[ that he's like a princess and he's not much like a knight. Lupin doesn't really think of himself as a knight, exactly, but if he has to slot himself into a fairy tale archetype, he'd rather be the hero who comes to the rescue in the nick of time. The root of all this isn't fairy tales, though; he's just embarrassed about how Cairngorm only knows him as a weak human who constantly needs their help. They're always saving him and seeing him fail. Certainly, they're not much of a princess, either - but he likes them the way they are. ]
Where I'm from, I'm famous for what I do. The peerless, dashing gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, bamboozling the cops and sweeping fair maidens off their feet - that's me. Since I showed up here, though, all you've seen is the Lupin who gets bitten by werewolves and cursed by broken mirrors. [ a sigh; he rubs his nose, a bit chagrined. ] One day, I'll get to show you the real me.
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You're the only one who would say that, I wager.
[ that he's like a princess and he's not much like a knight. Lupin doesn't really think of himself as a knight, exactly, but if he has to slot himself into a fairy tale archetype, he'd rather be the hero who comes to the rescue in the nick of time. The root of all this isn't fairy tales, though; he's just embarrassed about how Cairngorm only knows him as a weak human who constantly needs their help. They're always saving him and seeing him fail. Certainly, they're not much of a princess, either - but he likes them the way they are. ]
Where I'm from, I'm famous for what I do. The peerless, dashing gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, bamboozling the cops and sweeping fair maidens off their feet - that's me. Since I showed up here, though, all you've seen is the Lupin who gets bitten by werewolves and cursed by broken mirrors. [ a sigh; he rubs his nose, a bit chagrined. ] One day, I'll get to show you the real me.