what if Isaac and Hector decided to stick together after the end of S4? 🤞 Head canons for how their partnership would look??
Ask: what if Isaac and Hector decided to stick together after the end of S4? 🤞 Headcanons for how their partnership would look??
A/N: Ooh, good question!
Isaac & Hector Partnership Headcanons:
I think the both of them have learned so much, and grown as men throughout the last three seasons, but I also don’t think they’re done yet. While both of them have come to admire humans and non-humans as capable creatures, often worthy of respect, they still lack experience living in the middle of just your regular, average-joe people. If Isaac is to continue ruling, and Hector chooses to stay, I see them gravitating towards each other fairly often. This grants them some familiarity and refuge among the new elements of everyday human interactions.
Hector still feels himself in debt, quite a bit to Isaac, for his betrayal of him and Dracula at Braila. Even though Isaac has already acknowledged this, I think having a Hector who wants to prove his worth and apology pleases Isaac greatly. His whole thing with Dracula was about loyalty- he was so loyal it blinded him. Of course, now he knows blind loyalty isn’t the answer; but that isn’t to say Isaac’s disregarded it entirely. He still values trustworthiness in the fellow human he has come to call his friend. It means even more now, the two of them being able to see the other for who they wholly are- the good, the bad, and all that’s in between.
Hector said he’d like to write a book maybe, and I see no reason why he can’t do that there. The castle is full of resources, I’m sure. Plus, there’s still his forge should he want to do any of that class of work. I’d imagine he’d stay, even if just for the time being, as he writes, before setting off on his own into the real world.
Additionally, I see Hector as someone who craves approval and adoration- why do you think he keeps reanimating so many dead pets? It’s not just that he likes animals, it’s that animals provide unconditional love to the ones who provide for them- more so when you’re their necromancing master. He said he was cast out by the humans long ago, but deep down, just like everybody else, he wants to be accepted; Hector wants to be loved.
Ironically enough, love is somewhat of an area of study for Isaac, as for the longest time, he viewed his act of cleansing the world as a final act of love. ‘Love’ for him has never been the kind of healthy, mature variety he deserved. It took him crossing an ocean and multiple countries, seeking out what he believed to be the opposite of love (i.e. revenge) to discern what real ‘love’ and compassion were as they pertained to mortal kind.
There are still plenty of answers to find in one another and the world around them. I don’t know if their newfound partnership would last for the remainder of their lives, but I do like to think they spend a deal of time continuing to grow together.
