Anonymous Coward · 5mo
Hello! Just for research purposes :> 🥸 How do you perceive Neuvi before he became Iudex? like how do you think he used to act and/or what was his attitude like towards Furina and everything else before he became the Neuvi we know today?
Hehe funny you ask this since I was thinking about this (a comparison of pre-aq, post-aq, and newly awakened neuvi) for a fic concept~
For Neuvi before he became Iudex, I feel like he would be rough, unused to the difference in the world after his death. It would be a large period of adjustment. I like to think that while he was not completely 'feral' he was still centuries behind in culture and human developments. Judging by his joke(?) in Sigewinne's SQ he was rather isolated. I feel like that leads to someone who can be particularly cranky when it comes to first-person human/social interaction. Now add onto it the fact that Pre-Furina fontaine was a mess left by Egeria with nobility in power, he would probably be someone that was hard to get along with,'short' tempered (he is just clipped in tone), and 'arrogant' (he IS a dragon after all). But between all that is a man who is willing to change, learn, and adapt.
If he had not, he would not have been tempted by Focarina's letter. Furina just helped seal the deal when he got there! Now onto how they were. Awkward would be an understatement. Furina only having 100 years to hone her act is still new, especially in front of someone who has an affinity for hydro. In turn, Neuvillette is also bewildered and occasionally annoyed by her over-the-top attitude. They DO NOT understand each other at all. But what I like about NVFR is the fact that they try. It is a slow process where they begin to understand each other. Annoyance, then grudging understanding, turned into gruding respect, then into friendship. It takes months or years to make progress. I also HC that Neuvillette did not start as hating Furina for her status as archon. If he did, the letter would not work in the slightest. Curious is more aligned with what I think. Curious, a bit annoyed at their presumption. Even in his VL, he does not seek revenge, only justice. The man Neuvillette would eventually become will always be there, it was just wrapped up in a protective shell that Furina eventually chipped away.
SORRY THIS IS SO LONG ANON.
