#me calling solo napkin on a serious headcanon post? more likely than you think

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        (head)canon-wise napkin is particularly comfortable with ills curryking as opposed to other men because he’s found on several occasions that he can trust him. in regards to the movie, illya cooperated with him throughout the breaking in / out of the facility and intended to get them BOTH out of there alive when it would have not proved to be a problem at all for the russians if solo died. ( in fact, it would have been a benefit ). anywho, ( my ) solo usually has some measure of discomfort with trusting other men because they have generally been unpleasant figures in his life. ( superiors in the army. sanders, who constantly reminded him that his worth depended on his skill. captors and torturers, adversaries, etc.. that’s not to say women haven’t been the same, but most times a woman has been used against him, as well, has been under the orders of a man. he suspects ulterior motives most of the time. ) so the fact that illya is a man that has literally saved him ( and continues to save him on the occasions he needs it as they continue to cooperate ) has led him to see that he can literally trust him with his life. not that he’ll ever openly admit to caring for him in such a way ( platonic OR romantic, verse dependent ). additionally, he has quite a lot of respect for him, even though he won’t admit that, either. ( we tend to forget that illya is far more brains than we’re led to believe. solo respects his cunning AND his strength, though he might poke at either. he has an image to maintain. )