#hoder is like aqua turned up to 100 with extra dose of brash confidence and a ruthlessnes that is very rare to see in light characters in k

[talaofthevalley]

I am thinking.... about Hoder and Baldr.....

How their brand of relying on each other and their codependency probably wasn't one-sided, but encouraged by both parties. That they did genuinely love each other, but Scala's belief on light and darkness, in addition to how it relates to their own character flaws, drives a wedge between them so big their relationship slowly starts to rot. It's not visible on the outside, and they both do their best to ignore it, but it's there, and it's spreading.

Hoder's final words before she died wasn't to tell Baldr to run away, or to stay safe, or to find her classmates so he could warn them and they could protect him in turn. No it was "I'll protect you", even as she's fading away.

And then she tries to kill him after he falls to darkness. Hoder's hatred for darkness runs so deep she charged into a fight she was vastly unprepared for, and it's enough to make her turn on her brother. Tries to lull him into security. But both at the same time draw their keyblade on the other.

And Baldr says "I knew you'd never understand." He's carried the thought that the same sister who always protected him would turn her weapon on him in an instant if she ever finds out he had darkness in his heart. And in a way, he was right.

But then Hoder drops her weapon after Xehanort yells at them to stop. And she looks horrified, like reality has hit her and she can't believe what she was about to do. But by then it's too late.

They're so messed up. I love them.