Yor being Twilight's Weakness
(Spoilers for non-manga readers!)
Just realized how lame Twilight's excuse is for not killing Yuri in the Wheeler Arc
He told Nightfall he couldnât kill Yuri because Yuri was the reason Yor entered a âconvenience marriageâ with Loid Forger.
Thatâs technically true , but only partly. Yor didnât marry Loid because of Yuri. Back when they first met, she only needed someone to pretend to be her boyfriend to ease her brotherâs worries. Marriage wasnât even on her mind yet. She just needed a partner for show.
Her real reason for agreeing to the marriage later on was to avoid suspicion. Being a single woman her age drew unwanted attention â and that posed a threat to her secret life as an assassin. So even if, hypothetically, Yuri had died, she likely wouldâve stayed married to Loid anyway. Twilight knows this.
So Loidâs excuse to Nightfall wasnât just flimsy. It was a blatant lie.
We all know the real reason he couldnât do it.
Yuri is Yorâs family. And Loid couldnât bear the thought of devastating her, let alone being the one responsible for it.
At that point, I think Loid knew it himself. Yor had become his weakness.
Iâve seen some criticize this arc, saying Loid felt more distant to his family afterward. I donât entirely agree; for me, heâs always kept his distance to them emotionally. But I do think itâs true that the TwiYor moments became less frequent after that, especially from Twilight's side.
To me, thatâs because Loid/Twilight had already realized â long before Yor did in the recent chapters â that he was in deep, deep trouble when it came to his feelings for her. The Wheeler Arc was the turning point.
And seriously, from the very beginning, Yor was already his weakness. We couldn't deny that from the very beginning, he has this sort of fondness when it came to her.
From the moment they met, she threw him off completely. She slipped right past his radar, catching him off guard without him even noticing her presence. (Honestly, thatâs kind of how she slipped into his heart, too.)
At Camillaâs party, he defended her without hesitation â and in doing so, he revealed how much he already knew about her (Thankfully, Yor didnât question it because she was too lovestruck with him). Then at the Eden interview, when Swan started badmouthing her, Loid immediately went on the defensive. He could barely keep himself composed and almost argued back before Yor stopped him. And when Swan insulted her again, comparing her to his âfirst wife,â Loid completely lost control.
Yor also has this uncanny ability to change his mind even when heâs completely decided on something. In Code White, she convinced him to let her and Anya tag along to find the last ingredient even though he had already decided to go on his own. Or that time Anya pretended to be sick. Loid knew she was faking, but the moment Yor showed concern, he started second-guessing himself. Like, come on! Her words alone were enough to shake his logic!
And I think thatâs exactly why he struggles so much when it comes to reading her feelings. Yor matters to him that much. He could easily use his usual tactics; charm her, manipulate her. But he doesnât. Even when sheâs acting suspicious, he doesnât pry or push. He respects her boundaries completely.
She even makes him zone out during a briefing with his Handler. Twilight â the ultimate spy â getting distracted because of her.
He knows it. Twilight knows Yor is his weakness.
And itâs kind of poetic, honestly â because on the Cruise Arc, Loid was Yorâs strength. She still sees him that way, and that affects how she handles her feelings for him. For her, love makes her stronger so even if it would end up her getting hurt in the end, she would continue fighting for this family and protecting it. Yet for him, love makes him vulnerable so realizing those feelings would make him more distant to those he cares about.
Which just makes the slow burn between them even more intense. Itâs going to be insane.
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