Hey, how are you? I hope you have a wonderful day or night wherever you read this. So my question is why do you ship obiyuki and not zenyuki ? P.S. I love your fanfics, there are really beautiful 😍😍
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WHY I SHIP OBIYUKI.
Well I feel like they have more chemistry honestly. Obi is a figure in Shirayuki’s life that brings her comfort and is always there, even in the little moments, he seems like a constant presence in her life. Zen on the other hand is many times too busy because of his duties as a Prince or they are far away from each other for other reasons, like Shirayuki’s mission in Lyrias. During the start of the 2nd lyrias arc, Shirayuki said that “Obi may just suddenly appear at Lyrias” which shows how natural is for him be by her side.
Shirayuki is also very important to Obi, for him she is kind of like his home, Zen’s and Shirayuki’s side is where he feels at ease the most. When asked why he liked her by Zen, he said that by calling his name in such a way, he felt that he belonged somewhere. That is very important for someone like Obi that would go with the flow and try to not create attachments in the past. He admitted thinking of leaving them behind, I think that being by their side changed him a bit, we see that on how Tooru regards him as well. He was changed by being by her side.
They also get along really well and their are interactions are always so natural and flow so beautifully, there is obviously alot of trust between them. They are also alot of times in synch. Even Zen comments that Obi and Shirayuki are alike on some aspects. They both help each other grow and learn many new things while being together. We see Obi trying to help her with research, even when he didn’t have such knowledge before. I feel they compliment each other on that. Obi is also someone who calculates before he acts, while Shirayuki may act without thinking at times. I think he also admires many of her qualities, like how much she fights to reach her goal, Obi was someone who wandered without a goal except making money, so seeing someone try so honestly to help someone surely moves him a bit.
They are also both people coming from a lower class, they aren’t nobles, that surely makes them feel more at ease. Their world was different from Zen’s or Kiki’s. Also they both happen to be runaways now that I think about it, Obi is said to have disappeared after taking a mission and Shirayuki needed to flee from her country to escape from Raji.
They have many cute moments as well, with one of my favourite being this one.
We see Obi letting down his guard around Shirayuki and also how much he cares about her. The only time we have seen him being angry is when she was taken away by Kazuki after all. For someone laid back as Obi, he was downright furious at that time.
We have seen him alot of times reaching towards her and holding back, like wanting to interwine their fingertips or play with her hair. That would overstep the boundaries however so he doesn’t do it. He makes their hand touch to calm her down though and always has her back.
I also believe that he puts her well being above his own. When they inhaled the smoke from Olin Maris botth of them were weakened but Obi didn’t show a single sign of weakness and continued to help out as much as he could. Whenhe was angry as well, we see him acting without any consideration for himself, just searching for her. He also would probably not do something, so he wouldn’t make them worry than because he cares about what happens to him.
The relationship they both have with Ryuu also makes them seem like a very precious family, helping each other and walking side by side, no matter what they have to face.
And well Obi is in love with her and I have to admit I always love the idea of the bodyguard falling in love with the one he has to protect! Also there is a hint that Obi met her in the past thats really interesting to me!
Ah god, I don’t know if that’s even enough to explain it all but I tried! Also I am happy to hear you enjoy my fics! ^^ Hope that answers your question!!!
