#even something “”“light”“”“ like nishishitei I don't want to give it any other label. It Is What It Is Man.

[cosmicrescendo]

in general i think the dynamics between the older wizards + a few young-old ones are so. Fucking Dense in nature that sometimes it's awkward to flatten them into "simpler" dynamics (I think i was talking about this to oomf last night but for example i think but i don't really consider snow-white-oz-figaro to be family. not to say their ties don't have an inkling of affection in them, i just don't think their dynamic is familial due to how each member within the unit views it and especially in contrast with oz and figaro's relationships with other people down the line that (arguably) is more distinctively familial) when people want to talk about them but want to sidestep "master/disciple" for various reasons.

and like. I Get It......it'd be easier to flatten it for jokes (which i do too) but when we're talking about Ze Serious Analysis i feel like you're shooting yourself in the foot not taking it as-is. Just because a dynamic is hard to envision doesn't mean you can necessarily forgo it entirely, you know.