Aurora

FINALLY DONE! ✨️✨️ honestly thought this would take me longer lol

While drawing doctor riddle, i had a thought about what if deuce got injured while working as a magic enforcer and ace had to bring him to a hospital and they accidentally met riddle again. Cue riddle’s disapproving stare.

A continuation of my previous post with Taiga’s question to MC and also a reply to @themostlovelyandlonelyboy because I have a lot to say and I had the same thought!

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If Taiga remembers previous loops/timelines, that would explain why he often acts like he knows more than he's willing (or able) to say. What I find interesting is that Taiga constantly asks MC questions instead of telling her things.

He asks if she wants to live, asks what she thinks, asks what he should do, and even asks if she has a man. If he really does remember previous loops/ timelines, those questions almost feel like he's checking whether this timeline is different from the last one. Is she making different choices? Does she remember anything? Has the future changed? That would also explain all of his pauses ("…"). It's like he's weighing how much he can say without changing something or because he already knows what happens if he says too much.

At the same time, I don't think Taiga is completely hopeless. He's cynical, yes, but he keeps trying. If he'd truly given up, I don't think he'd bother protecting MC over and over again or asking for her input. The fact that he continues to involve her tells me that, despite everything he's seen, some part of him still believes this timeline could be different. That's actually why his affinity 25 line stands out to me: "You're not getting away from me, kitten. You're here till death do us part."

If he has watched MC die countless times, that line becomes heartbreaking. It stops sounding like simple possessiveness and starts sounding like someone who's desperately clinging to the one person he keeps losing.

It would also make his earlier "It doesn't matter, everything's screwed anyway" make more sense. Maybe that's not him saying love is pointless, maybe it's someone who's seen tragedy happen so many times that he doesn't want to let himself hope. Yet despite saying that, he still grows attached to MC.

I also agree that the loop or timeline we play probably isn't the first one. There are too many moments where Taiga reacts as if he's expecting something before it happens, or already knows how certain events play out. Whether that's because of his foresight alone or because he remembers previous timelines is still a mystery, but both possibilities fit his behavior well. If the time-loop/different timelines is 100% confirmed, then MC is the one variable that finally changes the future.

It would fit Taiga's arc if, after countless failed timelines, this is the one where someone finally believes him and that's what breaks the cycle. If it turns out to be true... then his Affinity 25 line: "You're here till death do us part." becomes even more heartbreaking. It wouldn't just be a possessive line but it would be someone who's finally found a timeline where he refuses to let MC go.

Wip

General Lilia so hot, but so hard to draw

I hate this armor, why is it so complex and detailed? 😭🙏

When Taiga asked MC, “You got a man?”, I couldn’t help but wonder if he was trying to gauge whether she was romantically available. Maybe it was an early sign that he was interested in her himself. Before getting emotionally invested or making a move, perhaps he wanted to know if someone else was already in her life.

If his only goal had been to distract or calm MC down because she was under pressure, he could’ve asked literally anything else. But instead, he asked: “You got a man?” (Or another meaning: “A boyfriend?” or “Experience with… you-know-what?” 🛏️)

That doesn’t feel like random teasing to me. His expression also stands out. He isn’t smiling or joking around: He looks serious and focused, which makes the question feel more genuine than playful.

I like how Taiga reacts when MC asks what’s gotten into him if you choose the 3rd option, he actually seems caught off guard before laughing at how flustered she is. Though, he brushes it off with, “Well, it doesn’t matter. Everything’s screwed anyway.”

I interpreted that as: “There’s no point dwelling on relationships when we might not make it out of this.”

And that made me think… if Taiga believes they’re all doomed, why bother letting yourself love someone if you’re just going to lose them? Maybe he avoids getting attached because losing someone would hurt too much. That’s why I loved seeing Taiga slowly open up to MC. It shows how much he trusts her. Elias even said that maybe he’s been waiting for someone to believe him, and I can’t help but feel like MC is the one person willing to do that when no one else will.

Which makes his Affinity 25 voice line hit harder: “You’re not getting away from me, kitten. You’re here till death do us part, whether you like it or not.”

JP ver: "I'm not letting you go, kitten. It's already decided that you'll be here with me until death do us part."

That’s literally a wedding vow.

To me, it feels like his mindset changes. Instead of “What’s the point of loving someone if the world is fcked?” it becomes: “Even if the world is fcked, I still have you. You’re staying with me until death do us part.”

If anything, once Taiga falls for MC, he seems to realize that love isn’t meaningless because death is inevitable, it’s because life is uncertain that he chooses to hold onto the person he loves. Like he seems to believe that love is something worth holding onto even if death is inevitable.

-> Continuation (Taiga x MC with timelines analysis)

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