i keep thinking about the surprisingly complex dynamic of nahyuta and ema by the way
ema is clearly so baffled by nahyuta dragging her across the world with him, showing her such uncharacteristic kindness despite her openly supporting the other team. but knowing nahyuta and his habit of doing meticulous amounts of research on everything, he likely knows about the SL-9 incident, and more importantly, the difficult and torturous lengths that lana went to, in order to protect ema. he himself is doing the same with his own little sister. he knows that if ema found out the truth, at least she would understand him. she would get it. perhaps in a way that very few other people would.
and besides, he barely has anyone he can talk to. he doesn't believe in the mask he's being forced to wear, but what else can he do? he can't reconnect with apollo, because if ga'ran finds out that they're long lost family then apollo will be in danger, just like everyone else nahyuta cares about already is. he can never show mercy to the defendants. it's a lonely life he leads.
but ema technically works for him. officially, she's on his side. and yet she's friends with phoenix, apollo and athena, she wants the truth to prevail over injustice, she's everything nahyuta wishes he could be but can't. she's a good person. and she's just about the only person he can show any amount of kindness towards, without it putting her life at risk. after all, she works for the prosecution, right? in these dire circumstances she's the only friend he can possibly have.
he loves science -- it's the perfect excuse. he can travel around the world with her, getting away from khura'in for a while and experiencing a limited freedom from ga'ran's clutches, even if just for a few days. he can talk to someone who doesn't blindly believe that all lawyers are scum. he can breathe. in the deepest well of icy despair, ema skye is his lifeline, his reminder that all is not lost. there is someone out there who can forgive him for everything he's done. someone who, on an intrinsic level, will understand him. someone who he can care about without a guillotine hanging above their head threatening to take them away from him again.
and ema is baffled -- why, against all odds, does nahyuta like her so much?
eventually she learns the truth. in a nutshell, he did it for his sister. and that is something that ema can always, always understand. no wonder he trusted her. with this understanding of his nature, she can finally trust him too.
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