Xaden Riorson’s actions in Fourth Wing and Iron Flame both make more sense and become infinitely funnier when you remember that the man is 22-23 years old.
This man is AT BEST a first year grad student trying to finish compulsory military service in an active war zone while running the family business (ruling a legit kingdom) and taking on extracurriculars (leading a rebellion) as side hustles. On top of that there’s a literal plague of evil descending, institutional racism is against him, and his Situationship (calling Violet that cuz a lot happens there over two books and I’m trying to cover all the relationship levels) never seems to settle out for more than a month at a time.
Like, of course the decision making is not always on point. The man doesn’t even have a fully developed pre-frontal cortex yet and he hasn’t slept the recommended amount in 6 years.
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i hate how much ai has taken the joy out of seeing something cool. you used to see something cool, like a really intricate drawing or a video of someone doing an insane skill or two animals doing something cute, and because there were no mental gymnastics involved in discerning whether or not it was 'real' you could sit there and have the joy of like, "wow! how did they do that! how cool is it that they made that! what a wonderful moment to have captured!" and now every time i see something remarkable i hate that i have to sit there and be like okay let me go frame by frame to make sure everything lines up. let me double check the page this comes from. let me scroll through the comments to make sure no one called out something i missed. like i want the joy of being able to trust someone else's creation back, please
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btw it's so fucking stupid you can be anxious physically in your body even after you've decided mentally you don't care. I'm supposed to be in charge here
the reason that wounds that break the skin hurt is because its always supposed to be dark inside your body and when your blood sees sunlight for the first time it gets scared. and that causes the pain. or maybe it doesnt
David works for a program to give opportunities to young and bright children. You could even think of it as a camp for all talents to flourish.
The program has recently agreed to extend their hands to Zaun (due to Campbell wanting good publicity to keep the cops out of his shady investment in shimmer).
David is a counselor at Campbell Academy. (cant think of a better name lol. .) When David receives the news, he immediately goes to spread news to Zaun. Hanging posters, loud declarations and it goes as well as you expect. No one trusts this. How would they trust their children in the hands of those who scorn them for existing? He's lucky enough only to get a mean side eye or a harsh shoulder bump. No one wants to risk real responsibility for the injury to some Piltover camp fool.
It isn't until maybe weeks later of persistence he sees a spark of interest in a small boy looking at one of the posters he hanged.
David might’ve been too excited because he runs up to the small boy almost immediately. Kid’s reaction? Obviously he wasn’t gonna stay to see what a large stranger heading straight for him wanted. In hindsight it wasn’t the smartest idea.
He sees the same boy a few days later. This time he takes it slow. He gives a simple hello and apologies for last time. He gives the small boy his name and the small boy only glares at him. He turns and walks away.
Max thinks David must’ve been the weirdest guy he’s ever seen. He’s so clean and shiny and smiles too much. He’s never seen someone smile that much without wanting something out of him. Even without parents, he knew talking to strangers wasn’t a good thing.
David was consistent, he’d give him that. The fucker didn’t know when to quit or he just couldn’t take a hint he wasn’t wanted. Max watched him on rooftops, abandoned alleyways, stable crates. It was good entertainment whenever he wanted to see David almost get his ass handed to him.
“No one’s gonna take that stupid offer.”
“Kiddo!”
Max grunted at the name.
David just hummed. “It doesn't hurt to try.”
Everything hurt. It just came with living. Everyone knew that. David was an idiot for not knowing that.
“You’re an idiot.” David just laughed.
It became a routine after that. Following the man indiscreetly and David never shooed him away. Not like other people when he digged around for garbage others didn’t want.
The first time David offered him a snack, Max was suspicious to say at least.
“What the fuck is this.” He looked at the cookie neatly wrapped in plastic.
“It’s a cookie!”
“I know what a fucking cookie. Why are you giving me this?”
“Because kids like cookies. Do you not like cookies, kiddo?”
“. . . You can’t take it back.” Already tucking it in his bag.
“I wasn’t planning to.” David smiled.
“Good.”
[Events of S2 and father/son bonding despite the horrors]
David's arms found him after they were released from the cosmic jesus ascending them.
It was comfortable. Too comfortable. Max didn’t know how to feel about that. Nothing was comfortable down here. But David was warm. Too warm to be true.
“Hey. Campman”
“David.” David tried correcting.
“Campman. This camp of yours. . .” Was it safe? Was it warm like David? Would it give him a real chance despite being the gum under someone’s shoe? “Do you promise?”
“I promise.” David looks knowingly at him. Max hates it.
“. . .” He looks at David’s stretched out hand. “Max.”
“I promise, Max.” Max takes it.
~~~~~~~~~
Max's parents abandons him when he was younger and he's been living off on his own determination and occasional strangers' kindness.
He does not go with David until like months of watching him and a lot of snacks. Not right after the cookie because that's silly. Don't follow even acquaintances you don't know well because they gave you a cookie.
This is happening during the events of Arcane throughout their interactions. I think he'd go with David to their camp after the big ending battle of S2 because David was taking care of him throughout the entire ordeal making Max realize he actually does care about him. They do not participate in the actual events but the consequences of it. Why don't they escape on the blip? I genuinely don't think a city like that could have evacuated EVERYONE. Some could've never made it.
In this Max gets left behind and David stays for him. David does eventually adopts Max.
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You don’t have to think you’re hot but other people inevitably are going to so you at least need learn to accept that perception with grace instead of falling back on self deprecation every time someone is brave enough to call you cute
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