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"*I will never leave you, but I will **always** wait for you.*"
―Srijan to Josie after his proposal

Srijan Aster
Josie Aster

**Trope** is the canonical relationship between Srijan and Josie.

## Canon

### Meeting

Josie and Srijan met during one of his trips to Taraxacum. This was following the events of Quinn's kidnapping. He demanded that the soul stone be given to him, and Sunny, Sadie, and Josie found themselves temporarily working together to keep the soul stone safe and protect Taraxacum from Srijan. Josie convinced the others to let her approach and confront Srijan on her own, and after realizing that in the short term, their goals coincided, she handed over the soul stone and betrayed Sadie and Sunny. Satisfied, Srijan left.

### Growing Closer

Srijan and Josie did not speak much after that, and every time they did, it was always a result of Josie seeking him out and asking to assist him. He refused her attempts each time, sometimes he would send her on impossible missions to keep her out of his hair. One of these, she failed, and he berated her before commenting that "she couldn't do anything right." The task in question was keeping Clarkie alive. She fully intended to do so regardless of what he said, though Clarkie was killed by Svjetlo, who would have easily overpowered Josie.

Frustrated with her, Srijan ignored her for a long period of time before finally responding to another one of her requests after she sought him out. Having revived Clarkie, he finally gave her a task: to organize something to allow him to steal his sister's Eudoras. In turn, she organized a memorial for Quinn, who had passed between events. The trick was successful, and Srijan was able to steal both Aicusa's and Annette's Eudoras.

Following this successful endeavor, Srijan began believing that Josie could be of more use if her loyalty to him was absolute. He noticed her admiration for him growing, and he began using that to his advantage. He manipulated her and began acting charismatic, causing her to gradually and genuinely fall in love with him. He played along with this for several months. They spent more time together, having meals together, dancing with one another, and simply speaking more often. He often had to comfort her as well. And as more time passed, he found that he himself had begun falling.

### Confessing

Following one late night waltz in the ruins, the two sat down and Srijan confessed his feelings by simply stating that he believed that he had fallen in love with her. Josie brushed it off at first and explained that she believed that she loved Srijan as a friend. He pushed it further, knowing that wasn't the case. With a little nudge from him, she was able to recognize her feelings and accept his.

### The In-Between

Throughout their entire relationship, Josie doubted his true feelings toward her after he confessed to have originally been using and manipulating her at the start. Though despite her doubts, Srijan worked every single time to dispel her worries and prove to her that he truly did love her. Eventually, she began to trust him. The two spent most of their time on their own, but they would always make time to go on small outings or meet at the ruins to dance. During Josie's ascension to divinity, Srijan took care of her and watched over her when her demonic form manifested for the first time.

The two stayed together throughout it all. There were a few times where both were on the brink of death and likely would have died if not for the other. During Josie's coronation, when Ormr poisoned her, Srijan rushed to her room and fed her water from the vial, which saved her. He then acted as her second in command following her taking over Alrasid, advising her and offering her whatever support he could. Shortly before he proposed, Josie requested that they took a break. Due to her mental state and other complications involving Max, she was unsure of what she wanted her future to hold.

Following Max's death, Josie reconnected with Srijan and apologized, saying she was in a much better mindset. The two continued their relationship.

### The Proposal

On May 7th, Srijan invited Josie out to dinner in the ruins that they had first danced in. He ensured that everything was perfect, he organized their dance to the first song that they had waltzed to, and had scattered candles and rose petals around the area. Using Aicusa's eudora, he created a ring, studded jewels of silver, red, and black wrapped the silver band. A red rose sat in the middle, the center of it being a sparkling diamond. He also collected a bouquet of daisies from the daisy field that they had their first official date in. After the dance he proposed to her, she accepted, and the two spent the rest of the night simply reminiscing and talking.

## Trivia

* They're nicknamed "trope" instead of "Jrijan" because they follow the "enemies to lovers" trope.
* Despite genuinely loving her, Srijan understands that his status relies on his relationship with her, so he manipulates her to keep her in love with him and to ensure she follows his ideals.

### Typical Dates

* Sparring
* Working
* Drinking and talking
* Massacring villages on Earth
* Dancing
* Ice skating