Shark likes Selenia and admires him a lot. At first, as he told Selenia, he found the guy kind of scary and intimidating. But now Selenia seems like a really nice older brother type (he would never say this to Selenia considering which Coral he replaced by arriving, he has some tact) and he kind of just wants to impress Selenia or get his approval. That's not his only motivation at all, and it's not even a primary one, but it's there.
There's a character, Izaya, in Shark's canon that Shark trusts and relies on at one point who is a total manipulative asshole. Shark thinks he's a great guy though! Shark, likewise, thinks Selenia is a great guy. The difference is Shark is a little more... aware of people then canon Mikado is. For whatever reason Shark is actually a lot less dumb about people and their moods and their motives--something canon Mikado can be sharp about but usually not involving those he's close to.
Though Shark doesn't yet see anything wrong or bad with Selenia at all. He may never. He may learn things about Selenia and still like him, because he's Shark. But the main thing Shark sees about Selenia right now that he'd probably miss with memories, is that Selenia is... really a closed book to him. This might go over Mikado's head, but to Shark, the fact that Selenia is kind, warm, caring, has many sweet, fun, cute facets, is made more interesting because he's also a bit mysterious and unreadable in a way. Shark finds that kind of cool and neat and it adds to Selenia's Older Brother Figure to Look Up To, but also makes Shark want to get to know him more.
Also Selenia wants to fight the darkness and Shark is okay with this goal. Selenia has a mission, Shark feels a coinciding hatred for the darkness, it gives them yet another thing, something deeper and more meaningful, to bond over. Not that wanting wings or having fun conversations isn't fine with Shark, because it's those nice moments that make him truly, genuinely like Selenia and unquestioningly believe in him as a nice guy.
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There's a character, Izaya, in Shark's canon that Shark trusts and relies on at one point who is a total manipulative asshole. Shark thinks he's a great guy though! Shark, likewise, thinks Selenia is a great guy. The difference is Shark is a little more... aware of people then canon Mikado is. For whatever reason Shark is actually a lot less dumb about people and their moods and their motives--something canon Mikado can be sharp about but usually not involving those he's close to.
Though Shark doesn't yet see anything wrong or bad with Selenia at all. He may never. He may learn things about Selenia and still like him, because he's Shark. But the main thing Shark sees about Selenia right now that he'd probably miss with memories, is that Selenia is... really a closed book to him. This might go over Mikado's head, but to Shark, the fact that Selenia is kind, warm, caring, has many sweet, fun, cute facets, is made more interesting because he's also a bit mysterious and unreadable in a way. Shark finds that kind of cool and neat and it adds to Selenia's Older Brother Figure to Look Up To, but also makes Shark want to get to know him more.
Also Selenia wants to fight the darkness and Shark is okay with this goal. Selenia has a mission, Shark feels a coinciding hatred for the darkness, it gives them yet another thing, something deeper and more meaningful, to bond over. Not that wanting wings or having fun conversations isn't fine with Shark, because it's those nice moments that make him truly, genuinely like Selenia and unquestioningly believe in him as a nice guy.
Reverse~? What does Selenia think of Shark?