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is this anything to anyone
yknow random hc that's unsupported by anything but I'd like to imagine corbeau's first pair of glasses were given to him by lysandre. like yeah the probability of his eyesight only worsening after he started all his business ventures is way more likely but also im a sucker for like. unintentional medical neglect as a trope because between trying to survive out on the streets and keeping yourself fed you don't really pay attention to your vision worsening until you're squinting aggressively at a piece of paper glued to your face and someone has to go 'dude. dude. we gotta get your vision checked.'
anyway his resting angry menace face that makes him look intimidating as hell comes from him unconsciously squinting at everyone not because he wants to glare at them but because he cant goddamn see-
dumb headcanon again bc im obsessed w the rust syndicate and the tiny littol creacher that is corbeau but like. after poking fun at his height all the time i. wonder if he is shorter than he normally would be because he was like, malnourished as a youth and like. never really Got Enough Food for his body to grow when he was at the age where it was prime time to be
thinking that since lebanne feels to be about the same age as the players (if not just slightly older), same with corbeau, i wonder if he grew up kind of idolizing her tough-girl type of persona where she's rough around the edges and Strong, and unapologetically outspoken and always looking for a fight and to get stronger.
like lebanne isn't necessarily a Gangster or Thug in the sense that she goes around harassing people, from her dialogue you can tell she's really just in it for the love of the battle and Being Feral — it's not like she was harassing or beating up Innocent Kids, they were people her age (ie. ivor) or people she considered strong, because she wanted the challenge, she wanted to come out on top!!! she wanted to be strong and prove her might!!!!! even after being forced to do jacinthe's bidding, she isn't necessarily malicious, and even tries to go out of her way to warn the players about jacinthe when she could've absolutely been like. 'heh. gonna make you go thru the same hell she put me through.'
i just feel like that kind of powerful energy would translate well to an impressionable kid who Grew Up In A Rough World, coming to this foreign place and seeing this girl who's probably only slightly older if not The Same Age As Him absolutely decimating all her peers. after being beat down by the world being strong enough to Give The Finger To Anyone Who Doubts You is like. absolutely banger as fuck and mayhaps he might have wanted to get a dragon team as well (i know gyrados isnt dragon type and it's likely from his time as a lysandre stan but its DRACONIC ENOUGH OK), and then.
jacinthe happens.
after seeing someone who he thought was a cool person that he wanted to become As Strong, if not stronger than get wrangled/tamed by uwu fairy soft rich princess never-known-the-hardships-of-life elite jacinthe into the lebanne we know now, he IMMEDIATELY hard pivots into building a team that would counter jacinthe because HE'LL BE DAMNED IF HE FALLS TO THE LIKES OF HER, NOT LIKE LEBANNE —
anyway yeah that's my hc for why rust syndicate is poison-steel (fairy's exact counters) AND for his plain distate for jacinthe in the ending meeting with the gang (i know it's likely him being pissed after the jacinthe tournament thing but like. his dialogue if you talk to him post game ALSO sasses jacinthe again. id rlly like to imagine that there's some underlying historical animosity there.)
just fucking finished blade and hey guys can you hear my heart shattering into a thousand little shards
why the fuck have all the fucking kamen riders ive watched ever since zero-one been fucking tragic they fucking- 'oh its ok! we can watch the zero one movie itll cheer you up'FUCKING ALL OF METSUBOUJINRAI AND FUWA DIES?! FUCK YOU
Honourable tragedy mentions:
philip kamen rider w (i know he comes back but like. at what cost.)
eiji and ankh. doomed yaoi.
ukiyo ace, became god and forgorten (and then everyone touches the fucking drivers and immediately remembers)
revice WHY WHY WHY 'it was fun, right? it was so fun...' WHY
how it feels like to talk to people sometimes (POV you're talking to a well meaning but uninformed person about your illnesses)
getting into fandom recently,,, by god is it scary!! lmao
(i don't mean this as hate to anyone/anything in particular i am just out n about exploring communities and By God it is terrifying someone come pick me up lmao)
got back into maple after a couple months hiatus just for this beauty