Yandere Tighnari Headcanon
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Tighnari doesn't fall in love easily, or often. He’s too practical for that—too logical, too rooted in routine. He keeps his heart focused on the forest, on research, on responsibilities.
Romance is inefficient.
Unstable.
Irrational.
But when you arrive in Gandharva Ville—gentle, curious, respectful of the land in a way most outsiders aren't—he takes notice. Not because you’re flashy or loud. But because you’re quietly thoughtful.
You ask genuine questions. You step lightly over moss. You wait for squirrels to cross your path.
At first, he’s distant. Courteous but clipped.
He treats you like any guest—gives you the basics, warns you about the local flora, and assumes you'll be gone within a week.
But then you stay. And he finds himself watching.
He tells himself it's just vigilance. You’re not used to the jungle. It’s natural to keep an eye on you.
Completely normal. Sensible.
But he starts noticing more than he should—how your eyes linger on blooming flowers, how you fidget with your sleeves when nervous, how your voice sounds when you're excited about a rare plant sighting.
He starts adjusting his schedule. Not obviously. You won’t see it at first. But the forest will.
Your walks seem to always intersect with his now. You’ll go out to collect herbs, or to admire a cluster of fungi, and suddenly he’s there—“monitoring spore dispersal” or “observing squirrel behavior.” He’s always got a reason. Always rational.
But he’s always there.
He tells you forest safety is important. He offers to walk with you. He explains the medicinal uses of the leaves you pick. Sometimes, he gives you ones he’s already prepared—always specific to your needs.
You never asked for this level of care. But you never feel burdened by it either. He makes it feel... natural.
As if it's simply what he does.
As if you are just part of the forest now—something he tends to like everything else.
You find small things by your door.
A bag of crushed herbs for tea when you mention a sore throat.
A cloth pouch that smells like cedar and mint when you complain about headaches.
He never takes credit. But you know it’s him.
He never oversteps—at least, not in a way you can point out. He's polite. Gentle. Always composed.
His eyes never leer. His hands never linger. But there’s an intensity there that’s difficult to ignore, especially when he looks at you too long and doesn’t blink.
He’s emotionally grounded, even when his feelings deepen.
He never erupts. He studies. Listens. Waits.
He wants to be someone you trust before he ever confesses what you really mean to him.
But as his feelings grow, so does his desire to keep you close.
When other visitors speak too fondly of you, he listens a little too closely.
When they ask if you’ve been to Sumeru City, he interrupts with reasons why the forest is safer.
“The air there’s drier. You’ve only just adjusted to the pollen levels here. Best not risk it.”
You never hear him raise his voice. But if someone tries to get too close—emotionally or physically—he changes.
Subtly.
Sharply.
The kind tone remains, but the words come clipped.
Controlled.
“I think they’re better suited to the city, don’t you?” he’ll say of someone you're fond of.
“They don’t understand how things work here.”
“They wouldn’t know what kind of plant can paralyze someone just by touch.”
Always said calmly. Always with that distant smile.
He doesn’t lie. He just... steers the truth.
Your paths never stop crossing. Even when you try to leave the forest earlier one day, he appears on the trail—startled, but smiling.
“I was looking for a beetle sample. I didn’t expect you here. Lucky coincidence, hmm?”
But it’s not coincidence.
He knows your habits down to the hour.
The forest speaks to him, and he listens for you in every rustling leaf, every footprint in the moss.
He presses your favorite flowers between pages of his old journals, logs when you smiled last, memorizes how many cups of tea you drink per day.
It’s not obsession in the loud, frenzied sense—it’s quieter. Rooted. Like vines crawling upward without anyone noticing.
If you talk about leaving—even briefly—he grows still. His tail stops moving. His tone softens even more.
“You’ve only just started adapting. The city could set back your progress. I’d feel better if you stayed a while longer.”
And if you insist, your plans begin to unravel—naturally, of course.
The guide you needed is unavailable. The bridge ahead is temporarily out. Rain makes the slope too slick.
Nothing suspicious. Just misfortune. And he’s there to comfort you whenever it happens.
You start to feel like the forest itself is nudging you back into place.
He would never hurt you. The very thought is unbearable to him.
But he’ll reshape the world around you if that’s what it takes to keep you safe.
And near.
And his.
He doesn’t confess with grand declarations. He waits until you’re tired, until you’re frustrated, until the city feels far away and he’s the only calm in the storm.
Then he says, “You’re happier here. I can see it. You don’t have to pretend. You belong here—with me.”
You never realized how deeply rooted his love had become.
It’s not possessive in the traditional sense.
He’s not clinging. He’s not begging. He’s simply there. Always.
Soft-spoken. Steady. Immovable.
And in time, you begin to wonder if leaving was ever really possible.
Because Tighnari doesn’t trap you.
He makes you feel like you were never meant to leave at all.
