#we stan a traumatized playboy who becomes a queer af dad

[cyborgpulsebooks]

actually you know i bitch about shb!thancred a lot and how his whole arc in the expac (as well as in post-hw let’s be real) reduces minfilia to haunting the narrative and also he doesn’t always treat ryne great, BUT,

i would be lying if i didn’t say that his relationship with ryne makes me uh, fucking cry. the fact that his first instinct when he hears that she exists and that she is being locked away and abused by a theocratic dictatorship with the largest military in the world is to go free her as soon as possible no matter the cost makes me cry. the fact that even with all his butthurt and trauma and his flaws he has the presence of mind to eke out some semblance of family with her and urianger makes me cry. the fact that he teaches her how to defend herself first makes me cry. the fact that despite everything he fucking pulls his head out of his ass and learns to relate to her as a real father and child instead of a standin for someone he misses makes me cry. the fact that despite everything ryne keeps him in her life and in her heart makes me cry. thanks for coming to my ted talk

#cyborg rambles #it's just. #when stories about found family happen it's usually all perfect right away #like #you find your people and you find that they're going to keep you safe and make you feel loved and everything's better immediately #the ryne and thancred relationship is complicated in a lot of ways #and the fact that they are able to love each other so dearly and ultimately in a healthy way despite the flaws and fuckups at the outset #its just #yells #we stan a traumatized playboy who becomes a queer af dad