#advancement he gained off Miguel’s back. and thus you would’ve had SOME hand in your father clinging to life | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

fellhellion · 1 year ago

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Headsoup thoughts about Miguel and his early relationship with physical retaliation to bullies and fear, but man. Tyler Stone telling Miguel on the way to boarding school that if he does something to jeopardise George O’Hara’s chances for promotion on the back of Miguel’s efforts, it’s his fault when that anger is taken out on Conchata and Gabriel. Xina, who was only a child and didn’t know, trying to encourage Miguel to stand up for himself and hit back and him saying yeah he’s scared when she teases him. Miguel saying he wanted so badly to strike his father but was afraid he’d kill him, when he wanted George to suffer every indignity of age and decline.

#something something George’s very life prolonging procedures - had he lived - would’ve been at least partially paid for by the very #advancement he gained off Miguel’s back. and thus you would’ve had SOME hand in your father clinging to life #only for him to up and die on you #it also creates this interesting retrospective to how Miguel speaks of him letting Vulture splat #he reckons w the fact he views allowing vulture’s death as a just thing to do. to prevent suffering #idk idk SOMETHING in how miguel allowed himself to remain blind to alchemax’s atrocities and submitted (however waspishly) to the whims of #that authority #because being important to people felt good. only to have to reckon with the suffering he’s caused and rejecting being an agent of it #anymore. the fact that his physical retaliation against authority is rooted in protecting people - in being so angry about the suffering #being perpetuated there and being disgusted w himself for having been a part of it w his eyes closed #something something you finally hit back but it’s to protect #it’s not to oppress #you refuse to become your father #tunes talks 2099

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