Hello! I have a request. Can a sinner react to a rather dangerous but calm-natured reader? Like if a sinner gets into a fight and the reader just looks at them, they'll shut up right away. The reader might have a dead-looking look. The reader didn't mean to do that. The reader just had something bad happen to them in the past, which is why they have that face.
Meursault wouldnāt question you much as to why youāre so stoic. To be honest, he doesnāt need your reasons, he just gets it. I would even go as far as to say you quickly become his favourite coworker because you donāt waste your time on unnecessary expressions and inflections. You get your job done and get to the point, communicating with you isnāt a hassle. He can vibe with that, since he tries to do the same. You two arenāt exactly alike, if asked he would probably even provide a detailed list of clear differences. Which is about the most upfront he will be in signifying he is paying attention to you (without asking at least, if you ask, he might kind of admit it). You are jaded by life, your walls are too tall to scale and many had given up, instead resorting to sneaking nervous glances at you whenever you appear in their peripheral. But Meursault is only ever impressed by your abilities and never pushes you to be a completely different person. Though, if asked, he may sometimes advise you to try and let your protective layer of numbness lower, for the sake of your own mental wellbeing
No other way to say it but Sinclair idolises you. Not in a very obvious way. But he is drawn to the mysterious aura. Scared but aroused intrigued by your presence. You are everything he isnāt. People respect you, you seem to have your emotions under your control and you fight with a deadly determination. Not much is known about you and when you do speak, it always leaves him wondering about more. He had gotten smacked a solid few times when your ferocious but calculated fighting distracted him from killing off an enemy or two. That gap between you makes him a bit too scared to approach for some time, he shrinks into himself thinking of how many of his failures you witnessed. How many times you tore through bodies only for him to cry out for a home that will never be when he is once again killed off on the side? How many corpses you fed to the strange vehicle you all travel in while he had to wipe his own gore-induced vomit off his shoes? Of course, I donāt want to make him seek like a sad wallflower, he has his moments. But this is not about him being below you or anything, I just think you excel in those exact areas he feels insecure about. And he can get a bit too focused on that to see that youāre just one of a whole group of his very traumatised coworkers and there would be no harm in approaching you, since he wishes to know you better. I think he would get the courage to do it after his canto, trying to engage you in small talk. Now itās up to you how you react to that, but if you encourage him (to the extent the walls youāve built allow you to), youāll have a loyal friend. And perhaps something even more intimate, but if you donāt make the first move, I donāt promise heāll be quick with such confessions. I do however have to note that, as he grows more secure, you two are bound to butt heads.
Now, unlike Emil, Ryoshu doesnāt waste time to approach you. Your technique is immaculate and she tells you as much. But your emotionless exterior prompts her to say āyouāre N.F.ā (āNo funā as Sinclair helpfully explains). Despite her claim, itās no secret she likes to mess with you a bit. Itās nothing grand, but her presence is definitely made known and she says her quips here and there, clearly curious about how youāll respond. She likes working with you too, since youāre pretty dangerous towards your enemies. Despite her seemingly carelesless attitude toward you I think if you were to be the next person to have to revisit your past, sheād be one of the most attentive sinners
Thereās one certain thing when you interact with Gregor. You make him nervous. He is a yapper and the word count only goes up when heās nervous. But nobody can shut him up like you, every time you give him that famous cold stare of yours. To be fair, I think Rodya would love you for it, given you interrupted more than one of Gregās badly executed improv āperformancesā (brought on by some danger heās trying to deescalate). However, he can also recognise your mannerisms well. He knows that empty look, he knows that coldness in your tone. Heād seen it in a lot of soldiers back in the day and even more often with veterans he has encountered. So even if you do make him nervous, heās usually the first one to give you some grace if your presence is making people uncomfortable. He understands well, that there are some untold stories that keep everyone up at night. He is not privy to yours, but the least he can do is show you the understanding he himself feels (at large) undeserving of
Rodyaās a bit less merciful when it comes to leaving you be. Her carefree persona often clashes with your gruff demeanour. She likes to point out and comment on the way you act. Your ācreepy expressionā or the way you never try to include yourself in the collective fun. It makes her all the more jealous to see that despite how much you donāt try to be liked, you still get praise for how deadly you are in fights. Others still admire your skill and precision and you donāt even have to try for it (or so she bitterly thinks, though she wouldnāt say such thing out loud). However, I think over time she would maybe grow a little used to your presence. She only pretends your death stares donāt scare her and sheās always up to throw a small quip your way. But as your canto approaches, I could see her being one of the first people that try to talk to you. Sure, part of it is that she wants to feel like sheās useful. Youāre always so professional, brave and composed so there is a part of her that gets off on the fact that sheās the one helping you. Not the other way around. Because though you might be this great employee and fighter, sheās still the outlet you need
Outis is hard to read here, but I recon you could quickly become one of her favourite coworkers. Youāre not as painfully literal as Meursault, but you still get your job done well and donāt waste your time on unnecessary sentiments and flailing around. However, as soon as your indifference extends to the manager, sheās the first one to tell you off. I like to joke about Outis being down bad for Dante but I see if more so as her āprojectingā (from the dialogue Iāve read). As in, she can totally imagine being in their shoes and she is very aware that your attitude can sometimes be the opposite of helpful. Other than that, I can see her praising you plenty. Sure, itās a bit like being called a āpleasure to have in classā by your teacher (ykwim) but at least sheās nice? Plus I can see her offering you a little understanding when you get your painful past exposed. As much as she can sympathise with Dante, she also gets that there are situations that are bound to make one build walls around themselves. Itās a survival tactic sheās far too familiar with
Similarly, Don is mostly unbothered by your presence and the way you act. She includes you all the same and the only thing that would deter her or upset her is if youāre overtly judgmental of her ideals. Not that she would hate you. Your fighting skills and ability to appear collected are a source of her amazement for sure. I would even go as far as saying sheās one of the few coworkers that threat you ānormallyā (though none of them are normal, with all due respect)
I can see Yi Sang, after his canto, trying to make friends with you. He can see that you are as reserved as he once was. And though you remain devoid of emotion (at least on the surface) he will attempt to get to know you more. Even if you reject it, he will not judge you. Though he wishes he got to know you more, now that he has opened himself up to the idea of closeness
One could assume that Faust is like that too. But she is a bit more judgmental (as seen in her interactions with Heathcliff) and though her own calm demeanour rarely changes, sheās more prone to commenting on your specific behaviour. Especially given that you are more of a ābruteā in her eyes (speak little, threatening and one of the most brutal fighters), she might make a small quip here and there if you question her plans. I think if they go in the direction they seem to, she might become more open to human error and in turn, look down on you less
Heathcliff isnāt too fond of your terrifying gaze. I feel like he is one of the sinners that experiences it more often and it annoys him that you have such an effect on him and everyone around him. He doesnāt like feeling weak and vulnerable, understandably so, if you get to know about his past. He would be more eager to tell you off but heās not daft, he has seen you fight. Even the knowledge that he will be brought back to life isnāt reassuring enough when faced with the possibility of dying such a brutal death. He is certain that in this regard you are worse than a vicious distortion. All that aside, he isnāt the one to turn a blind eye to injustice and pain. And since your past is bound to be revealed, in those more vulnerable moments he would be much more understanding. If a bit frustrated. He knows how it is to keep building walls around yourself and let all the awful thoughts fester inside. So while he understands just how much youāve been keeping to yourself, he will not be gentle with his words. Itās not anger, just pure frustration to see another teammate close themselves off. He has proven multiple times that seeing others go through the same he did/does hits him tenfold (being frustrated that Ish is going after a goal that is destroying her vs the winter story where he almost gets killed because of his need for revenge*). So to see you close yourself off further and resign yourself to a life of cold indifference instead of letting your companions in will not be something that goes ignored by him
I donāt think Ishmael would have much against you on the daily basis. Though she thinks your methods are a bit much (in context of the killing), she sees you more as just another eccentric teammate. And she has plenty of those. If you say something very dark and edgy, there will be a very characteristic sigh heard nearby. I think if Heathās bored and happens to not napping on the bus, heād try to count every time she makes that noise. Itās that much of a routine occurrence. However, although she might not always vibe with you, your reliability does provide a certain level of comfort for her. Like, she might not understand you (which is a big if a given with everyone on the bus due to how little you share) but at least her intrusive thoughts of failure are a bit eased by knowing that there are people who are competent and will try to help things go over more smoothly than what Dante can provide
Speaking of Dante. They areā¦ not the greatest at reading emotions and people. So your lack of emotion is a factor in how they perceive you. I kind of can see a scenario where things are going terribly for you but you shrug it off (just another miserable day of existaceā¦) and they go like <oh, okay. Iām glad youāre doing fine>. AT BEST they might think to themselves that something seems off and wonder if something did bother you a bit. Oh and also I think they also are a bit scared of being on the receiving end of your terrifying look. They might not read people well, but they do notice some patters (Greg being silent = Greg being sad, Faust looking straight at them = bad) and they know they messed up when your eyes pierce their soul. Even if you didnāt exactly mean to do that. That do appreciate your combat skills though!
Though Hong Lu doesnāt speak a lot in group settings (usually at least, he will still make inquiries and comments if something intrigues him), he can peak you apart so easily itās scary. This is like the opposite of Dante I think. Hong Lu sees your actions for what they are - results of something horrible. Doesnāt judge you or anything. But sometimes when you do act all though and scary, he will say something that just applies to you so well. Other sinners think heās gone mad (they donāt know how accurate his āinnocentā musing was) while youāre left to wonder if the bloke has some sort of magical foresight
Wasnāt sure if you wanted romantic or not so I just did like general headcanons on how I think sinners would react to a character like this. With a little sprinkle of romance here and there. Wasnāt sure how to get it right for a while, cause this is a specific character instead of a scenario and it all honestly depends on how they act towards a certain person (like, perhaps I did get it wrong in assuming they wouldnāt side with Heath when he was still arguing with people early on or they would actually love Gregās improv) so itās tricky to write. So it might not be what you wanted, I get that
