#all of this assumed solely from what's in game bc i've never gotten to the outside media stuff for da

[tiredassmage]

I have to get back into theo's playthru and I have to finish min's before I allow myself to do that bc I can only afford to sell my soul reasonably to a few blorbos at a time (I want to to keep their characterization consistent/remember their headspace vs where they are in the story), but what I love for theo is his dynamic specifically with teia and viago.

again, have to finish more to see where it really goes, but so far they give. such tasty vibes kadnflkadnsf;. theo i think is viago's adopted nuisance, and his expectations for theo are...

let's say theo feels a little closer and warmer with teia. teia is always trying to keep the peace between the two of them. i, outside of the situation, can reckon viago puts the kind of pressures on theo as he does because he cares and wants to see theo succeed, but, to teia's exasperation with the two, would rather down his entire poison collection in one sitting than admit that plainly.

teia knows this about him. theo doesn't. and she's usually the one trying to gently coax theo to see some of the heart behind all the expectations, and... also probably the one trying to convince viago to maybe go a little easier on him every once in a while. because i think it's given theo a bit of a rough time with his relationship to being a crow - maybe he isn't good enough, and maybe this isn't the right place. and i get the feeling from this trio's dynamic that viago has tended to push him for greater heights more often than not, where he feels a bit more comfortable admitting some of these doubts and frustrations when it's just teia around.

so imagine theo's surprise when the demon of vyrantium himself expresses some similar feelings with the work more in line with a kindred spirit than another pressing call to action. (it's a bit comforting.) (i think they're going to be friends.)