#killicent

+ a little bit of kiko x millicent (killicent? dunno)

I know I know it doesn’t really make sense but I feel like if soman had actually spent time developing his side characters it would be interesting to see for a few reasons:

Other than the friendship with agatha (can we call it that, it’s like one scene), we don’t really know about any other of kiko’s friends?? I mean, she’s most likely friends with some non-mentioned evergirls because kiko’s cute and bubbly and would probably have friends! ...right?

But we don’t see any of it, so we can’t really know?? And tbh it kinda feels like aggie’s her only friend because nothing else is mentioned.

I mean it’s safe to say kiko wasn’t close friends with the evergirl trio since she wasn’t ever said to be included in their circle (+ mentions of them together are -1 since kiko was kinda >:( at bea for stealing tristan in book 1).

After the war, I feel as though it would be nice for her to develop a connection with the eg trio (everyone’s gotten closer through the death n stuff). This way, even though we can assume kiko has other friends, now we know kiko has friends anndd it’s not just a character that was always there but never mentioned previously that would be probably forgotten if added, it’s the eg trio! Possiblities to even develop these characters more wowow.

And, with war comes many changes (in views, values, maturity,,) kiko befriending the eg trio could be a subtle sign of that change because though soman briefly mentioned it in the handbook, we never actually saw it in any of TCY.

If kiko befriended them, there could be so many great moments man (much potential). First, reatrix could help killicent study so that they’d get to the top of the ranks and not.. morgrify and all.

Mille and kiko can relate and talk to eachother about their worries/troubles of morgrifying and failing!! I dunno, I just feel like it would be sweet for them to be there for eachother because even though reatrix cared, they couldn’t really understand what millie would have been going through.

Could also have potential for some drama (we know soman likes that loll) since kiko did end up getting her grades up, but millie no. Millie could feel terrible for still failling even with her friends’ help (eg trio soft moment comforting millie aw). Annd then kiko feels bad for not having failed (survivor’s guilt?) and they sorta avoid eachother for a little.

But eventually everything gets sorted out when millie runs away! Kiko would have been the only one who millie had told where she was because she felt like she betrayed reatrix. Laving kiko to be the only one she could lean on. They exchange letters, kiko convinces her to join reatrix and help and the awkwardness is left in this past :))

While they’re on their respective missions, the eg quad squad (kiko officially joined the ranks lol) send eachother letters about what’s happened on their quests, bea gossiping about the tagatha wedding and reena saying they should meet up with kiko sometime.

They also send eachother letters even more so often when both quests turn awry and they share suspicions.

Now for the killicent bits, two things:

It would be absolutely adorable if kiko would morgrify herself into a bird/goose or whatever she was to cheer up millidoe when she felt down.

Saved best for last, the fandom could joke about kiko having a type come onnn.