prev is why I'm desperate for a Velkleya spin off where Vel and Kleya both get their happy ending with one another
right i do see the vision. i think this is fundamentally an excellent basis for velkleya especially one that doesn't ignore or sideline velcinta
however to me vel and kleya have at their core different ideas of what a happy ending is. vel would sacrifice anything for the people she loves, because for her those relationships and the joy and safety they bring are the most important thing. her reasons for fighting are legitimate and deeply woven with who she is, but she has a vision of a happy ending beyond the fight. so much of her happiness is tied to her relationships and the meaning she places on them, even within the fight. that's the nature of her relationship with cinta
kleya is the fight. that's where her meaning comes from. she's shown to feel very deeply for people around her, even ones she's not close to, but those relationships don't have independent meaning separate from the fight. that's the difference between her and cinta - ultimately, cinta sees vel as something worth choosing beyond the rebellion. kleya doesn't have that kind of devotion, and that would make both her and vel miserable
i think kleya works so well with mon because they both put the fight at the centre of their lives. mon is shown repeatedly as willing to sacrifice the people she loves when they don't align with her greater cause. relationships are still deeply important to her, she puts value on them outside the fight, and they bring her independent happiness. but they're still swayed by the fight - for example, I don't think she would be willing to sacrifice vel's life in a way equal to how she did leida's, simply because vel sees the world the way mon does, and mon's able to love her more fully as a result. much like kleya, loving someone and finding happiness with someone is tied to sharing devotion to a greater cause that's equal to or above devotion to each other. any happy ending would exist as part of that. vel, on the other hand, will devote 9-5 monday-friday to a greater cause, then come home and hold her beloved's cinta's hand
