#like that was a SOLID first blow against the Edelia philosophy on it

[tmae3114]

Further Trauma Siblings AU thoughts:

so I want to say that they become good friends quickly bc, like, Tomix is shaped like a friend and in canon Belle says she wishes she could’ve met him and it’s what they deserve

but

Belle is a fresh-out-of-Edelia Soulweaver and Tomix uses his weaving in battle so...

like, Belle’s brain is recalibrating. She’s been taught that using weaving in battle is an Inherently Evil Act but this guy is? observably not evil? he uses his weaving in battle to protect people and he’s kind and good with the kids in town? there is a shift in worldview occurring here

this mostly takes the form of her being extremely awkward around Tomix while this information reconciles into the form of “oh, so using weaving in battle ISN’T evil. okay, I know that now”

(incidentally, Belle is, in fact, much better about this than most Edelian soulweavers would probably be. She goes “weaving in battle = evil” -> “Tomix is clearly not evil though?” -> “weaving in battle =/= inherently evil?” whereas many would probably go “Tomix must be hiding something”)

I’ve got this image of their first meeting happening in the tunnels on the way to Ravenloss. The group Belle’s been travelling with gets ambushed and people from Ravenloss show up to help (or were already on their way to act as an escort?) and Tomix is one of the ones in that particular patrol. Belle gets to see Tomix in action in battle in a dark cavern and that is Objectively Cool

anyways, once Belle’s brain has recalibrated (incidentally causing Tomix’s brain to recalibrate bc “wow you made that change fast”) THEY THEN GET TO BE FAST FRIENDS

Tomix: So, uh, [shares his backstory] Belle, who has absolutely heard the story of the kid who stole the Headmaster’s Spiritlooms and got expelled in some form: THAT WAS YOU???

Belle canonically wanted to save as many lives as possible in the conflict and that’s a motivation that’s going to continue so she’s helping out in Ravenloss

I mentioned this in the tags of the first post but they find out that they’re siblings BY ACCIDENT

it goes something like this: Belle, having a semi-noticable Nibeoheim accent: [offhandedly mentions her adoptive father, Krasimir, who is a soulsmith] Tomix: [mentally notes those facts but doesn’t think much of it] SOME TIME LATER Someone: [uses Tomix’s surname] Belle: Wait, “Danao”?? Tomix: Yeah? Belle, thinking this is a funny coincidence: That’s Krasimir’s surname too! Tomix: ......my dad’s name is Krasimir and he’s a soulsmith who lives in Nibeoheim [beat] Both of them simultaneously: WAIT A SECOND-

Krasimir gets a couple of letters from his son and daughter going “HEY WE HAVE QUESTIONS” shortly after this

Belle being around is somehow going to be the catalyst for Tomix surviving, given Staff Dove did actually suggest that her manaweaving could theoretically have undone the link between Tomix & Aspar in a way that wouldn’t kill him

though this does then bring up the same question he asked in that thread, i.e. what would that do to Belle herself?

....I don’t know yet but probably not anything worse than defeating Theano, right?

anyways, she’s still gonna get involved in the taking Theano down stuff somehow, because she deserves it, and then Tomix gets to be there for that

“Hey, I want to found a new weaving school here in Ravenloss, do you want to help?” Tomix.exe has stopped responding