#and was sorta a glimpse of ther relationship in their early bandit days

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#mahoyaku #nero turner #bradley bain #now sea rover squama is on the better side of the spectrum compared to the other april fool's AUs #and was sorta a glimpse of ther relationship in their early bandit days #fun fun sea adventure involving saving the world until akira woke up from their dream #and once again we were reminded that reality wasn't as simple anymore #as for the other events #in vollmond academy they were childhood friends and led a gang together #until nero started getting sick of bradley's dangerous activities #delinquent wars and street fighting and so on with no sign of stopping #and it was the school merger that opened the opportunity for nero to pursue a more ordinary path #that reminded him that this was an option available #a way out of the life he didn't want anything to do with anymore if not for bradley #in gekka youitan they were former tengu bandits who now run a popular restaurant in town #but they had to fight three days and nights straight to convince bradley to quit #though even that wasn't so successful because he's still in the bandit business doing it behind nero's back #and they both must know #both are probably aware that whatever peace they're experiencing at the moment is temporary at best #my memory of pararoi is sorta vague but the background? is similar #with bradley salvaging nero from being scrapped and taking him in as his assistroid even though he's known to hate them iirc #the whole android-human thing practically screams angst yknow #and of course there's the main story #the two of them will have to one day settle their past #and nero's 'betrayal' #how bradley taught him what he knew and figuratively shared his soul with his partner #hoping he'd take pride in it #but in the end his partner didn't want what he had to give and instead ran away #and he'll have to 'punish' nero otherwise bradley wouldn't be himself anymore #until it gnaws on his soul