#I mean I know some people might find this less interesting than doomed yuri

[artgene]

after analyzing the reviews of many ex-shippers after lone trail, I realized that many were scared off by the fact that Saria and Silence were never initially in love during the lab incident, but there was a connection between Saria and Kristen from an early age (which eventually hurt everyone because of how much their paths eventually diverged and seemed to be written as something impossible and traumatic leading to the end), but there was Silence who admired Saria (and maybe she even was attracted to her) and there was Saria who was used to the feeling of protecting the pure soul that she saw in Silence and once saw in Kristen before everything changed

and during the event both had to face reality: one that she can no longer afford to be fragile and hide behind the other's back, and the other that she can't hold everything on her own and that her friend is no longer who she was before and also doesn't need her protection anymore. Saria seemed to be where Silence had been hours earlier, leaning over the body of her former mentor, feeling the ground slipping away from under her feet and having no idea how to cope with everything now, but Silence has already found a solution for herself and now Saria will have to reflect on her personal tragedy and think about what's next

the moment where they stand together under exposed sky very well described my point: Silence told Saria "the road is hard to walk and I have no way of lifting you up completely, so we have to go together" and (according to her own words from the operator files that Saria is irreplaceable for her) realizing that they can’t cope without each other now, she lets go of their past, leaving room for the future where they stand on equal terms and ready to take care of each other equally because they understand that eventually they are pursuing the same dream

so why do many think sarisil is dead? is there no love stronger than that which is born in awareness and acceptance of each other as equals, the one where two recognized each other's souls and now are ready to bear this burden together? because that's how they were originally intended (all about the same quote about grass and rocks yes) and I was very glad to know them exactly like this