Daarin

Daarin is the het ship between Karin and Daan from the Fear & Hunger fandom.

Canon
In the game, Daan and Karin are both playable characters and potential party members. They meet on the morning of day 1 on the train, and they clash due to their differing perspectives on what could be going on with the dream they all had and why the train had stopped. Karin, a journalist who has covered wars, is dismissive of occult beliefs. On the other hand, Daan, a doctor with a tragic past, is more open to the supernatural aspects of the game's world.

As the game progresses, there are many possible interactions between the two of them, depending on who the playable character is, and who they recruit for the party, where in a few of them, the characters can be seen bantering with one another.

- On the morning of they 1, after the player exits the train, Daan and Karin have an argument. The argument has many variations, depending on who the playable character is and their choices, but Karin will always suggest there was army meddling, while Daan finds it unlikely. If the player interacts with Daan after the cutscene, he will be talking to himself next to the army barricades, saying that maybe Karin’s theory wasn’t that crazy after all.

- If the playable character is Daan, when interacting with Karin after she exits the train, he can ask “Where are you going Karin”, being the only character to address her by name in that dialogue.

- On the evening of Day 1, after recruiting Daan and having him leave the party, and talking to Karin, both are seen together in the old town. If the player interacts with them, they will argue about what could be happening to the moonschorched villagers. When Daan remarks that his education as a doctor is not an official one, Karin asks why she is talking to him then, starting to pace around Daan.

- If the player has both Karin and Daan as party members and uses the party talk skill outside the train, they will have a conversation, where Karin teases Daan about probably not being able to survive in the wild without help since he is a “big city slicker”. After she teases him about food and shelter, Daan asks if she is just mocking him. After his reply Karin takes a note of his soft hands and says that by judging them, he would never make it. They tease each other some more, and when Daan asks what’s the point of the conversation, she says she’s only doing small talk.

- If the player has both Daan and Karin on their party and uses the party talk skill on the roof ceiling, Daan will tease Karin on her fear of heights, to which she will respond, saying he’s the one who should be afraid since his depth perception can’t be trusted.

- If the player has both Karin and Daan as party members and uses the party talk skill on one of the 2 story houses, Daan remarks that he will have to add breaking and entering to his list of crimes. Karin asks if the list is long, he replies that is probably shorter than the one of an average journalist.

- On the church roof, using the party talk skill, they agree with each other, that the view from up there could be decent if it weren’t for the mist.

- Inside the Dr. Kefer shop, they both agree to not liking magic as well.

- When transformed into Pocketcat due to Moonscorch, Daan will refer to Karin as "love".

Fanon
Many fans see potential for romantic chemistry between Daan and Karin due to their bantering in various situations, finding it amusing, since they are some of the characters that have more direct interactions with each other overall. Some of their teasing can be seen as having fond undertones, since most of it is not exactly malicious in nature, but only “small talk”, as they both refer to it at times.

Daan and Karin are also seen as very similar by many fans, even if they disagree so much, since a lot of times, the things they argue about are things that would align with each other.

Even though the Fear and Hunger fandom is small, Daarin is one of the most popular ships of the second game between the fans. Fan art, fanfics discussions, and ship-related content can also be found on social media and gaming forums.

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