#I WROTE THIS BEFORE THE ENDLESS KING CAME OUT. IAM INCHERENENT OVER THIS. LITERALLY SCREAMING

[denizenhardwick]

Denizen said that no one really had affection for Vivian, but…

Grey was comfortable enough to sass her and even outright disobey her orders.

Grey seemed genuinely shocked by how coldly she treated Denizen.

Grey took Vivian’s side when talking to Denizen, even though he sees Denizen as a brother.

Grey got defensive for Vivian’s sake. And usually not just the generic “oh, she’s a Malleus, she knows what she’s doing” arguments; he defended her as a person.

Grey openly criticized her, to the point of insults. He acknowledged how destructive her poor teamwork skills are, that revenge clouded her judgment, that she’s petty and immature. But even after she made a huge number of mistakes that endangered everyone in her cadre, he didn’t stop caring about her. He was angry, yes, but he didn’t stop caring.

Grey chose to try to give her a quick death rather than let her suffer the way he did. The Three apparently told him what they were going to do to her; he opted to kill her himself instead, even though that would very likely get him tortured or killed. And then he was still glad that she survived.

Grey is the only person other than Denizen who called her directly by her first name.

That seems like a lot more than just respect to me. That's seeing and caring about her as a person, flaws and all. That's love.