#uu!flame

thinking about wemmbu’s slow deterioration from flame’s perspective. wemmbu first tracking flame down to his house, spirited and quipping and playing with flame’s dogs after they fight. wemmbu fighting flame in the tournament with a determination to win, and a determination to get stronger after the loss. wemmbu running away in the farlands, more interested in gaining power, more obsessed with chasing it than actually fighting flame, that’s odd. wemmbu finding flame at the old mafia outpost and there is no joy for fighting in her voice, no anticipation to test her blade against flame’s; there is only madness and a complete belief in her superiority. and then there is their reunion after getting unmasked, grim resignation and exhaustion. this is no longer fun. flame found wemmbu, but where is the rival he used to know?

"no matter what, you're always my little brother" "you're my brother too of course" and what if i cried?? huh???? what if i started violently sobbing??????