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Original Tumblr Post: Lina, Vash, and a Haircut
Lina, Vash, and a Haircut
I love the haircut scene with Vash and Lina. It’s this amazing moment of platonic intimacy, a simple act of care that could have been handed off to anyone, but that Lina wanted to do herself, and that Vash agreed to.
And when she’s done, she takes the cloth that was tied around his neck, pulls it off of him, and buries herself in it.
It’s as if she could bury herself in his essence and keep him there with her. It’s as if she could somehow hide from the fact that he, like so many before in her life, is leaving her, and may not ever return.
It’s a bit of a childish thing to do, but Lina is only 12, and Vash has had such an impact on her life. Not simply by saving her in the last chapter, but just by being there. Just by being a friend and companion, a bit of a guardian who looked after her best interest, a bit of a brother who needed her care.
Vash sees her action for what it is, and he does his absolute best to acknowledge her feelings.
This man has been alive for around 150 years. Two years is barely a blip on the map for him, especially considering how young he still appears to be. But even in that relatively short duration, she and her grandma made such an impact on Vash that it’s unlikely he’ll ever forget it.
If he could stay there forever with them, long enough to watch Lina grow up and grow old, he probably would. It would be a small thanks compared to all she’s done for him. But that’s not in the cards for him. Not now, maybe not ever.
But just because it’s ending, and not in the way either of them wanted, doesn’t mean it wasn’t worthwhile. Maybe those memories will fade in time for both of them, but for now, those memories are everything.