in a clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire

i like the idea of vasily taking in ogata post canon and giving up on the idea of killing him bc he thinks hes too pathetic now and instead js takes care of him out of pity + the thought that ogata is the only person who understands him even if he isnt a sniper anymore

i think theyd both be rlly cold to each other but ogata sometimes has outbursts(bc i believe post canon ogata would have trouble controlling his emotions in the same way he did before) bc the fact that hes basically letting a stranger(and past rival) take care of him gives him immense anxiety but in the end hes always surprised and a little uncomfortable by vasilys compassion towards him

i personally think that vasily being shot through the mouth caused him to lose his tongue and some teeth and because of that speaking is very hard for him but he tries his best(he often repeats his sentences bc he knows ogata is not fluent in russian and finds him hard to understand)