Ooof. Okay, so, I read the thing on the nano website about Tano growing fond and /fond/ of Lorit. Does Lorit reciprocate the feelings, even just a little, or does he only care about his job?
okay it came through this time and im so hyped with this question!!!!Â
the simple answer? yes, lorit does. and that’s the big problem.
the long answer? lorit stays away from people unless he needs to be around them, because it’s best for business. keeps him out of the main cities, so the god’s and spirit’s don’t have any preconceived notions for him when he’s hunting.Â
also helps that he has a general distaste for people, also because of his line of work. he’s done hunts for some truly selfish and pointless reasons. you can only kill a god for their racks before you start hating humanity as a whole. he knows how cruel his kind can be, and finds it distasteful even as he actively plays into that role.
and then he meets tano. and at first, tano is an easy way into the forest, an easy wayy to find the forest god without putting himself at risk of being eaten by the wolves or anything like that. but tano has a wonder for the world that most humans don’t have any more, he’s got joy and love and heart that lorit hasn’t seen in a long time, if ever.
it’s almost impossible not to be taken in by tano. especially after tano starts to be more affectionate. the thing about this world is that it’s very harsh, very rough. there’s not a lot of moments to find comfort in. but tano is warm comfort with a sharp edge. someone that can take care of himself, and still look at lorit (who’s just as harsh and rough and fractured as the rest of this awful world) and see something worth being soft around.
so lorit absolutely falls for tano. and it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to him, because he has a job to do. because he’s lied about his profession this whole time and if tano only knew some of the things that lorit’s done!
lorit is a man that’s never felt guilty over his line of work, because it’s a job and he’s just doing it to get paid. but then tano comes along, and the wolves come along, and lorit falls for tano in a way he’s never fallen for anyone before, and suddenly killing that forest god feels like the worst sort of sin.
it’s a messy situation, all the way around. lorit would like to just go back to hunting hare spirits out in the country side, thanks.