guys im actually going wild over this. imagine youre sae itoshi and your semi-estranged younger brother is dating a man who looks just like you. and not just any man. another ng11, your rival, one of the only people who comes close to you in terms of skill.
imagine youre rin and youre dating this french guy who MAYBE happens to look a LITTLE like your brother but thats not why youre dating him okay hes like nice or whatever i guess. imagine "accidentally" calling him by a nickname you used to use for your brother.... or maybe just straight up calling him nii-chan and telling him its a cultural thing everyone does it....
imagine youre hugo and your japanese boyfriend keeps calling you brother and talking about how much he hates his brother and how his dream is to dominate defeat his brother and the first time you see a picture of said brother, doing a double take because? that could be your cousin?
theres two versions of this either rin knows what hes doing or it genuinely just happened like that but i think this is most appealing with past codependent saerin who were really close with neglectful parents and rin who is actively seeking out someone to replace sae in his life. ofc this version ends with hugosaerin. obviously.
