#esp for lorena and maria they were already fully conscious when she began dying

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thinking about how Leelathae's mom described the Pastel Siblings as "grandchildren born from love" makes me ksfjskd because really its so undeniable on how much Leelathae and Jack loved each other.

Leelathae received nothing but love from Jack even if others mistreated her. The fact that because Leelathae loved Jack so much that she was willing to leave him in order to not tarnish his lineage and have her children receive hatred for being born. The fact that Jack loved Leelathae so much that he chose her over everyone to the point that he for years put his own daughters hidden because he was desperate to fulfill her dying wishes as it was her last request to him.

Leelathae loved Jack and their children so much that she wasn't willing to die and without seeing how they'll grow up as that she made a reckless request to a witch for them.

Like, in this story where we had families where a father is abusive, or a daughter was thrown out because of her curse, or a daughter who was locked up because of her curse, heck, even a family where murdering each other is a norm we literally have a family that loved each other so much.

Also, I love that, even though Leelathae ended up following the tragic story that the tale said. Unlike the mermaid, she didn't die unloved. She had so much love for others and much love from those who loved her that she wasn't willing to let her story end in a tragedy for her them.