#but idk how to avoid it without making them dead or just meanies who dont show up lol

[moonshine-nightlight]

Is it silly that I think my favourite part of the latest Dale is him taking the pastry? He remembered small but important details and was paying enough attention to notice what she took! Contrasted with Callalily who may mean well but is less attentive. But I also like that Sana's relationship with her family isn't just black and white—even if it's kinda rough no one's just awful. And still the slowest of burns with Dale as they get closer but still don't fully open up or have real privacy. :D

@sarahserinde

Not at all! I've had that little mini scene saved in my head for ages. it's small but i really wanted to include it (was debating last chapter/this chapter/next chapter). just as Sana's been learning about Dale, he's been paying attention too (both as evidence of him and contrast to OG Dale).

Callalily does know about the allergy, but she's not used to actually having to do anything about it and so it doesn't really occur to her, no matter how much focus was given to Sana's health in general. She's not used to accommodating it because either their mother took care of it or Sana wasn't around.

It's important to me to it the right balance with Sana's family. They are not malicious, but they don't really know Sana/haven't taken a lot of time to attempt it because Sana was very sick and then they were moving on with their lives as adults or Sana was away at school. It's kinda like when u see extended relatives and all they can really say is "wow, you're so tall now" and like that's not wrong (and the older i get the more i want to giv into the impulse to say that cuz kids do be getting tall) but it also isn't really any sort of insight into the person because they don't know them well enough when it comes down to it. And i think that's a more realistic approach for Sana's family than that they were great or that they were horrible.

Slow burn is burning lol, and while the last few chapters have more of the culmination of that - chapter 30 is the Big chapter in my head so stay tuned.