Being Dekโs sparring partner would includeโฆ
Another silly little idea because I got sick and canโt work on my other projects. Enjoy!
... this probably being his father's idea: Njohrr captured you a while ago, but instead of keeping you as a trophy he thought you could be more useful as a punching bag. You couldn't be worse than his weakest son, anyway.
... you being a skilled fighter, which Dek would've never guessed โ you were a human trained by a Weyland-Yutani's special force. You weren't as efficient and strong as a synthetic, but the corporation deemed you above average. And so did Dek.
... this leading Dek to build resentment and frustration towards himself, since defeating you was always quite the challenge: if he couldn't take over you, how would his father expect him to earn his place in the clan?
... Dek sometimes hitting you harder or injuring you more severely than he meant, so Kwei had to intervene to divide the two of you and patching you up afterwards.
... you hearing Kwei scold his little brother afterwards, when they thought you weren't there.
... you noticing the struggle in Dek's eyes everytime you sparred together: to him, he wasn't fighting, nor training โ he was trying, day after day, to convince himself he was worthy enough.
... after some time, you proposing Dek to help him instead of fighting each other. He wasn't interested at first, but after seeing you and Kwei fighting so flawlessly he got intrigued and decided to give it a try.
... him learning quicker than you thought: not because of his adaptability, but because of his determination. And you admired that.
... Dek blaming himself when harder moves weren't perfect at the first try, so you always reminded him that mastering a skill required time, patience and mistakes โ ยซYou don't need to blame yourself, Dek.ยป
... you noticing Kwei watching over the two of you from a distance, especially over Dek: he was proud of his little brother, no matter what. And he would always thank you for teaching Dek to be a better fighter.

















