#this all of course takes place in some universe where i can see illario willingly give up power
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despite not feeling like illario should be a parent or mentor figure to absolutely anyone at all. and of course lots of media has done "unhappy mentor to a young child that ends up getting attached". but have we all considered the idea of illario finding a fledgling that's been tossed aside or had their house stripped from them, sees his failure reflected back at him . right . and before he knows what he's doing and against his better judgement and his arrogance and his pride, illario brings them into house dellamorte. to start it's just to piss off caterina. give it about a month and he'll start projecting his own desire to succeed and since he can't rise above his own humiliation then this fledgling HAS to. and then he gets attached. and then during particularly gruelling and horrible crow training, illario reminds himself of caterina. right then and there he would have to decide if he can stomach turning into her, or if he can finally begin to understand the unconditional love that lucanis has always felt towards him
#sorry that stupid mentor-to-a-kid thing is one of my favorite tropes of ALL TIME.#my main is named after treasure planet for a reason and also i shouldnt even be blamed for this#fie got me here. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT#illario dellamorte#veilguard spoilers#could pregnancy save him.#AND ALSO SOMETIMES THE MORE ILL EQUIPPED A CHARACTER IS TO BE A PARENT OR MENTOR#THE CRAZIER THE DYNAMIC GOES. JUST SAYING.#edit: also thinking about this..#it would be fun if the fledgling is what prompts illario to leave because he realises he cannot protect them#while remaining with the crows. worse still he ‘abandons’ lucanis to fend for the house alone#because i still see that ruthlessness in learning to love but choosing his new kid over the brother that ruined him#and then ofc lucanis is left alone again by illario’s choices . lord.#this all of course takes place in some universe where i can see illario willingly give up power#which . its just . its odd. i dont even think he’s principled enough to do that rn#but i think that is what character development is for . i guess
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