#rakhsh

any way, blade and rakhsh. this was spontaneous so I'm not sure where I'm going with them yet BUT little hc's because hc's are always nice

• rakhsh grew up around a lot of children(siblings/cousins/nieces and nephews from his older cousins/etc etc.) which made him gain the talent of realizing what someone wants without them actually voicing their want.

• blade is mostly quiet, a man of (very) few words, so rakhsh just subconsciously uses that talent of his to figure out what blade wants

• a brief brush of his hand? he's already holding blades hand and pulling him closer. a subtle glance when rakhsh is video calling azar? rakhsh is pulling blade into the video frame and introducing the two.

• both of them are quite stoic and quiet but between the two rakhsh is (probably) more vocal. (about his needs, wants, dreams, etc)

• even if he doesn't care about scarring or blemishes, rakhsh cares a lot about wounds and healing. poor guy learned blade's immortal the (very) hard way, which involved a lot of tears.

• would take relationship advice from Azar since they dated a large variety of people but would ultimately do everything opposite of the advise azar gave him because he's a scoundrel. (and because he covered up more than a few failed dates from their parents but we don't need to talk about that)

• rakhsh was actually quite fascinated by the kintsugi done on blade's sword, causing their actual first conversation and interaction with each other.

• is actually quite relieved that blade is immortal since he has a lot of unresolved attachment issues since he never had friends of his own when he was a kid (I'd elaborate on that on another episode of the siblings' childhood)

• rakhsh's imagination ran WILD the first time he saw the stellaron hunter wearing a suit and tie (mine did too) let's just say rakhsh wasn't too happy about the instant self-healing blade had

• both are horrid with words, physical touch and acts of service are mostly their thing (the latter mostly done by rakhsh)

• blade's memory is failing him cause of the mara but like, I don't know how to say it, you know how pets act guarded around their owners for a few seconds when they were gone for an extended amount of time before melting? yeah that's blade

• when sleeping next to each other rakhsh'd absentmindedly trace words from his mother tongue on blade's body with his fingertips.

• azar braids flowers into rakhsh's hair, rakhsh in turn learned this from azar and braids flowers into blade's hair, no one is allowed to talk about it.

• the siblings don't really do double dates with one of their partners being an intergalactic criminal and the other being a proud soldier/captain. not that they'd kill each other, it's just awkward.

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THIS IS ACTUALLY SO WHOLESOME

That was actually a thing for many, if not all, persian warriors. Their horse was everything to them. Their horse was what gave them a great edge in battle and was their most trusted companion as they traveled vast expanses of earth to conquer and take revenge. Warriors on horses were always the highest ranked ones whereas the lower ranks were foot soldiers and easily expendable.

The ancient Persians loved their horses so much they were actually named after them! For example, Lohrasb, a name for men, means ‘owner of a fast horse.’ Or Gashtasb, another male name, means ‘owner of a ready horse’. Or ‘Tahmasb’ means ‘owner of a strong horse’. Notice that ‘asb’ at the end of the names? It means ‘horse’ in Persian.

But the most famous horse tale in Persian folklore is ‘Rakhsh’ رخش, the beloved horse of Rostam, the greatest and strongest hero of them all.

When rostam was just a child, he was so big and strong that ordinary horses could not stand his sheer weight. But then came Rakhsh. A red and white stallion. Rakhsh actually chose Rostam. Whenever someone else approached Rakhsh, its mother would scare them away. But apparently Rostam was the right one for Rakhsh.

I mentioned that rakhsh primarily shows affection through physical touch, coupled with argenti's very, very very, very affirmative words (it was necessary) these two are insufferable to look at.

rakhsh has a hard time processing and accepting words of affirmation since he overthinks whatever someone says to him to the point where he thinks they're just trying to butter him up.

argenti takes his time with rakhsh, even offering for him to be as clingy as he wants.

some nights they'd just be laying down, facing each other with their hands interlocked. argenti would slowly and quietly compliment the other, for very insignificant things before slowly getting a bit bolder and giving him praise for things such as his swordsmanship, family orientation, etcetera etcetera. and rakhsh is very fidgety, I've mentioned it before, I think. so when he slowly starts doubting the genuineness of the other's words, he'd unconsciously start squeezing his hand, and when he does so, argenti easily picks it up and starts reaffirming his words and even going as far as bringing up reasons for why he thinks in such way.

anyways they're wholesome I love them 🐙

in the current timeline; that lack of friends didn't bother him much until he lost azar and now he pushes himself to make friends, to make his sibling proud if not for his own self.

in alternative universe; the lack of friends doesn't affect him since he still has his sibling but does occasionally try to strike up conversations and making friends just for the fun of it

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Rakhsh : what do you mean? do you want me to what, find queer shipwrecks? catch gay fish?

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(basic atk) iron and thorns: [single target] Deals imaginary DMG equal to 50%(100% max) of Rakhsh's ATK to a single enemy.

(skill) may the tides guide your way: [blast] Deals imaginary DMG equal to 80%(160% max) of Rakhsh's ATK to a target enemy and imaginary DMG equal to 40%(80% max) of Rakhsh's ATK to enemies adjacent to it. has a 100% base chance to inflict trial on the enemy target.

(skill (enhanced)) escape the swamp of the void: [AoE] deals imaginary DMG equal to 100%(200% max) of Rakhsh's ATK to all enemies with a 100% base chance to inflict trial on all enemies. If Rakhsh is inflicted with any debuff, a random debuff (DoT included) currently placed on Rakhsh will immediately transfer to the enemy target and if the debuff is a DoT deals DMG equal to 50%(100% max) of Rakhsh's ATK.

(ultimate) for the shore guardian vowed; protect, not harm: [impair] enters memoryscape. when in the memorscape, inflicts all enemies with repudiation and enhances Rakhsh's skill for 3 turns. this duration reduces by 1 at the start of Rakhsh's every turn. enemies in the memoryscape will be taunted. when an enemy in the memoryscape attacks Rakhsh, they will be inflicted with a random debuff.

(talent) descendant of Pari: [Enhance] when attacked, enemies will be inflicted with trial when the enemy target is trialed they have their SPD reduced by 10%(20% max) and DEF reduced by 5%(10% max) for 3 turns. when in memoryscape decreases the effect RES of all enemies by 7.5%(15% max) and increases all units' effect hit rate by 20%(40% max). also, while in memoryscape, when allies inflict enemies with DoT, Rakhsh inflicts them with the same type of DoT and it's damage would be 25%(50% max) of the original DoT.

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