if you think a reblog is abt Auron, it probably is

The first time we hear Auron, he's giving Mark an absolute bollocking down the phone- he's not just angry, he's cruel, he's uncompromising, he's confrontational. For a lot of characters, this would be his defining character moment- just another ruthless asshole ceo.

Which makes what happens next important- speaking to Trish, and then to Rook. His demeanor shifts, not totally, but he's much more neutral. He's cold with them, and a little snarky, but immediately we establish that, while Auron can be a cruel master to those that piss him off, he's not like that with people who haven't done anything to him. To those he's closer to (Trish) and to strangers (Rook), he's perfectly cordial, if a bit distant.

That, to me, is a far more interesting and tolerable instance of the tsundere archetype than 'guy who is a total asshole to everyone all the time no matter who they are and what they've done'.

What I *didn't* realise until today, is that the same fucking thing happens with Faust's introduction.

We're introduced to Faust when he storms into Auron's office, picks a fight, and calls Rook (a stranger, someone who hasn't done anything to him) a peon.

Again- usually an establishing character moment. Bratty entitled twink, tick off the character archetypes.

This is subverted, less immediately, but in his first solo audio, with his barista audio. He is far more cordial with them, also a bit distant, but far from the hostility he showed Auron and the classist condescension he showed Rook (the implication being imo, that his dismissal of Rook wasn't because he saw them as being beneath him, but because they're an extension of Auron in his eyes. It's still a dick move, but it's more of a matter of Rook getting caught in the splash damage of his frustration at Auron, rather than Faust being an asshole to a stranger for no reason).

His pettiness with regard to his coffee order is not because of entitlement, but because he's worried that the Barista is a stalker fan, and he wants to protect his privacy. Again; Faust is not an asshole to people with no reasons. Those reasons might be petty and unjustified, but he's a character with internal logic and flaws, rather than just a mean-spirited one-liner machine.

Idk. Even if it is just the same narrative trick twice, I don't think Yuuri can be accused of repetition given it took me a year and a half to notice lol.