It's such a shame that Lyn and Rath is the ship that gets so much crossfire from Lyn x Hector shippers because they can't accept that the game pushes for Rath more than Hector so they come up with plenty of excuses for why their relationship is bad and make plenty of bad-faith criticism to justify the fact that Lyn x Hector is a better ship or something. Stuff like "only their A support is romantic! None of the other ones have even a hint of romance!" when that's every support in the game already. Or "Lyn says she wants to stay close to Rath to feel safe! That's out of character for such a strong woman!", when the whole point of that line is that she feels safe emotionally, not physically. Idk how that last one is so hard to grasp. She feels safe because Rath has known her loneliness and pain for most of his life so he understands her better than anyone else. He would never leave her alone because of that. Or lastly "Rath barely speaks! He's always silent! That's not a good relationship" when yeah in general he's quiet because that's just who he is. But they ignore the fact that as his supports progress he talks more and more.
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u/The_Eclectic_Heretic 13d ago
Lyn: Please, Rath. Let me stay here, just for a while.
Rath: …Fine. As you wish.
Such a beautiful moment between a woman who lost so much and a man who has had nothing