or at least not from the events we've seen. Maybe he was talking about old times? Because I can't recall anything he did or said that can make me think that Ed actually care so much for Izzy (but correct me if I'm wrong, there may have been little details that I didn't notice).
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it's still me the silly nonnie with the bookworm! reader.
and since you mentioned that aki might note down things he'd like to do with you in books, I have been screaming and screeching because gods, it is unfair that he isn't doing it to my books (like anybody touching or writing in my books? I'll fight. aki doing it? he could set fire to my library and I'd thank him).
I also would like to share one further headcanon I have about this: if you are a romance girlie and he soon discovers it, I think that he'd definitely beat himself for maybe not being as openly romantic as books make it seem (whether it's pre or when you are in a relationship). he'd definitely try to pull all the stops with the grand gestures and you are just confused and when he confesses you he strives to be more romantic like the boys in books, you'd be like 'babyyyy, they got nothing on you'.
just aki being so whipped that he'd try to get out of his comfort zone just for you.
alright, alright I'll see myself out again...
have a lovely day!
YES!!! okay so, I always headcanoned aki as loving romantic gestures and secretly being very romantic at heart. but... he's also nervous and hesitant and maybe a bit awkward too about his affections. when he's trying to fall asleep, he stares at his ceiling and imagines sweeping you off your feet with loving words and a bouquet of flowers. how you'd smile so much at him because he made you so happy. he tries to hype himself up before your dates, giving himself pep talks in the mirror about what he's going to say to you. he's going to call you beautiful, he's going to ask you if you'd like to come over after dinner, he won't be nervous about it at all.
though, in practice, aki is nowhere near as confident as he might seem. he gets flustered way too easily — just one look at you as you're opening the door to greet him and his throat is dry. he's never put much emphasis on relationships, and now he doesn't know what to talk about in the car, nor once you sit down at the restaurant. he's so sweet and sincere, and (hopefully) avoids seeming like a wreck until he gets home. yes, he might be stammering over some of his words. and yes, his palms might be practically drenched in sweat, but he's okay, he can most certainly handle this.
gah... imagining him reading your favorite romance books to try and learn what you like, maybe even watching romantic movies to try and get more comfortable. he reads a scene where the love interest puts an arm around the protagonist's lower back when they're sitting together, so the next time you're sitting beside him, he tries it with you. he's a little awkward and a whole lot stiff about it, but he feels more confident when you relax into his touch.
he reads in your favorite book, a romantic dance and kiss scene in the rain, and every time it's raining he tries so obviously to set it up. damn, I forgot my umbrella, we might have to walk back. oh, the rain is nice, isn't it? I wouldn't mind going out in the rain, if you'd like to.
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