. I think at least part of it has to do with skill level - they're both way beyond average in a lot of skill categories - it's not just that (for instance) she knows that he's *willing* to take her out if she loses it, it's that she knows he *can*.
I know we've discussed this over and over, and I can never have enough of this discussion - for me it's heartbreaking that this option even exists (that either of them might lose it); but I think it's incredibly important for both of them that the other is perfectly capable of taking them out. I think that's also ultimate love - I won't let you turn into your own worst nightmare, I won't allow you to do damage and kill innocent people (basically, I will be able to let you go, because I know that's what you would choose.)
When it comes to how this trust was built in the first place - we don't have a backstory, but mostly the general idea (he was sent to kill her and for some reason he made a different call), so I'm running on my own (and yours, and those of other people) headcanon(s); I think he is the one to make the first step in that direction, show some form of honesty to her, and also, that he isn't afraid of her. That he sees her like a person, and not one of her roles. In training, for example, he isn't afraid to challenge her, intelectually, emotionally or physically, and I think she responds to that. As someone said, he offers the stability to her and in wake of that stability and grounded-ness she is safe to redefine herself; and that prompts trust and loyalty on her part.
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I know we've discussed this over and over, and I can never have enough of this discussion - for me it's heartbreaking that this option even exists (that either of them might lose it); but I think it's incredibly important for both of them that the other is perfectly capable of taking them out. I think that's also ultimate love - I won't let you turn into your own worst nightmare, I won't allow you to do damage and kill innocent people (basically, I will be able to let you go, because I know that's what you would choose.)
When it comes to how this trust was built in the first place - we don't have a backstory, but mostly the general idea (he was sent to kill her and for some reason he made a different call), so I'm running on my own (and yours, and those of other people) headcanon(s); I think he is the one to make the first step in that direction, show some form of honesty to her, and also, that he isn't afraid of her. That he sees her like a person, and not one of her roles. In training, for example, he isn't afraid to challenge her, intelectually, emotionally or physically, and I think she responds to that. As someone said, he offers the stability to her and in wake of that stability and grounded-ness she is safe to redefine herself; and that prompts trust and loyalty on her part.
LONG STORY SHORT - FEELS, I HAS THEM.