#plotarmor duo

Schparata (Saps x Schpood), in my opinion, is less about the “omg yaoi” and more about their interesting dynamic. Their teamup initially one of convenience before gradually becoming something genuine the more they stuck around. It’s Schpood keeping Saps on his side, it’s the hours they spent hanging out with one another in Westhelm, it’s Schpood finding out Saps plans to take out Fluixon and Schpood trying to get there before Flux died, to be there for Saps. It’s about a mediator trying the peaceful path and it failing miserably, then turning to war when a powerful nation needing a reason to fight finds him (“To war Schpood!”). It’s Saps leaving Westhelm for Pandora after his innocence was proven, yet they both yearn to see the other again. Not for some dumb political meetings - those are boring, they just want to be around them, enjoy their company. It’s wondering when did this happen, I was just using them at first, our relationship was transactional, but why did us going our own ways hurt?

It’s also about handling the loss of the many loved ones by being there for each other. Saps watched the people he cared about like Jophiel, Fluixon, and Turntapp die because of his inaction (for Flux it’s not realizing his plans before it’s too late) while Schpood saw Owo, 5pyder, and Sheep die for his nation (and maybe for him too). In a world where half the population died in battle and many people struggling to deal with the losses, they could be each other’s comfort, someone to talk with about their past, the people who died for them to be alive, and to find ways to walk ahead together…