Uh, oh… for @zexalocsweeek today's THAT DAY, we share sore points about relationships… right, Amira?
(I'll just tell you that I wrote part of it with this background music)
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Shall we start with her family, then?
Amira: Seriously, I don't think that's a good idea.
Amira's relationship with her family members is certainly complicated.
She loses her mother Shiroi Tomiya as a baby and the only memories she has of her are her “Aurora Seraph” card and a photograph that, During the Zexal II arc Tron will show her after telling her that she looks a lot like her, especially when she’s focused on analyzing something (And here Faker will look at Byron with just a hint of jealousy, moreover):
🪶 Looking at that photograph Amira smiled: the woman with long black and green hair in a long white coat was in the center of the photograph, with one of her eyes closed in an almost funny expression, by her side were Byron and Faker, on her right and left respectively; Byron was clearly trying to ruffle her hair and perhaps that was why her face was contorted in a grimace, His father, on the other hand, seemed almost his usual self, although upon closer inspection he too seemed to have a grimace on his face, or rather a smile. They were decidedly younger, and in one corner there was a note in neat, rounded handwriting: “Day 1 - Astral Engine Project” 🪶
So let's talk about Faker, her father: did he ever love little Amira?
In reality he never hated her but he never forgave himself for involving Shiroi in the accident that cost her life. So, he becomes distant towards the little girl and then well… what we know what happens.
But I'll let you read an exchange where his true self emerges:
🪶[...] «It's for a little girl who shouldn't have to grow up alone in a world where even her father is a coward.»
«So there's still a heart in there, amidst calculations, suppositions, and a pinch of madness» Byron whispered, proud of his colleague's gesture: yes, she too would have been proud of Faker, he was sure of it. «Will you deliver it to her?»
«I can't.» he whispered. «But I want you to do it. Shiori trusted you enough to tell you who she would entrust her to after our umpteenth argument. I can't touch the child, not after having hurt her mother.»
«Faker… are you sure you’re not being too hard on yourself?» 🪶
During the girl's return to Heartland and his first real meeting with Amira, Faker's unconscious is stirred, seeing her almost as a ghost, but due to the control of "We Know Who" (VECTAAAAAH) she remains only a reflection of him.
Considering the entire period preceding the WDC, we can say that the parent-child ratio is equal to 0: when asked, she reports updates on Haruto's condition, and often, Haruto ends up getting involved in her experiments, driving her completely to the limit. For Faker she is totally his precious instrument except for one moment, in which he seems to return to himself: Tron rages as he duels her (yep Haruto, then Amira, then Kaito… well, Tron had fun with the whole family) revealing her father's identity (confirming the suspicion she had already given her IV days earlier) and, after defeating her, he doesn't hesitate to attack her over and over again. “You don't care about her just like you didn't care about her mother 18 years ago, right, Faker?” forcing the man to beg him to stop.
Now it's Kaito's turn, eh? We could stay here for hours, so I'll keep it short:
with Kaito initially she has a very respectful relationship and even though she initially appears detached, it takes just a few months and a little intervention from little Haruto to change their relationship. Kaito starts to be more accepting of her when she shows him that she can handle herself of course, but in reality he cares about her as much as she does. But Kaito has a personality all his own and she knows it, in fact she happens to contain his Photon Change… while the boy collapses in the laboratory from exhaustion. During the WDC, after Haruto's kidnapping, Kaito gets even closer to Amira more by instinct than anything else and during the Gala he even ends up pulling her away from the gazes that are too focused on her (yes, especially IV’s). From the moment she discovers their relationship, she will slowly begin to open up more and become almost accomplices in everything with a simple look, which will come in very handy in the Zexal II arc, where she will be seen lending him a hand several times.
With Haruto Amira has an immediate and very particular affinity, the child feels safe with her and he slowly starts calling her “Big Sis Amira” even though he doesn’t know the truth, making her feel “at home”. For her part, Amira is very protective with him both before and when she discovers that he is her stepbrother, before knowing about their blood bond, she challenges V to a duel just to try to stop him from suffering, trying to interrupt Tron's ritual after having landed in the middle of it. (V also refuses, seeing the girl injured by the treatments he gave to the two Tenjo brothers, using his power on her to make her collapse after a heated discussion).
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Regarding friends and rivals, Amira is not someone who tends to make many friends, also because her work with Kaito would not allow it for the entire first arc.
As rivals, let's say Droite, but for the simple reason that he considers her "too involved" with Kaito; Tron, but the reason will be obvious and IV… yes, especially during the first season the two tease each other a bit too much, he knows parts of her that she hides, she knows something about him that she could use as a little blade. In short, the duel solves everything, even if afterwards... *coughs*
During Zexal II, however, she becomes particularly attached to Rio, partly because she understands her situation as a "little sister", and partly because the girl reminds her in part of herself when she was younger.
Other people she has ties to are obviously Astral (“people” okay) who helps her understand the origins of her curative, indeed Astral powers, and then V and III: with the first one in particular she collaborates even in a distant way.
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So we need to talk about that sudden cough from earlier.
Yes, she'll be in love with someone.
Absurdly, Amira will start to feel something for IV and it is a very twisted feeling, rivalry and love, moreover reciprocated by the boy, due to their families, their duties as sons, to the feeling of revenge… although Amira is not primarily involved in it, the instinct to protect Kaito and Haruto will put her on Faker's side and therefore against him.
At every meeting, a dangerous spark: subtle and sharp jokes, almost possessive gestures. IV considers her as his “Nightfire beauty”, he often attacks her by calling her with the nickname he gave her years before and when he is near her it is impossible not to end up in some little dangerous game; Amira, for her part, doesn't keep him at arm's length but challenges him in return, as if she were aware that this might annoy not him directly, but those around him (his family). In short, even though she is aware of her feelings, she plays along with the game that IV plays at every meeting they have.
After the end of the WDC, IV'll stay in contact with her and, in fact, will have the opportunity to return to visit her all too often (and here Kaito is very happy, can you see it? He's really jumping for joy.) creating a more stable and less turbulent relationship with her, while still maintaining the right spice... and for the future... actually there's already something about this too... but I'll keep you waiting (tomorrow maybe?) ~
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