I CAN'T REALLY WRITE A WHOLE ESSAY HERE like I have for some others but.
His feelings on Al can be boiled down to just. A sympathetic sidelong glance and "he... he tries."
He can tell Al's working through a lot of Issues, and it makes him really hesitant to judge Al too harshly as a result. Rean is basically a therapy dog given human form and also anxiety, so naturally, he just wants to help out! And when Al's more stable, he's a nice enough guy!
But there's no doubt he's pretty worried, too. Like... how do you not be. The kid wants a cookie for not murdering people. Like, yes, okay, he'll give you a cookie because that's a small ask, but also NO? MURDER IS BAD? HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPELL THIS OUT FOR YOU FRIEND.
Al... tries. And Rean knows this, and he loves him. But he might also love him while backing away slowly.
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His feelings on Al can be boiled down to just. A sympathetic sidelong glance and "he... he tries."
He can tell Al's working through a lot of Issues, and it makes him really hesitant to judge Al too harshly as a result. Rean is basically a therapy dog given human form and also anxiety, so naturally, he just wants to help out! And when Al's more stable, he's a nice enough guy!
But there's no doubt he's pretty worried, too. Like... how do you not be. The kid wants a cookie for not murdering people. Like, yes, okay, he'll give you a cookie because that's a small ask, but also NO? MURDER IS BAD? HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPELL THIS OUT FOR YOU FRIEND.
Al... tries. And Rean knows this, and he loves him. But he might also love him while backing away slowly.