I read your post about Dan Heng and Stelle, and it made me think of a certain situation that may also be evident to how he acts towards her.
During the scene where Stelle either welcomes or rejects Sunday into the Express Crew- it looks like Dan Heng’s opinion fully depends on how Stelle sees the situation. March will express her own opinion then goes along with it in the end but with Dan Heng, he is quick to agree with Stelle without stating any other thought.
If she accepts him to the Crew in any way, Dan Heng states he’s fine with that- no matter what Stelle says. If she expresses distrust with him/rejects him to the crew, Dan Heng offers to keep an eye on him.
It’s honestly nice seeing how much Dan Heng trusts Stelle’s views in situations.
Nice catch! Honestly, it's almost jarring how consistent that kind of interaction is.
Like, when you delve into the interactions between Dan Heng and Stelle, it's evident that he admires the way she lives. Hell, he blatantly spells it out on his Permansor Terrae voice lines.
To reiterate: he idealizes Stelle's lifestyle. Stelle's. The impulse-driven, second thought averse, bit too much violence inclined raccoon. The girl who digs through trash, puts anything on her mouth and tries to feed him dirt. That's the person he feels inspired by.
And it's just... Hysterical? Like, Dan Heng is always portrayed as the cautious one, the one who's level-headed enough to make these important decisions, the one who should be evaluating people before trusting them... But he doesn't?? He just... Leaves it to Stelle. Why???
The criminal my crew just ran over the other day wants in? I want to see how Stelle feels about it first.
This guy just broke my spear in half and stole Stelle's bat? She likes him, so he's alright.
Stelle kinda died and it highkey traumatized me? It's fine, I'll just speak up when it actually affects her.
We're being interrogated by the head of state while under threat of death? I'll let Stelle answer the questions.
Stelle wants to go back to where Phainon is even when Amphoreus is falling apart? I'll regret this decision so bad, but it's fine if she wants to.
I just revealed my complicated past in front of my companions? Stelle said nothing so it actually doesn't matter that much, hooray.
Brother, please get up. I can't do this anymore, man. I have to watch you melting into a puddle while she jokes about your height. You're lucky Stelle is fond of you because if she wasn't, you'd be the most pathetic man in the galaxy.