While Still Friends

Itsuki's adopted daughter

"Are you afraid to love people, Blitzy? "

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Vexando was totally a thing in the past and no one can convince me otherwise.

pls consider:

>Morando being attracted to Vex’s strength, dedication, and loyalty.

>Vex being attracted to Morando’s might, ambition, and confidence.

>Their relationship grows stronger as they fight side-by-side together as soldiers.  They joined the military around the same time and rose through the ranks together, and have always seen each other as their greatest ally.

BUT

>Vex’s feelings for Morando blind him to Morando’s darker side.  He doesn’t want to believe one of his greatest friends and allies (someone who he’s beginning to realize he has further affections for, and is slowly gaining the confidence needed to act upon) can be so cruel, and so he doesn’t.  Vex makes excuses to himself, reasons that truly Morando couldn’t be who he is (who everyone says he is).  There has to be a deeper, truer reason to Morando’s actions (even when there isn’t).

>It gets to the point where Morando does something major (the cause of his exile by the king and queen).  Vex isn’t informed upon the details, so he still doesn’t completely believe.  Although he begins to (too many events and details have piled up for him not to waver at least a little in his convictions).

>Because of his conflicting emotions over what he wants to believe and what the truth is, Vex decides thinking of Morando is too painful.  He begins to pursue other relationships, and tries forget about Morando.  It would be better to just move on and let go of his feelings than continue with something that cannot end well, he decides.

>While in exile, Morando assumes Vex will remain loyal to him over all else.  After all, they matter more to each other than anything.  That’s how it’s always been.  They’ve fought for each other, not the crown or its cause (or at least that’s what Morando believes).  When Morando returns to claim what is rightfully his, Vex will stand with him.  Of course, he will.  How could he do anything else?

>When Morando hears that Vex has started a family, it breaks him.  He will never admit it, but it does.  He turns his hurt into rage.  This is when his plan to hire the Zeron Brotherhood to take out Vex’s family forms.

>Morando’s plan does work, and Vex agrees to lower the shields for the attack.  Though the fact that he has to promise vengeance for Vex’s family does irk Morando.  He wanted them gone so he could reclaim his rightful place as the sole proprietor of Vex’s affections.

>It infuriates Morando that Vex then chose to protect the royal children instead of joining him too.

>The attack on Coronation Day was the last straw for Vex to truly realize who Morando is, and it breaks his heart.  To an extent, he blames himself.  He wonders if he could have influenced Morando into being different, but, in the end, he has to accept that that was who Morando was.  Still, it takes Vex a long time to recover from his heartbreak and truly move on.

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