homophonic ❆ vash

[bindings]

vash

... If you ever feel yourself slipping, you know we're here for you.

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[bindings]

[she's gonna pick up on it eventually,]

Complicated how? [america explain!!!]

[piteous]

I guess... We're just complicated? I don't think you need to worry about it.

[ Since, well, he has caused them all so much trouble, so he is feeling guilty. ]

[bindings]

But I do, even if you assure me I shouldn't.

[she folds her arms.]

... We are a team. I don't want you to be hurt. Especially not by each other.

[piteous]

[ He just gives her a soft smile, touched deeply even if they're just small comforts. ]

I don't think you can protect me. [ But his tone makes it sound like he wishes she could. That would be nice. ] We... Might just be bad for each other. Wolfwood and I, I mean. It makes it harder because we mean a lot to each other, too.

See? Complicated.

[bindings]

[she like

doesn't quite understand the concept of worsties, so she's a little confused, but.]

I will do whatever I have to to protect you. [she'll settle for that. because she knows that's true, whether it's from wolfwood or from a random team or from this place itself. vash, wolfwood, and nahri have earned her loyalty in such a fierce way.]

[piteous]

[ DIVORCE....... ]

... Thank you.

[ THIS LOYALTY IS JUST BROKEN THE NEXT DAY. It still makes his chest swell with warmth, then weigh heavy with guilt. ]

You're so strong, but I want to protect you, too, y'know? I think you deserve to be taken care of. Pampered a little, too.

[bindings]

[i was gonna say cidnero but i think cidnero might be more functional than vashwood]

I don't need to be protected. [she says, like a liar who is proven wrong in like a day, but it's not meant to be rude, it's kind of just like. she's always been the strongest person in the room. she's unused to other people wanting to. or being able to.

still.]

... But what you're saying isn't lost on me. [friends protect each other.] So thank you, too.

[piteous]

[ grimaces i didn't like that

He will remember this, but no i'm kidding he gets what she means. The most capable and strongest always think they don't need it, that it's their responsibility... He wonders what that feels like?

There are a couple of chuckles. ]

... I'm glad that you can accept me, but seriously! You should let other people take care of you sometimes.

[bindings]

[she gives him a flat look.]

... If you are trying to get me to agree to something, tell me what it is. [DON'T BE SO SUSPICIOUS OF HIM HE IS BEING NICE TO YOU]

[piteous]

... Huh?

[ HE IS SO CONFUSED? WHY DOES SHE THINK HE'S TRYING TO GET HER TO DO SOMETHING? ]

[bindings]

[oh no the insecure effect makes her wrinkle her nose]

... Hm. Never mind. [crawls into a hole because she has made a Social Mistake]

[piteous]

[ OH, NO... NOW HE'S INSECURE ABOUT HOW HE RESPONDED TO THIS. ]

No, I'm not looking for a favor...

[bindings]

Then - what did you mean?

[or she could just like, die from embarrassment, that's also fun]

[piteous]

That I think you should let people take care of you?

[ Thinking. ]

Kindness isn't like what Rang says or thinks it is. It's not something people are owed and it shouldn't accrue a debt. It's... Just kindness.

[bindings]

... I'm not sure that I know how to do that.

[contracts are just a thing in liyue - it's why rang makes sense to her. you do a nice thing for someone and you owe them a kindness in return. it's also, conveniently, a nice set of guidelines for someone like her.]

[piteous]

... Just think of it as a very loose exchange instead, then. Not everyone who's nice of you is expecting a favor, but it is good to return it with kindness. It's not something they're owed, if you decide you don't have any to give or you just plain don't like them.

[ No rules to it, just what feels right. ]

Sometimes caring for someone and being kind of them is its own reward, too.