#i would rlly like to go on a similar tangent about him 😭

[ivomartins]

So Cainlane...my unhinged babies <333

When I picked my LI for HSR, I chose Cain because I think he was quite incheresting but now their dynamic is holding me in a chokehold, they're broken girl x her twisted guardian angel <333

What I love about them is that they're the proper slow burn. Their relationship has started as a grudging alliance because Lane realized she couldn't trust the squad. And she's torn apart by the longing to have someone to trust to and the fear of the feelings she begins to have for Cain because she doesn't want to get hurt. And this logically with Lane's background as a child of most likely tiger parents who instilled in her the "recognition by others = your worth" sentiment. THAT'S HOW YOU WRITE YOUR MC IN A BRANCH!!

The library conversation is very read-between-the-lines, and I think it heavily implies that Cain knows something about Lane's nature and waits for her to realize it herself. And this echoes back to 1x05: "You have nothing to fear / "Cain sees in you something you don't".

But even besides that this conversation was the kinkiest shit. Lane admitting that she doesn't care how Cain treats other, she wants him to be kind with her, Cain slowly caressing her cut and asking her to teach him how to be kind (and the poesy of part of Lane's humanity missing & her feelings a bit more alive in his presence), Lane being torn apart by her feelings for Cain?!?? FINALLY, SOME FUCKING DELICIOUS FOOD

Cain and Lane have been dancing around each other in circles, pushing and pulling. And this mental tango is the sexiest part of their route.

To me, that's cinema.

broken girl x her twisted guardian angel 😭😭

honestly i can only sit here and nod in fervent agreement with everything you've said because you've said it ALL 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

i just love how they naturally clicked from the very beginning like lane instantly gravitated towards cain because of his allure and ambiguity as a divine creature while cain also gravitated towards lane out of similar curiosity about her nature (and god knows what else considering their mysterious past acquaintance with one another) and it's been nothing but this super intense push and pull ever since

it truly kills me how there's this almost transcendent quality to their connection because of that mutual curiosity but there's also something so tender and human to it at the same time like the way lane lowkey frets over his absence and the thought of losing him or the way cain smiles at her and grasps at every opportunity to touch her

i love them your honor.... they're perfect