Today on Very Serious Spy Scenarios, imagine Illya and Napoleon at the beginning of their partnership, with Napoleon happily pushing all of Illya's buttons every five seconds to try and see what will get him punched and what not. Illya is endlessly frustrated with him, especially because he CANNOT get a rise out of him, no matter how hard he tries.
And then one day, when they are arguing, again, Illya is getting desperate to Win This and so this conversation ensues:
Illya: "What's your problem, your parents never hugged you as a child?"
Napoleon, completely unfazed: "Actually no, my father barely spoke to me and my mother lowkey disliked me, so."
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Why don't we talk about Illya and Gaby having access to regular, high quality, nutritious meals for the first time in their lives?
They each gain quite a bit of weight once they start consistently being around Solo. Gaby turns it straight into muscle, and she's even stronger than she was before. Until one day in the future, when they're no longer fighting for their lives, she lets herself stay a little softer. And Illya, who's gangly ass is all taut skin over hard muscle, starts to get a little squishier. Suddenly there's softness where there were once sharp edges. It bothers him at first, but Solo and Gaby seem to love it, so he doesn't mind too much.
Solo, like an Italian grandmother, adores seeing them break out of the throes of malnutrition and look a lot healthier. He loves feeling like he's taking care of his partners. He loves seeing them grow soft and safe enough to stay that way.
So he makes them three square meals a day, and they eat, and they get soft around the edges, and there's so much love.