I wonder about something. Dont get me wrong pls but how can you ship sona x jhin. I mean she is a person who he wants to kill.At least we can say it in his trailer.
Okay, okay, okay, I’m so super happy I get to talk about why I love this ship, I’m so excited! But before I get to it, I would like to make a note/disclaimer about canon Jhin as of now.
Khada Jhin, as he is now in the League of Legends lore/world, would want to kill any and every champion–Sona included, obviously. As long as that mask stays on his face, a romantic/sexual relationship is impossible.He is much too interested in the “artistry” of killing people and evoking fear and terror through it, to be interested in starting a relationship of any sort with anyone. Unless it’s a client paying money. To kill people.
Now that that’s out of the way. Let me tell you why I love JhinSona under the read more! (EDIT: It got really long, I’m so sorry. There’s so much I have to explain first ;; v ;;)
First of all, I think, of all champions remotely related to Jhin, Sona could be the key to what he also desires in the back of his mind. According to these quotes: “This art is a compulsion. I cannot resist it.” and “There is nothing for me but this.”
Of course, many of his quotes are up to everyone’s interpretation. But I interpreted this as that, he is driven by a compulsion to kill and to see the beauty in death, not completely willing to do so. He can’t resist it, as in, he doesn’t have the ability to stop himself. And I think Sona can help him cure that.
Sona’s music has the power to heal, so why wouldn’t she be able to heal hearts too? To offer them comfort and to soothe. Since she performs in many places, I would think she has a gentle and assertive heart–being the elegant Maven of the Strings she is and all. She would have to stop Jhin before she can get to helping him. And that can still be done with her music.
Before romance can bloom, they’re going to have a doctor-patient relationship because Sona is trying to help him. There’s the possibility of a Nightingale effect from either party, but if I had to shove that out of the way (because it’s not a good trope to base romance on and forces you to be creative), it brings me to this.
“There is nothing for me but this.” Killing is all Jhin has. He probably doesn’t work as a stagehand anymore, and if he loses the one thing he felt alive in, there’s nothing for him. Or so he thinks. That’s when I see their doctor-patient relationship going beyond that level, where they work with each other to get Jhin back on his feet without the gun. I believe that’s when romance can truly bloom: when he’s really interacting with other people without the compulsion to kill hindering him.
Much of my JhinSona works are based on that post-cure time period. Because if he found beauty in death and killing, why can’t he do the same in life and living as well, later on?
I love thinking about their dynamic. They really complement each other well, in my opinion. An eloquent actor and a silent songstress. Whenever I think about them dancing together or just doing a performance (no killing >:U) together… or even the slightest loving touch, I just fall in love with them all over again <3
For me, it’s about the overall arc of their encounter and Jhin’s personal journey to find himself again through Sona’s help. But the main act is that post-journey when they can finally settle down and explore their relationship beyond what they used to have before.
So yes, this got incredibly long. I am so sorry to my mobile users who will have to read/scroll through this ;; v ;; But I really, truly do love JhinSona for, hah, everything it’s given me. It has a special place in my heart for personal reasons only a few know.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk, I’ll see you next week–
