also to like, clarify how i go about my ideas for Whirl x Rung, Rung *used to be* his therapist before the Fort Max situation, but after all of that Whirl made it sorta clear that he really did *not* like it and genuinely sees Rung as a friend, possibly one of the first people he’s openly called such in recent times too. But, like, after becoming closer friends he’d sometimes be like “ok, so if you *were* still my therapist, what would you say about this?” Because he’s still like. The psychology friend lmao.
Turns out that being treated as an equal to be understood rather than something to be studied does *wonders* for him. So it’s sorta similar to how I imagine Ratchet gets after Drift when it comes to health shit, or how Drift goes to him to ask about stuff.
in case anyone was concerned abt how I view them lol. Within the comic their interactions started to be far more casual after the Fort Max incident too imo, so it’s kinda supported by the comic itself. I think it’s also just an extremely funny dynamic.
