someone on tiktok brought up the headcanon that leorio and kurapika have kids and name them pairo and pietrio, im gonna talk about why i disagree [semi rant oopsie https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😝" title="Squinting face with tongue" aria-label="Emoji: Squinting face with tongue">]

first of all /lh because its a fucking headcanon its not this deep but anyway

the reason i like leopika so much is because i put so much faith into the idea that they work together since they bring out the best in each other, and that includes, imo, moving on +

from past traumas. theyre both understandably very hung up on the driving forces behind everything they do: the deaths of their friends/family.

i feel like if they were to both reach a point in life where they were living comfortably together and having kids, +

the last thing they would want to do is call out the names of their dead loved ones every day. the appeal of them being together is that they also heal together!! leorio pushes kurapika to prioritize himself and finally recover, while kurapika supports leorio in his goals.

tl;dr: i really hate tropes like this because characters have usually spent FAR too long mourning, seeking revenge, and having little to no help. it makes no sense to me to heal with them help of a friend or partner and then constantly remind yourself of the past

pay tribute to the dead but you really dont have to names your kids after them!!

what was the fucking point of this thread i wish i would just shut up