#Trust No Longer

[hinamie]

thank u canon plant nerd megumi for my life

bonus:

[mayasaura]

It really dawned on me watching episode 17, just how important this sequence of events is to Kabru and Laios' relationship, and how. Well. That's for a different post. I want to keep this one free of spoilers. (Certified Safe For Anime Only™)(There are spoilers for episode 17, tho. Obviously.)

Kabru's main concern has been, at least in part, revealed. He wants to figure out if Laios is capable of defeating the dungeon, and, if so, if Laios can be trusted with the power that might confer. The answer to his first question is simple. Yes. If anyone can defeat the dungeon, it's Laios.

The second question is where things get interesting. Can Laios be trusted with power?

In the aftermath of Laios' first fight with Toshiro, Kabru learns that while Laios has no particular respect for the law or conventional wisdom, he does have the humility to consider that his judgment might be flawed if he encounters conflict with someone he respects.

That is the face of a man taking notes, and I think he's making a cautious mark in Laios' favor. Laios doesn't really understand Toshiro's opinion, but he's listening.

Then, in the fight with the Falin-Dragon chimera, Kabru voices dissent—disgust, even—with Laios and Marcille's priorities.

You can practically see the Dragon Age style approval rating drop. Kabru disapproves. Minus fifteen hearts. If it had ended like this, I think Kabru would have lost all interest in Laios. Someone who would sacrifice a dozen lives out of sentiment can't be trusted.

Laios' response, and the way it builds on Kabru's earlier observation, is crucial.

He listened. And even better, he didn't listen blindly. He applied critical thought to Kabru's argument. What Kabru hears from him isn't just "I'm sorry, you were right," but also, "I understand and respect your position and priorities, and here's a very good argument for why killing what I still consider to be my sister is not in our best interest."

He processed Kabru's criticism and came to his own conclusions, and he did it fast. Not only that, but he's right. Kabru hadn't considered the potential consequences of killing the chimera.

Laios proved in this one exchange that he 1) isn't blinded by either his pride or his prejudice, 2) has the strength of character to not just fall back and surrender to someone else's judgment when he's uncertain, and 3) is smart enough to tactically outhink Kabru.

This is why Kabru is so invested in Laios liking him that he forces himself to eat the harpy omlette. This is why Kabru takes Laios' hand and makes sure he knows he wants to see him again. He doesn't understand Laios, and he still has strong reservations about him. Laios' interest in monsters scares him. But Laios has proved to Kabru that he might be capable of being the person Kabru needs him to be.

Top Ten Pictures Of The Moment He Won You Over (Taken Just Before Disaster).

[homoquartz]

he is a sweet-talker after all

(ko-fi)

[kor0kke]

💖 Caption this

[legallybrunettedotcom]

never look back, walk tall, act fine I some dancing on film I youtube link

[suntails]

another series wip. he has to sleep EVERYWHERE

[clouvu]

Offering lil doodles of them bc my eyes have been opened

[failyaoi]

this is my truth

[oldbutchdaniel]

ideal ship dynamic: guy who’s the most mentally unstable person you’ve ever heard of in your entire life x guy who wants to bang them so bad it has them saying things like “nothing wrong with that guy. they’re completely normal and sane”

[themilfking]

Simply boycotting Israeli products is no longer enough. The boycott should extend to every product in the supply chain that's been touched by Israeli hands.

Not just for ethical reasons but for your personal safety.

[fear-no-mort]

favourite thing: his new habit of saying uhuh/mhm and also this

[redysetdare]

Reminder that if you are going to be reporting the bots in the asexual tag and you are on mobile: make sure to go to the bots blog and report them. reporting the post will likely only get the post removed but not the bot, allowing them to continue posting in the tag. you need to go to their blog and report the blog so that tumblr will look at the blog itself and take it down. also on mobile you have to block and report separately. reporting on mobile (at least on my device) does not seem to block the bot as well, so by going to their blog you can report them and then block them afterwards.

[azirafuck]

some of you forget aziraphale actually pulled the trigger to murder adam and it was madame tracy who changed aim last second and it SHOWS

[spiral-cut]

DecembHyur 2023 Day XIII: Trust

FT. @allyennah | @icehearts | @ahollowgrave | @sealrock | @escherstrange-ffxiv | @soulroot | @primamchorus

I typically like to include other people's characters in these annual hyur prompts for an entry or two. It's become a tradition after doing it for three years so thank you for lending me your beautiful blorbos!

[caldrea]

[hinamie]

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