Now And Then

Now and Then

Well, well, well, what do we have here? I believe that's Gieve's crest! Pictured below:

Okay on second thought definitely not the same one (my memory is Swiss cheese, you understand), but the similarities are there. Maybe it's the manga version of his crest, modified to fit on a quiver? It's not the same crest directly placed unlike Hilmes', so hmm...

Definitely something to keep an eye out for my next rereads— crests!

Thanks @tired-reader-writer for tagging me

1. are you named after anyone?

No. My parents have heard the name and were thinking that it is a beautiful name. But I can say that the names from my partenal sides are all old names or nordic descent.

2. when was the last time you cried?

Last year in December when I had a really rough time and a difficult exams preparation. Thanks to my family that have cheer me up.

3. do you have kids?

No. And I am not quite sure if I want some. In the past I was really sure that I wanted some but actually yeah…not sure.

4. do you use sarcasm a lot

Yes…..totally yes. Maybe because of my job. Sometimes only sarcasm helps xD

5. what sports do you play/have you played

When I was younger I was a swimmer and canoeist. Now I make some sports that I like…I often going swimming and canoing. I make some yoga and play volleyball.

6. what's the first thing you notice about other people

They face and look. I often look them in the face and try to find out how they’re mode is. Job related.

7. what is your eye color?

Green

8. scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings. Live is scared enough. I didn’t need a bad ending in a movie

9. any special talents?

Not really and I am not quite sure if talent isn't something that comes from hard work and practice.

10. where were you born?

Germany

11. what are your hobbies?

Writing, walking and hiking, reading, drawing, listen to music, crochet

12. do you have any pets

Personally not. But my parents have two dogs and my sister and her boyfriend have a dog as well.

13. how tall are you?

5,34 feet I am the little one in my family. Maybe this is why my nickname is Dobby

14. fav subject in school?

History, biology and chemistry

15. dream job?

Archiologist but someone like Indiana Jones.

Although I would also like to do something with wood

Thank you for your answer’s

I appreciate them very much and I also love the odea that he and Narsus are childhood friends and that they often make shenanigans and were up to no good.

For the ask game. May I request 13,17 and 18 for Daryun? If you haven’t done it already. 🩷

Thanks for the ask!! (The game is here is anyone's curious)

13. Your favorite friendship they have: a tie between Narsus and Arslan. For Arslan I see Daryun as a big-brother-mom-friend type and with Narsus it's more of a bickering-besties type relationship, yknow? I love how everyone can be like "wow, Narsus' plans are so cool and brilliant" and Daryun will come in with a "Are we talking about the same person? This asshole? Are we sure he's cool??". Like, that's just the dynamic they have in my head and I love it. Also they were friends when they were younger and I love that.

17. What do you think their first word was? Hmm, not sure actually, I haven't ever thought of that. I can't even remember if they mention who his mother was in the manga but I want to say it was a generic "mama". Or it could be something super patriotic, not sure.

18. How do you think they were as a kid? (Like, were they shy, noisy, wild, etc): a neat freak that hated going outside of his routines. Very disciplined as well. I hc him to have some sort of neurodivergency as well so the routines probably helped him. He was probably terrible at planning things out though and was easily confused by all the court manipulations he probably faced climbing the ranks as he grew up. He was a very responsible, serious kid and people praised him for being mature. Also, I hc that he met Narsus pretty young as well and they were friends as kids.

Thanks again for the ask! Have a nice day :)

Thank you so much. For your nice feedback.

I found it quite difficult to imagen a concrete fear for him. But I think that the fear of heights would quite fit him. I also think that he is not a good swimmer, like you and @tired-reader-writer, and that he is a bit fearful to go deeper into the water but yeah the fear heights fit him as well.

Yeah he don’t like spiders and Kayra or Isfan need to catch them for him. Small ones are not the big deal but big ones….. his face turns completely white and he freezes and then never takes his eyes off the spider.

To be fair... Kayra is terrified of snakes. she hates everything that has no legs. Stupid that the "bad guy" comes in the form of a snake. XD

2 4 and 24 for Shapur? 👀

Thanks for asking me…..

Ooh this are some interesting questions.

2) When I think truly started to like them

Immediately……I first saw him. It was the brief moment when Kahrlan introduced the Marzban at Atropathene. I more like him after the fight with Kubard on the battlefield.

And for a short moment I dislike him after he died……Thanks for that

I must say that I first watched the anime and later read the manga. I am a late blommer when it comes to the heroic legend of Arslan. But when I catched up with the story I even more like him because of the rescue scene in the manga. It love the character even more when I found out that he rescued his little baby brother from the mountains and the death. And I stiln thinking that Shapur is a character with so much opportunities (we were robbed of this opportunities)

4) How many people I ship them with

Not many…….My OTP is still KubardxShapur and I don’t know why but the ship DaryunxShapur is works very well for me

And of course my OC Kayra

So as I say I don’t ship Shapur with many other characters because I think for a relationship he needs another character that can handle his charter traits. On the one hand, that would be Kubard, who keeps challenging him, and on the other hand, Daryun, who brings him down a bit with his way and point of view..

And of course KazaixShapur @tired-reader-writer OC. They both are my absolutely favorite and I adore their relationship so much

24) What do you think is a secret they have that they never told anyone?

Mmmh ok this one is quite tricky…..and I must say that I am not quite sure about this.

Like @innerchorus and @tired-reader-writer I am quite sure that in canon he is not good at swimming but I am not sure if this is a secret.

But I am also sure that he is a fear of heights and that this is something that I wouldn’t tell someone. Imagen Kubard how he would tease him about that.

In my Au he is also afraid of spiders and would keep it a secret.