#(i'm not saying his behaviour in '08 was 'normal' but emotionally it's very straightforward. to him it's normal to casey it seems deranged)
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this is how i think the valentino/casey rivalry plays out in their minds
#the text is just for comic effect to be clear like don't try to read all that. i didn't put enough thought into it for people to read it#//#brr brr#valentino does end up in a more complicated place with casey but the weird thing about it is that -#- the shift only happens for all intents and purposes AFTER the 'rivalry' in on-track terms is kinda over#but then he doesn't even really continue the off-track rivalry in any meaningful way after 2012#so there's only like a three year time period where valentino got proper weird about casey. not the same continuity#(i'm not saying his behaviour in '08 was 'normal' but emotionally it's very straightforward. to him it's normal to casey it seems deranged)#'base casey' i think was a very comfortable rival for valentino. like he's a tough one to crack obviously but it's a comfort zone opponent#you don't have anything emotionally complicated. which is basically how valentino WOULD prefer it. just the fight for the win#what's really fascinating is that insofar as casey DID unsettle valentino in later years it was in the ways in which he increasingly -#- adapted bits of valentino's playbook to suit his own needs. vale's always least comfortable when fighting a reflection of himself#heretic tag
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