Bookman Jr. vs his personas

tintes-sirds:

_{So I’ve been thinking about Lavi’s personas a lot. And in my understanding it works like this – there is the Core (the real him, the original, the one who he was when Bookman accepted him as his apprentice) and then there are 49 Masks he has created.}

_{Each Mask is a little different from previous so he gives them different names. They are created for the exact purpose masks usually are – to hide behind. They are his shield. Anyone who’d mean to get close would have to go through a Mask first.}

_{But here’s the kicker – those Masks are not created from thin air. Every human has a multifaceted character/soul/heart. The Core is the same. But to make the Masks stronger against impacts, make them fit better and thus – cover him better – he infuses every single one with little bits of himself. One might contain more bitter and sarcastic pieces of Core (like Deak), one might lean towards flirting and joking (Lavi), etc..}

_{And what if this infusing costs him?} 

_{What if every time he makes a new Mask, the Core loses a part of himself?} 

_{What if he’s left with holes in his heart that he can never fill up again and lonely emptiness surrounding him, even when guarded by 49 shields?}