#Rewatch ep1 and tell me he doesn’t act like he’s constantly on the verge of hitting Rand)

[leafatlaw]

I know I’ve said this on previous liveblogs, but rolan is so fucking angry at Rand, to such a higher degree than Rand is. Like, Rand pokes at Rolan alot, but most of it is in a less serious way, while Rolan everytime he takes a Jab at Rand he wants it to hurt. He wants to hurt Rand sooo badly all the time, especially during the first episode.

For example, when Rand is upset that Rolan didn’t distract his mom from Kian, he says, “You were always really reliable, weren’t you,” very rude and clearly a dig at Rolan leaving him. Problem is, that Rolan essentially responds with, “Getting away from you was the best decision I ever made.” Which is, a fucking crazy thing to say, and is so much more than Rands passive aggressive comment. Rand wants to hurt Rolan, the way he hurt him, he wants to get back at him for leaving, but all his insults just revel how much he missed Rolan, and his own hurt. But Rolan is sooo possed at being back here, he shifts all of that anger onto Rand (of course he also missed Rand, but he’s been able to move on in a way Rand hasn’t even dreamed of)