Just a question that came to my mind this morning. I've never been a huge fan of it (my ship is Shaco x Jinx) but I'm curious what people thinks she sees in him and vice versa.
EDIT: Glad the conversation went well, just curious why the down votes, is something wrong with this line of questioning?
BastionKross9 votesYears into the future:
I may not be as young as I once was, but I can still hear an assassin creeping into my room.
As sharp as always, Garen.
I thought you were retired. Your body aged so that you couldn't serve your country.
Are you calling me an old maid?
Heh. The wrinkles on your face do not detract from your beauty, even after all these years.
Your grey hair gives away your age, can you still survive a fight?
Is that what you're after here?
...No. I came to give you something. Something I could never give you while we both served.
Your skin is still soft.
Yours is still rough.
Shall we retire for the night?
I'm afraid not. This is for Noxus, you understand.
Ah, the hidden dagger. I fear that you've caught me off guard.
A mortal wound.
A mortal wound indeed.
Do you despise me now?
No. I admire your conviction. I've always admired that.
Shhh. Lay back. I'll steal your last breath from your lips myself.
An honor to perish in such a manner, mylady.
Now I'm just blushing. Be still, my l-
It would seem we're both alike, Katarina. This is for Demacia, you understand.
I feel so foolish. I never would have imagined you using a hidden weapon against me.
I may have become more wise with age.
Hah! Your skull is still thick. But you have good aim.
A mortal wound.
A mortal wound indeed.
Shall we rest together?
It seems I have no choice. Although. It could be worse.
We go together. I would have it no other way.
Look. Our blood is mixing on the bedsheets. What a... beautiful...color...
Sleep now...
Garen. I'm here to summon you. Jarvan wishes you to meet him and J5 for a rousing game of Kill the Teemo.
Garen?
By the king! They're dead!
...Would that love known any other form, they would have been happy together.
No. Perhaps they were happy together. In their own way.
Merxamers5 votesWTF did i just read
biomaster9 votesa better story then twilight is what you read
Merxamers4 votesI can't but notice that the story didn't specify that Garen's blade was... metal.... 
biomaster3 votesI couldn't help but think of virginity when Kat said she wanted to give him, something she couldnt do while they both served. That and bed sheets were involved so they were tots in bed together.
Merxamers3 votesoh geez i feel so dirty...
biomaster2 votesSee how her blood mixes with his, such a lovely colour
A Superb Villain2 votesWhere have I read this before...
Forest153N539S1 votesDamn right.
biomaster1 votesAlso another thing, may I beg you to try a hand with a Jinx x Shaco script?
BastionKross3 votesI must refuse. Any peek into the intimate nature of those two together would unhinge the sanity of all people who would behold it.
I can imagine it now. Oh. No. NO. THE CLONE. GET FISHBONES OUT OF THAT JACK IN THE BOX! YOU MONSTERS! I MUST REND MY EYEBALLS FROM THEIR SOCKETS!
biomaster1 votesI MUST GET MORE TISSUE PAPER FOR MY NOSE BLEED!
that said ty for doing what you could for me.
dramatic banana2 votesWhat a scrublord, its obviously 
x
, Lulu isn't actually that much younger than Shaco.
Rysophage1 votesLulu...is hundreds of years old...She stayed in a glade thingy and she didn't age there.
Matezoide3 votesIs that a reference to something? Seems familiar.
Ah well claps
A Superb Villain2 votes#The love, it burns!
dramatic banana2 votesSo they fucked then they killed each other. Okay. I can deal with this.
Matezoide7 votesAlso worth noting Garen defended Katarina from his own soldiers when she went to Demacia with information on the Kalamada scandal.
Katarina likes Garen for his determination, character and loyalty for not only his city, but also for his own beliefs.
Plus, he is hot as fuck.
Merxamers6 votesWell, Garen does lift the world up when he does handstands, isn't that enough? Plus he has the sexiest dance in all of League
Der Lindwurm4 votesHe's like her. Loyalty is all that matters to him. He fights hard and he fights only for his country - not for personal gain, not to further any hare-brained schemes of his own. She probably sees him as one of the rare few who actually understands duty as a fighter should.
Kãtãrinã3 votesGaren admires her beauty, devotion and fighting ability. She literally will do anything for noxus because that is how loyal she is to it. ''Never question my loyalty. You will never know what I endure for it.'' -- Katarina It also says this within garens lore "Even simply the pursuit of a worthy opponent on the battlefield is, to a true warrior, the reason to rise each morning. The promise of one, particularly so beautifully and diametrically opposed, is the validation of his existence."
Now i don't know what katarina sees in garen. Maybe she admires his loyalty and strength as well since last i checked garen is like on of demacias finest soldiers but in the end i do not know. I personally don't want to see kat with garen but that is just cause i don't like garen. I'm not sure who id rather it be but in the end it is what it is. Kat will always be my Bae.
Radnar the bold5 votesKat is surrouned by people like Daruis, who just belive honor is killing your foes and leaving no mercy on the field. Garen has a diffrent type of honor that she admires. Garen doesnt hold grudges, and has a different form of honor on the battlefield. He also protected Kat when she came to protest against how Demaciawas handeling a situation (i forget what the situation was ).
To me they are supposed to be Romeo and Juilet, lovers than can never be together, hence why Tahm has his special quotes for both of them.
biomaster3 votesonly this is real love and not teens hyped on the drug of infatuation
Radnar the bold4 votesexactly, this is more of unexpected love that both subconsciously long for. Kat would never say "I love Garen", but deep down she knows she does. They are soul mates that are separated by two nations that hate each other.
mikesomms3 votesKatarina with Garen be like
Only Play Darius3 votesHe's a 7 ft tall muscle bound soldier/national hero. Does that explain it?
biomaster1 votesthe captain america effect
Maple Crusader2 votesNot sure why, but it clicks. Kat probably admires Garen's seriousness and fighting ability.
biomaster1 votesI'm sorry to suggest this, but wouldn't that make Darius equally attractive to her?
Merxamers3 votesI can't really imagine Darius having that sort of relationship with anyone. He's like a warmachine. Also, you'd get into some political shenanigans and stuff- Kat is part of a big-time Noxian family (as i recall), and i imagine she wouldn't want Draven as a brother-in-law and the right hand of Swain as her boyfriend/betrothed (just my headcanon/opinions)
biomaster2 votesall very true, but one second, doesn't Katarina pledge loyalty to Swain? I mean if she suspects/knows he's he killed her father why continue to serve him?
Maple Crusader3 votesI'm sorry to suggest this, but wouldn't that make Darius equally attractive to her?
Certainly, but Darius is a close ally to Swain. Swain is the prime suspect of Kat and Cass' father being MIA. Kat would be pretty suspicious of Darius, because he is responsible for killing various Noxian nobles, which could hint that Darius was involved in General Du Couteau's disappearance.
biomaster3 votesi would think another argument is how grossly older Darius is to Kat
1011001110004 votesDarius is much more brutish, and you also have to realize Darius is more or less supporting Swain's rule. From this we already know from old lore that the Du Couteau family (which includes Katarina) pretty much opposes Swain's rule, so Katarina is unlikely to want to interact with Darius in any matter outside of that regarding battle, if anything.
Meanwhile, Garen, while a part of a traditionally opposing faction, was not necessarily involved in anything personal which would negatively impact Katarina's views of him, so while they may be from opposing factions, their personalities don't nullify the possibility of a romance.
We also have to remember that Garen sees Katarina as a worthy opponent, one of the few people Garen's fought in battle that has actually tired him and pushed him to his limit. And he seeks her out to fight again. And again. And again. He likes the challenge, and his apparent inability to kill her before must mean that, to an extent, he's letting her leave, and vice versa.
Also, the basic Romeo x Juliet trope in League is basically embodied by them. Two people from opposing groups who fall madly in love each other? Check it off the list.
OuttaControl562 votesShe sees a kindred spirit. Garen lives the life Katarina does, and in some sense they both can tell that they are sick of it. They have really high expectations for set for them. In the heat of battle they don't have any room for error or else moral will take a huge dive. A lot of weight they have to carry (n00b team sigh).
They're also equals in battle, something Katarina has never come across. In my headcanon they're the strongest fighters in Runeterra, battle-wise. After so many battles against one another there is an understanding, even a "relationship" that they hold. They probably always think of new ways to corner the other, try and triumph, but this sort of challenge is something they fear is once in a lifetime. Once they are victorious, there will be no other quite like their old rival.
Also, there is the irony that in two completely different societies, under two completely different ideologies, they are just a reflection of one another. Thats something fantastic and profound to Katarina, and to Garen. They aren't fools who just swallow the propaganda of their respective nations, mostly because of their rivalry which changed how they think. They want to know more about the other because through their clashes they have recognized how similar, how close they really are. The only one who truly can relate to their personal struggles and thoughts. Someone to be honest to, someone who would understand. Garen wants this as much as Katarina wants this.They just want to talk, in a moment of peace and quiet, and see how deep their similarities are. But reality is harsh, and all they can really do is speak with their weapons.
(Hint: They perfect matcharino)
But its not just Romeo and Juliet.
biomaster2 votesI feel it takes the charms of romeo and juliet and does away with a lot of the irritants like the immaturity and sheer stupidity of their actions
46104328_DEL2 votesShe likes them big and dumb.
biomaster1 votesthat sounds more like how she likes her victims, not her lover
Celio Hogane HD2 votesNot a fan of the couple, but if people want it, people have it.
dramatic banana2 votesKatarina likes the big sword, just like how Nami likes the little boys. Katarina likes the big sword, just like how Riven likes shapeshifting green blobs. Katarina likes the big sword, just like how Vi likes other officers of the law. Katarina likes the big sword, just like how Elise likes insects. Katarina likes the big sword, just like how Rumble likes purple skinned, white haired, rocket jumping, yordles. Katarina likes the big sword, just like how Soraka secretly likes lycanthropes. Katarina likes the big sword, just like how Ezreal wants to see the light, but Taric wants to show him the family gems. Katarina likes the big sword, just like how Lulu wants to be special friends with a certain demon jester when she is no longer a minor. Katarina likes the big sword, just like how Orianna only likes the large machines. Katarina likes the big sword, just like how Garen likes her personality. :)
biomaster1 voteswell written, let me just fix something for you
Katarina likes the big sword, just like Lulu wants to be special friends with a certain dark and twisted yordle when their not minors anymore. Katarina likes the big sword. just like Jinx wants to meet a certain Jester
That said ty for the post.
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