THEY WERE SUCH A FASCINATING MESS, I say crawling in here ages later as well, gosh.
Shigaraki is precious to Lacus in a way that is different from how she feels about anyone else, even Lobelia despite the fact that Shigaraki and Lobelia started out by hitting into a very similar niche in Lacus' heart.
It's a CR that could really only exist this way because of Lacus' canon-point. If she hadn't been so concerned with figuring out how to be a good ruler, she would have more easily looked Shigaraki in the face and been like 'hey, your way of doing things sucks' - but as it was, he made her realize that people like him are going to be among the people she has to watch over.
Shigaraki came to represent the perfect paradox in her identity as a government official, and she was constantly looking to him as a learning experience. She never did solve the question of how to build a world in which he could be happy, but she's going to keep dwelling on it forever to try and get ever closer. That's the kind of inspiration he gave to her.
While on a personal level, she honestly just found him pretty pleasant? She was initially getting along with him to grill him for info, but soon enough she just got comfortable speaking her mind with him and just shooting the shit.
I think part of her issue with Moravia/Ibuki was honestly that she felt a bit jealous - not of their bond, but of the mere ability to be partial without feeling any guilt about it, lmao. Trying to keep herself mostly objective and non-offensive was really taking more out of her in context of a murdergame than it does in canon.
I really really enjoyed him needling her in the finale and giving her motivation in that. I think that is probably also like... the most fascinating aspect of them? The fact that Lacus can show him her weak side even though he is also someone who prompts her to rise and prove her ideals, in the end.
Lacus doesn't think that she and Shigaraki will ever be able to exist in the same world for too long without it leading to disaster, but she's absolutely going to want to keep contact once he finally surfaces again. He should tell her about the world his allies are building, for starters!!
I think Shigaraki, more than anyone, might also get her venting. Like if there's anyone she'll text "why is board member x such a bitch" to, it's him. She is tired of being nice, ok. But she will not go ape shit, thanks.
THEY WERE REALLY GOOD AND I ENJOYED THEM SO MUCH, it's the most complicated CR we had yet and I am SO PLEASED
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Shigaraki is precious to Lacus in a way that is different from how she feels about anyone else, even Lobelia despite the fact that Shigaraki and Lobelia started out by hitting into a very similar niche in Lacus' heart.
It's a CR that could really only exist this way because of Lacus' canon-point. If she hadn't been so concerned with figuring out how to be a good ruler, she would have more easily looked Shigaraki in the face and been like 'hey, your way of doing things sucks' - but as it was, he made her realize that people like him are going to be among the people she has to watch over.
Shigaraki came to represent the perfect paradox in her identity as a government official, and she was constantly looking to him as a learning experience. She never did solve the question of how to build a world in which he could be happy, but she's going to keep dwelling on it forever to try and get ever closer. That's the kind of inspiration he gave to her.
While on a personal level, she honestly just found him pretty pleasant? She was initially getting along with him to grill him for info, but soon enough she just got comfortable speaking her mind with him and just shooting the shit.
I think part of her issue with Moravia/Ibuki was honestly that she felt a bit jealous - not of their bond, but of the mere ability to be partial without feeling any guilt about it, lmao. Trying to keep herself mostly objective and non-offensive was really taking more out of her in context of a murdergame than it does in canon.
I really really enjoyed him needling her in the finale and giving her motivation in that. I think that is probably also like... the most fascinating aspect of them? The fact that Lacus can show him her weak side even though he is also someone who prompts her to rise and prove her ideals, in the end.
Lacus doesn't think that she and Shigaraki will ever be able to exist in the same world for too long without it leading to disaster, but she's absolutely going to want to keep contact once he finally surfaces again. He should tell her about the world his allies are building, for starters!!
I think Shigaraki, more than anyone, might also get her venting. Like if there's anyone she'll text "why is board member x such a bitch" to, it's him. She is tired of being nice, ok. But she will not go ape shit, thanks.
THEY WERE REALLY GOOD AND I ENJOYED THEM SO MUCH, it's the most complicated CR we had yet and I am SO PLEASED