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laireshi · 11 months

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okay but more thoughts about alaris and caeden’s last moment because -- even after everything, a part of alaris still didn’t expect caeden to go through with it. he didn’t think caeden was really capable of killing him.

so, what it tells me is that... if he had to kill caeden, or, from his pov, tal -- he wouldn’t have been able to do it. which makes sense, of course, seeing how from his perspective, he just wanted them all to live. caeden chose ✨the greater good✨ over his friends, over himself, to save the world. alaris’ definition of the greater good included all of them being alive. he didn’t have to choose between his friend and his belief, because his belief didn’t require him to kill that friend.

of course the narrative is very clear on which one of them was right, but that’s just why this tragedy is so compelling.

#licanius trilogy #caeden #alaris #the greater good thing kills me though bc caeden very much rejected the idea... but ended up following it anyway #also speaking of things alaris was willing to do to caeden #'what's a little beheading between friends' but he knew that wouldn't REALLY hurt him (physically at least)#(another reason why i love immortal relationships -- the lines are drawn so much further)#and of course he could fight him #BUT #he wasn't there when meldier was torturing caeden #which is sth i think of and may fic eventually #why the fuck did i fall for a non-existent ship

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