Ramble about Jindra n Djinns relationship bc I'm shipping hard
Oh boy okay
They met when the boys stopped in her village to get some of their weapons repaired. Jindra was substituting for her father at the smithy that day and she jumped at the chance to do something other than shoeing people's horses or repairing farm tools. Especially since the two did not seem like soldiers and were too fancy-dressed to be bandits or vagabonds, and rich people don't travel on horseback with camping supplies and don't do things that end up with weapons needing repairs, meaning they had A Story To Tell. Naturally they couldn't just tell her everything but being the expert liar that he is, Djinn bullshitted some believable alternate version without mentioning Stefan is a vampire. Of course, seeing her, Djinn got immediately hit with The Straight and him being him, he just had to strike a conversation with her (what can we say, Djinn is a ho and we love him for it 😌) He would hang around while she worked at the forge and although annoying and distracting her from work, she couldn't deny she enjoyed his presence. What can she say, the bastard is adorable (and that goofy smile of his, oh god). She would show the two around the village later, point them toward where they can get a room for however long they need, and for the following few days they kept "accidentally" running into each other and just hung around. After being told the two have dealt with a bunch of mythological beings before, she also directed them toward a local castle ruin haunted by a ghost and saw how they broke the ghost's curse.
After that it was time to move on. Djinn was a little hesitant to leave the village, but agreed after Stefan started getting nervous about being discovered. It seemed like Jindra would be just one of his many acquaintances where the situation seemed promising but nothing ever came of it.
Just before they left, Jindra showed up with a bag ready, saying she's joining them. Djinn was delighted but both he and Stefan were doubtful she would actually stick around, since before this she has never travelled further than the nearest town only a couple kilometers from her village (and Djinn with his previous experience with women where none of his relationships lasted longer than a few months expected her to get sick and tired of him after three weeks too). But she did stay and it turned out that with her along, life got so much easier, especially for Stefan because after learning about his condition Jindra immediately offered her blood as well which made things a lot less stressful for both Stefan and Djinn. And having an actual local to teach them about the folklore, creatures, traditions and everything also prevented a significant number of fuckups. Jindra's Giant Huge Large Horse also comes in handy whenever they need to move something large, though for the first couple months Djinn is not a fan of having Šafránek around ("horses are not supposed to be this big, what even is this thing")
Also fun fact, when joining them, Jindra was convinced Djinn and Stefan are a thing and she was totally on board with entering a polycule and it took about two weeks to explain that they are not. Jindra still occasionally teased them about it, like "you two should totally date" but stopped with the jokes soon, because of Stefan. But she soon came to understand that even though there is no romance involved for Djinn, Stefan is still the most important person in his life and if he ever had to choose between losing her (or any girl) or Stefan for whatever reason, Stefan would always be the priority (apart from life and death situation where Djinn would try to save both even at the cost of his life). And she understands that and is perfectly fine with that. Knowing the whole reason for their travels is to help Stefan and seeing just how much Djinn is willing to sacrifice for a friend is also one of the reasons she fell for him beyond the primary attraction (in Death's words - "there's something utterly adorable about this pretentious piece of shit that tries so hard to get all the attention on himself so that the ones he loves don't suffer"). But it also causes her a great deal of worry because of how much stress Djinn puts himself under. He finds it hard to let his negative feelings show and always wears a convincing mask of confidence and optimism, because he knows it is in Stefan's nature to blame himself for any worries his situation causes. Jindra is someone he can open up to and vent about everything in a healthy way for the first time in almost a year since Stefan became a vampire.
Jindra has her demons too. When she was younger she lost her little sister in large part due to her own mistake, but unlike Djinn talking about it does not help. When it catches up to her every now and then, she prefers to deal with it by herself. Djinn recognizes that look when something haunts her but she does not want to talk about it, he knows people similarly plagued by past mistakes, so whenever one of these moments comes, he will offer his presence and silent comfort.
Aside from that, the two are a menace. You won't hear them use any pet names or sweet words, they mercilessly bicker and tease each other (Stefan too), all three of them argue, fight and call each other a dumb bitch with the utmost love and affection. That's just kinda what happens when one of you is an overly dramatic piece of shit (Djinn) who will sell his soul to fifty different magical entities for shits and giggles and lets them fight for custody, the other will challenge a minor ancient god to a fistfight and the third keeps wandering the forests and getting hunted because the local lord wants the rare white raven in a cage.
Though there was a time, the first couple months after she joined the two in their travels, when Jindra had a bit of a personal crisis. She's a quite strong believer and her beliefs clashed with the way she and Djinn wanted to live (neither of them ever wants to marry, they see it as pointless and want to keep a sense of freedom, and Jindra does not want to give up her last name as she's proud of her family's heritage). But eventually she comes to the conclusion that it doesn't matter, she prays as often as is demanded, celebrates the holidays, when they pass through a village or town she makes sure to visit the church and she literally hunts demons which in her mind should be enough to make up for her sins. Besides, according to the Bible, (if he wasn't a vampire) Stefan, who is one of the sweetest good-hearted people in the world, would go to hell just for loving men, so, screw that (Jindra herself leans both ways a little but did not realize until she met Stefan and learned that Djinn has two mothers because, come on, losing your train of thought when the neighboring farmer's daughter walks past in a pretty new dress is a perfectly normal straight thing to do /s)
