#whereas Aruto was very clear she wasn't Izu and very vocal about it

[firebirdsdaughter]

Okay, but…

… Inspired by a fanart I saw on pixiv (yes, I have a pixiv bc of Zero-One now, what is the world coming to, I can’t even draw…) :

What if instead of just staying in her originally appearance, Azu had turned into Jin to talk to Horobi?

#Kamen Rider Zero-One #Kamen Rider Zero One #my precious evil stoic scorpion dad #I guess she was filling different roles for both of them #Aruto she just had to egg him on Horobi had to be TOLD things #he had to be told what he was feeling and what to do w/ it I literally think he would have just sat there #and cried forever if she hadn't shown up #he couldn't make the leap to revenge on his own he was THAT unused to emotions he was THAY wrecked #anyway #I mean I guess it was to save time #I have another saltier explanation but this isn't a salt post #but… #it would have wrecked him #whereas Aruto was very clear she wasn't Izu and very vocal about it #I'd totally see Horobi willingly accepting the ruse bc that just hurts less #friend said it well: fake Jin is better than no Jin #bc I really think in the end he just wanted to go back he wanted Jin to understand and he wanted them to be a family #when he lost Jin he lost everything I could totally see him being willing to do anything to make the pain go away #Binary Retro Rider