#draloy

With Drakka though, she just seems so angry and so often shuts down when things get too real.

I can see that both versions of Aloy have the same concerns, insecurities, and trauma… but with Kotallo she seemed to want what she could have with him, and pushed herself to honestly share herself with him, even if it scared her or felt like a betrayal to her divine mission etc.

And with Drakka she just seems so much more tortured and haunted. I know that you fleshed out her reactions/feelings to Drakka a fair bit during his base visit, but it seems at odds with Kotallo’s version of Aloy.

Was there any particularly reason you’ve made Desert Bloom’s Aloy more reserved?

I know you’ve been winging a lot of this but do you have any thoughts on whether it’s a personality thing… a trust thing… anything? 😂

In my mind Drakka is the home she’s always wanted and is desperate to protect it… but I’d much prefer your pov lol

Sorry for the essay! Love your work x

Ah yes, the comparison of Aloy-with-Kotallo vs. Aloy-with-Drakka… This is what I bring on myself when writing two concurrent ships with Aloy (technically three including Avad LOL).

The way I see it, I haven’t made Aloy a different person in Desert Blooms compared to Becoming Whole. She was the same person with the same trauma/concerns/insecurities when she met Kotallo and when she met Drakka. It’s that Kotallo and Drakka are very different people, and the quality+amount of time she spent with each of them was VERY different, so her dynamics with each of them have resulted in relationships that look quite different. 

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horizon forbidden west:

horizon forbidden west:

HAHAHAH I'm so glad you're enjoying him!! Let's pretend he had a conversation with Aloy at some point that went something like this:

Aloy, running back to the base: this better not awaken anything in me

It did

If anyone else wants to enjoy some bi Drakka, you can find him in many places in my AO3 I have fever and the only cure is more Drakka:

Even The Hardiest Desert Blooms Need To Get Wet Sometimes (Aloy/Drakka)

Conditions of Training (Aloy/Drakka/Kotallo)

Finding Something In Common (Aloy/Drakka/Nil)