#but julian has his own insecurities about being a monster and he forgives garak because he understands that struggle intimately

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Ngl, I am really enamored with this concept that here Garak has been lamenting what a monster he is and how he can only hurt people and maybe he tells himself he's just dazzling beautiful naive Julian with all his lies and expertise so he can use him for his own gains but really deep down he knows he's in love with him but it can never be and it's all so tragic and Shakespearean and then here this whole goddamn time... Julian was this master liar with superpowers who could have easily picked him up by the scruff of his neck like a kitten until he calmed down. Gives me a sensible chuckle every time I think of it.