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Guys new headcanon just dropped:

Rimbaud has never really been a fan of people touching his hair. He doesn’t even let anyone but himself cut it.

But, when he’s stressed, he likes to braid it. It helps keep him busy.

Now, what if Verlaine happened upon Rimbaud doing this one day, and wanted to learn how to braid too.

Rimbaud teaches Verlaine how to braid, and Verlaine starts wearing braids in his hair regularly. (Even after Rimbaud’s death, despite it reminding him of what he lost.)

It is just like how he hangs on to the hat Rimbaud gave him. It helps him to establish his own identity a little bit. It also gives him a quiet way to honor Rimbaud’s memory.

XD

I think the whole debate over Chuuya being the clone or not is kind of dumb.

The reason Asagiri never out right states that Chuuya isn’t the clone in Stormbringer is because it gives you the uncertainty that Chuuya feels. The scar is solid evidence, but not solid enough. Chuuya doesn’t remember how he got it so he technically can’t be 100% sure that he’s the original, but that’s the point. The whole point is that it doesn’t matter. It’s his body and his mind no matter what his origin is. Before the scar is even mentioned it’s established that Chuuya has accepted that he’s human. The whole damn book tells you him and Verlaine are humans no matter if they’re possibly clones or not. It was never about them being clones, it was about their humanity.