still obsessed with how joel was just a pocket full of dad powered sunshine in the first half of the episode. he was like my demons? those bitches have been exorcised it’s time to be silly and goofy. I’m suddenly capable of talking about my feelings. look I found that ravioli u like. let’s actually stop here on the side of the highway and play boggle. my face is a little sore bc I’m relearning how to smile but it’s worth it. honestly in an au where the fireflies weren’t at the lab I bet he would have suggested they keep walking to california so they could have a beach day
It's surprising to me how many fic authors headcanon Kaeya as a sickly kid but a super (physically) healthy adult.
A lot of people I know who spent a big chunk of their childhood sick turned out to have an underlining chronic illness, whether it was there all along or likely triggered by the constant illness is debated and not always clear cut.
I'm not saying people should headcanon one way or another, but I think it's interesting to see the disconnect. If it's because he couldn't become a knight with a chronic illness then I raise you to knowledge that most people don't even realize they have a chronic illness until young adulthood. By then, Kaeya would habe already been a knight for years, and with Crepus dead, Diluc gone, and Jean taking on more responsibility under Varka, who would notice?
Am I just saying this because I want more works with chronically ill Kaeya? Maybe. But it's still interesting to see.
Thanks for the Untamed reactions! Now I can't think of Meng Yao /Jiggy other than Shmeng Shmyao, which is a plus. I only laughed this hard a few times in my life.