Azama cheerfully insults his princess's hair and clothes and general aptitude, and she's like, WHOSE RETAINER ARE YOU ANYWAY? He agrees that he is technically her servant, even though the reason he's her servant is because he rescued her. After a battle, he observes her mourning the deaths of soldiers and is like, w/e, life is fleeting. She's irritated by his callousness and says, then why did you save MY life? He says it was the furious look on her face while she should have been dying. The same face she's making now! The next time a soldier is dying, she tells Azama to save him, and Azama refuses until she flat-out orders him to. In the end, the man dies horribly, with Azama's efforts only prolonging his suffering.
AZAMA: I was just following orders. Orders that I wish I had disobeyed, to be perfectly frank. You're a kind person, but I fear that one day your kindness will be your downfall.
HINOKA: Azama...
AZAMA: --I'm sorry. Of all the things I have said to you...and WILL say to you in the future... I believe that may have crossed a line. May you never lose your fragile innocence.
Quoted because goddamn, I would ship the HELL out of that. I would read that novel. I didn't even have high hopes for this interaction. 5/5
In the S support Azama waltzes into her bedroom without waiting for permission, because why would he need permission to enter his future wife's bedroom? She cackles in disbelief. He explains that he knows everything about her, knows that she respects him, knows that he's the only one here strong enough for her, and she's the only one interesting enough for him. "I don't know why it didn't occur to me before!" She is reluctantly impressed to be receiving the MOST ARROGANT MARRIAGE PROPOSAL OF ALL TIME, and accepts. But he has no idea what he signed up for...!
A LOT of that support was quotable. I really had to restrain myself.
AZAMA/HINOKA
AZAMA: I was just following orders. Orders that I wish I had disobeyed, to be perfectly frank. You're a kind person, but I fear that one day your kindness will be your downfall.
HINOKA: Azama...
AZAMA: --I'm sorry. Of all the things I have said to you...and WILL say to you in the future... I believe that may have crossed a line. May you never lose your fragile innocence.
Quoted because goddamn, I would ship the HELL out of that. I would read that novel. I didn't even have high hopes for this interaction. 5/5
In the S support Azama waltzes into her bedroom without waiting for permission, because why would he need permission to enter his future wife's bedroom? She cackles in disbelief. He explains that he knows everything about her, knows that she respects him, knows that he's the only one here strong enough for her, and she's the only one interesting enough for him. "I don't know why it didn't occur to me before!" She is reluctantly impressed to be receiving the MOST ARROGANT MARRIAGE PROPOSAL OF ALL TIME, and accepts. But he has no idea what he signed up for...!
A LOT of that support was quotable. I really had to restrain myself.
Support: APPROVED!