Yor being Twilight's Weakness
(Spoilers for non-manga readers!)
Just realized how lame Twilight's excuse is for not killing Yuri in the Wheeler Arc
He told Nightfall he couldn’t kill Yuri because Yuri was the reason Yor entered a “convenience marriage” with Loid Forger.
That’s technically true , but only partly. Yor didn’t marry Loid because of Yuri. Back when they first met, she only needed someone to pretend to be her boyfriend to ease her brother’s worries. Marriage wasn’t even on her mind yet. She just needed a partner for show.
Her real reason for agreeing to the marriage later on was to avoid suspicion. Being a single woman her age drew unwanted attention — and that posed a threat to her secret life as an assassin. So even if, hypothetically, Yuri had died, she likely would’ve stayed married to Loid anyway. Twilight knows this.
So Loid’s excuse to Nightfall wasn’t just flimsy. It was a blatant lie.
We all know the real reason he couldn’t do it.
Yuri is Yor’s family. And Loid couldn’t bear the thought of devastating her, let alone being the one responsible for it.
At that point, I think Loid knew it himself. Yor had become his weakness.
I’ve seen some criticize this arc, saying Loid felt more distant to his family afterward. I don’t entirely agree; for me, he’s always kept his distance to them emotionally. But I do think it’s true that the TwiYor moments became less frequent after that, especially from Twilight's side.
To me, that’s because Loid/Twilight had already realized — long before Yor did in the recent chapters — that he was in deep, deep trouble when it came to his feelings for her. The Wheeler Arc was the turning point.
And seriously, from the very beginning, Yor was already his weakness. We couldn't deny that from the very beginning, he has this sort of fondness when it came to her.
From the moment they met, she threw him off completely. She slipped right past his radar, catching him off guard without him even noticing her presence. (Honestly, that’s kind of how she slipped into his heart, too.)
At Camilla’s party, he defended her without hesitation — and in doing so, he revealed how much he already knew about her (Thankfully, Yor didn’t question it because she was too lovestruck with him). Then at the Eden interview, when Swan started badmouthing her, Loid immediately went on the defensive. He could barely keep himself composed and almost argued back before Yor stopped him. And when Swan insulted her again, comparing her to his “first wife,” Loid completely lost control.
Yor also has this uncanny ability to change his mind even when he’s completely decided on something. In Code White, she convinced him to let her and Anya tag along to find the last ingredient even though he had already decided to go on his own. Or that time Anya pretended to be sick. Loid knew she was faking, but the moment Yor showed concern, he started second-guessing himself. Like, come on! Her words alone were enough to shake his logic!
And I think that’s exactly why he struggles so much when it comes to reading her feelings. Yor matters to him that much. He could easily use his usual tactics; charm her, manipulate her. But he doesn’t. Even when she’s acting suspicious, he doesn’t pry or push. He respects her boundaries completely.
She even makes him zone out during a briefing with his Handler. Twilight — the ultimate spy — getting distracted because of her.
He knows it. Twilight knows Yor is his weakness.
And it’s kind of poetic, honestly — because on the Cruise Arc, Loid was Yor’s strength. She still sees him that way, and that affects how she handles her feelings for him. For her, love makes her stronger so even if it would end up her getting hurt in the end, she would continue fighting for this family and protecting it. Yet for him, love makes him vulnerable so realizing those feelings would make him more distant to those he cares about.
Which just makes the slow burn between them even more intense. It’s going to be insane.
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