that 'have you ever been punished as a child?' line Pen drops hits different when you realize that in the books, Colin was horsewhipped by his father the morning before he died and then went to Eton where they literally had something called 'flogging Fridays' during the time he attended
like Julia, Miss. Quinn, what do you mean you just threw that information in as a random throwaway line that is never mentioned again? do you not realize how WILD that makes Colin's background?
He was twelve years old??? His dad saw him hitting Eloise and then horsewhipped him, and after horsewhipping his twelve. year. old. son. he then goes to comfort Eloise by taking a walk with her and the bee stings him and he fucking dies
Colin would be out here blaming himself for that death forever are you kidding me???? Wondering if he didn't hit his sister (when they're children playing together), would his Dad still be alive? Would he still have gone on that walk? Would he still have passed away as Colin sat sobbing in the stables, hurt by his hand?
And then he goes to Eton where the only time he had off was 3 weeks around Christmas, but still has to stay there, and 3 weeks in the summer when he can finally go home to Aubrey Hall?
This timeline is BONKERS. Like. . .we know Edmund dies not too long before Hyacinth is born, and she's born May/June. Colin's birthday? Yeah, it's in March. So you mean to tell me, the order of events of all this mess could be as followed: Edmund horsewhips Colin when he's 12 years old (sometime before March), he DIES that same day, Colin turns 13 (in March), Hyacinth is born (in June), and not a few months later Colin has to go to Eton (after the summer break. Social season is Spring and Summer, and ends either July or August, so let's be merciful here and say he leaves in August) and doesn't come back for an entire year?
You mean to tell me this boy has had what? Half a year to get over his father's death after he whipped him for a minor infraction and then he's waltzing into an institution where canings and whippings and floggings and bullying are the norm when he's a teeny tiny little boy?
How is this man not filled to the GILLS with trauma???? No wonder he's so close to his mum and listens to the women around him more than the men and never talks about his dad. And he still turns out so nice and empathetic and kindhearted? He still listens so much to Pen and is so gentle with her and has a good sense of humor and cares so deeply?
That man is never raising a hand to their children. He probably won't even raise his voice at their children. Oh my god.
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Hyrule's actually...
really not looking forward to the idea of the monsters being stronger
Look back...
In both mentions of monsters being stronger- He looks so scared. I want to hug him.
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Art from @linkeduniverse :D
@breannasfluff @la-sera
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made my mom watch percy jackson with me (since she bought me the series in 2009 when i was a little kid just realizing that i was neurodivergent) and she’s having a crisis realizing that these are all children. she’s like “THATS A BABY???? THIS LUKE KID IS LIKE YOUR AGE??? WHY IS HE IN CHARGE??? WHO WOULD TRUST YOU WITH SMALL CHILDREN??? WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATS ANNABETH???? SHES A TODDLER!!! SHES TWELVE???? WHEN YOU WERE TWELVE YOU NEEDED A STEP STOOL TO REACH THE CEREAL IN THE PANTRY IN THE MORNINGS??? WHO LET HER BE IN CHARGE????”
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something i really hope to see more of in the main story is proper development between barbatos and mc. even by the end of season four, there's still a notable distance between them. i would wanna have more scenes like their conversation when alone during the tail thieves arc in season three, and/or lucifer style where as you get closer with his loved ones (diavolo), he allows himself to be more casual with you
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absolutely inconsolable thinking about how one of the last kind faces wwx sees before dying is a-yuan and one of the first kind faces he sees upon being brought back to life is lan sizhui!!!! how was I ever expected to be normal after that!!!!
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