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AND follow up inspired by this beautiful beautiful fic inspired by this art archiveofourown.org/works/46150348
#trigun #wv

believing he's Mr. Allo Everything. Vash has just lived a tragic and long life, leading to the cautiousness we see on his exterior.

I encourage everyone to read/reread Trimax with this lens, but also look for the subtext of Vash's yearning.

realistic and human way. I'd argue Trigun is one of the easier stories to relate to the characters, Vash especially. The non-human character being the most human.

That all said, Vash's quiet assertion, emotional intelligence, and need for human connection are what have me

Trigun starts as its publication as a shonen, yet Vash is written maturely for the genre. When Trimax is published, this maturity is doubled down.

Despite Trigun's larger-than-life setting, fantastical elements, and action, the characters are written in such a --

Vash and Nightow's writing is very "show, don't tell" to the point where we as readers have to have a good amount of skill to read subtext. (I love this sort of writing btw).

Vash's quiet assertion showcases one of Vash's best qualities - emotional intelligence. --

calls him out on it or we have subtle paneled moments of Vash grabbing for and initiating contact with Meryl. Arguably his two most loved living people in Trimax.

The development of both relationships show Vash being what I like to call, "quietly assertive." --

he's celibate. He's a character that we see be selfless to a fault, but also selfish to a sin.

Vash desperately wants human connection. While cautious about it, there are little moments of desperation and greediness that we see from him. It shows up best when Wolfwood --

make him feel more "othered."

Let's call it his mid-point of his life, but it's here that I think he stop allowing himself committed relationships and completely switched to casual encounters only, for the above reasons mentioned.

I don't think he's a virgin. I don't think --

It's the losses and buildup of guilt that we see a shift in his later years.

I think he got scared when he found out he couldn't age with his partners. I think he lost quite a few important people at this phase of his life. I think the scars were starting to accumulate and --

sexual encounters and committed relationships. (I almost wonder if he was married at one point lol). While he has experienced some loss in by his 20s and 30s, I think the lack of knowledge that he doesn't age would have him trying to connect with humanity wholly. --

romantic and a human being with sexual desires. How he lives his life and interacts with those around him lend him to those wants.

As in life, we all go through seasons of ourselves, Vash is no exception.

I see a young adult Vash being more adventurous and open, both in --