Yelling into the void abt them
warning for spoilers later in the post for witch hat atelier for chapter 93(?)+
They grew up as witch apprentices together, Kiara is better at technical skills, while Miki is the creative ambition
Miki is unable to perform spells as well due to a physical tremor in her hand, unlike euini who has anxiety. She's kindhearted with a sunshine-y nature and doesnt let much *appear* to get her down- although has destructive self sacrificial and people pleasing tendencies especially for those she cares about. She especially can't say no to kiara and has been pining for her for like forever.
Due to the rampant ableism in witch hat society, miki otherwise seems closed off, and has an unintentionally tough exterior.
Kiara is very oblivious to Miki's feelings while they're apprentices, I'm not really sure if she felt the same way at the time but i think its likely she did- Kiara is my friend's oc! Neither are sure if the other even feels the same or if they should bring it up- Kiara is fairly outgoing on the flipside, she just has a natural way of pulling people in and as a result has had multiple romances over the course of her life in comparison to miki who has none (maybe as a way to push down her feelings for miki)
Their mentor- cecily- was exceptionally good at hiding the fact she was a brimmed cap- perhaps due to her interest in magic effecting the psyche, it was easy to get away with a thing here or there.
There are some things to be fleshed out but essentially it goes like this:
Cecily experiments on miki to inject her with the silverwood curse, because miki has a lot of hidden anxieties- and by god is that woman good at reading people.
Kiara is horrified when she learns what her beloved mentor has done
Miki is unaware that she even has said curse, likely unconcious or made to forget what has happened- essentially stripping her of her autonomy in that moment
Things are fuzzy and next thing miki knows, the knights moralis are trying to figure out what to do with her, i think maybe someone takes her in but its stuff to think more about later
more things to be fleshed out but essentially for whatever reason she eventually becomes a knights moralis
Kiara on the other hand feels like she has no other choice but to become a brimmed cap and learn how to save Miki, regretful that she never fully got to love Miki in the way that she wanted while she could have. She feels she must do anything and everything to save what is now her only light in this suddenly bleak world.
A little later on they form a sort of situationship, they sleep together, have the occasional romantic encounter- but at the end of the night, Kiara always leaves, Despite miki promising to find a way to incorporate Kiara back into pointed cap society.
Yet Kiara knows that if Miki knew the truth she would let herself succumb to the curse in order to put Kiara's obsession to rest
Kiara knows that if she stays too long that may be enough for branches to take hold.
This drives Miki crazy, she is already isolated due to her disability and the incident causing others to be skeptical of her, and now she doesn't even have the one closest to her. Miki had always been good at hiding her distress though.
And as nasty as it is, Kiara is maybe even kind of glad Miki is so distressed, because as long as she stays that way- Kiara can still hear her voice, see her face, touch her skin, feel her love... and maybe for Kiara that has to be enough for now.
origamiaround
kianamaiart
discoholicmusic
prguitarman
gracieabrams
