Part Of The Family

and it’s INSANE how much info you just are never told/is never brought up/never is discussed on the pub side of SOR. like there’s so much missing context )even for the jedi knight) that playing the pub side of it feels EMPTY??? it’s so weird. like you miss so much of the minutiae

thematically and narratively, it makes sense that Arcann and Senya would accompany you to take the Eternal Throne--but i really do prefer having Lana and Theron instead.

the two people who've been fighting against the Sith Emperor alongside you since Shadow of Revan. the two people who've witnessed the massacre of Ziost with you. the two people who worked tirelessly to find you when you were hauled away in carbonite in Zakuul. the two people who helped built up the Alliance from the ground up and put their faith in you to lead them to victory.

and, it will never not drive me up the fucking wall that theron is as popular as he is because he's a love interest, and for the content of his romance route. and it will never not drive me up the wall the fanon characterization of him being stupid or unthinkingly reckless it makes me want to grab people by the shoulders and scream that theron shan is a man who makes a lot of insane decisions that look, on the surface, like carelessness, but are actually so intentional.

theron's got a fierce independent streak. he makes his choices based on what he thinks the right thing to do is, not necessarily the practical or safe thing. he's not the sort of person who will forsake or sacrifice others for the Greater Good. he doesn't compromise when it comes to other people.

theron has had to depend on himself for most of his life. he was raised by a guy who refused to ever see the person standing in front of him, only some legacy that theron was meant to live up to, or an obligation to a former pupil. no fucking wonder he's got attachment issues and is not a team player usually. but he can be, and he has been, even before we meet him.

and even though his background would completely understandably make him the kind of person that doesn't bond to others and prefers to go it alone, he does connect with people. very much so. he goes out of his way to help teff'ith - even when she really wishes he wouldn't - because he cares. he cares so deeply.

theron charges headlong into danger, not because he doesn't know the risks or thinks himself invincible, but because he believes someone's gotta, so he's going to.