BIRDS EYE VIEW PT 2 SPOILERS
what i SO EXPECTED to happen was that lawrence killed MINTY (instead of monty) so juno knew for sure that the revivifying process worked, and we had a villainous showdown with lawrence hiring juno for some other nefarious reason - mad scientist esque
i guess having the revivifying process perfected 20 years earlier would have the "running out of time" stakes-raiser for nuyerev be null - but god that would've been a fantastic way for juno to find out
LYDIA KILLING MONTY TO PROTECT CHIP WAS V GOOD
"...he was always repeating things." "repeatin things!?" yes rita go theatre girlie go
wondering about the title - i guess the point of the case is for juno to imagine himself from Lydia/Lawrence's perspective - someone who has let go vs. someone who hasn't. At the same time, though, Nureyev is also someone who hasn't let go - of Slip - will the season end with Juno letting go of Nuyerev as the healthy thing to do? I don't even wanna think about it
BECAUSE LIKE there's little things like "[running for someone else is] when i run the fastest" that's super reminiscent of Juno before he was trying to get better, and then Lydia pushing him to let go, and bird's eye view being someone that very literally points to him being forced to reflect???
what if the season ends with slip waking and then not being receptive to Nuyerev at all? to show that you shouldn't chase someone like that?
im going insane guys jupeter divorce era is NOT treating me well
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Hi! I thought about that Thena maybe sees his bruises that he got from falling down the stairs, when he makes himself ready for the night and is worried about him?
Maybe some soft moment?
I think it was from the teach me to love au!
"Gil."
He turned at that soft voice. He pulled his t-shirt on the rest of the way and turned on his side of the bed, "what's up, Angel?"
Thena came into the room, pushing the door closed gently behind her. She padded over to him, eyes running over him in the soft light of the lamp. "Let me see."
He almost wasn't sure what she was talking about at first, until he saw her eyes on him. As much as he might have enjoyed turning this into some teasing, maybe a little fun. He sighed.
Thena bit into her lip as he pulled his shirt off again, exposing the bruises that were forming and already starting to develop colour. "Gil, these are bad."
"I've had worse," he chuckled, but got poked between the ribs with a thin, manicured finger. "Ah!"
"I mean it," she muttered, not indulging in his attempt to laugh it off. "Gil, you could have gotten really hurt."
He frowned, turning on the bed to look at her better. She had tears in her eyes, "Thena-"
"Do you know how I started telling Druig no running?--especially with socks on?" She adjusted her legs beside her, winding out of her nightdress. "He was just starting to walk."
"You have to watch them at that age so closely," she shook her head as she remembered it. "I was still at home with him full time, but I just...I just had to run to the office for a few minutes."
Gil didn't like the sound of this, most definitely barrelling towards a story of her ex-husband.
"I told Kro to watch him, I still had baby gates up, I thought-" Thena cut herself off, pinching her eyes closed. Her whole body shuddered. "I was only gone a half hour."
Gil pulled her closer to him, nuzzling her temple, "what happened, Angel?"
She sniffled. "I came back and Druig was screaming bloody murder. I asked Kro what happened and he said he didn't know. He was in the living room and Druig was 'around'."
Gil rolled his eyes.
"Druig had gotten up enough momentum that he couldn't stop and slid right into the corner of the coffee table," she sighed, her shoulders dropping. "When I looked at his hair he even had some blood. I was angrier than I ever remember being in my life."
"I think that's understandable, Angel," Gil kissed her hair. And it sounded exactly like the Kro they knew (unfortunately).
"Ever since then I'm particularly vigilant about running, and sock feet, and especially stairs-"
Gil pressed a kiss to Thena's forehead, reclining her more in his arms so they could look at each other without hurting their necks. "I'm sorry, Thena. I knew the rule had a reason and I indulged him too much."
She put her hand on his cheek, "it's not like I never indulge it. These things happen."
He still felt bad about it.
She tapped her finger against his chin, "Gil, you protected him from something that happens to kids everyday. That is all that matters, you know."
"I know, but," he shook his head. He gave her a wincing expression, "well, maybe I was feeling a little more indulgent than I usual because of the whole-"
"Personal space."
They both laughed as they finished the collective and familiar sentence. Thena nodded, "it's been hard for you."
Gil shook his head, "it's been hard on Druig."
Thena tilted her head at him, "on you, too. You've been extra careful around him. It's hard when they're unhappy with you."
Gil nodded. She knew very well what it was like to have to be the villain based solely on making the responsible decisions. "We were having fun."
Thena smiled, kissing him gently, "he loves you."
He leaned into her touch on his cheek, "I love him too, Angel."
"He trusts you enough to ask you not to tell me," Thena offered both to help his spirits and with not that pleased an expression.
"Ah, kids do that," he shrugged, settling them on the bed more comfortably. "I guess it's good that he trusts me, still."
"He always trusted you, Gil," she leaned up and pecked his cheek as he settled her on his chest against the pillows, "he just got a little shaken up."
He chuckled; that could be said about the 'personal space' incident and the fall just today. He sighed.
"It'll pass," Thena promised him as she pulled the comforter up around them. She leaned up to kiss him again, "Druig trusts you. And I trust you, love."
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The Yiga knew better than to disturb Astor in his study (save for Master Kohga, of course) but it seemed one little maskling got away. The malice that had been curling around Astor's fingers like the slither of a snake grew still at the intrusion, and just as he peeked around his shoulder to see the tiny child in question, a piece of malice struck forth with a viper's whip.
He caught the tail end of it, just before it reached the child's paper mask.
Astor sighed as he pulled back the malice, encouraging it back to whence it came, before strolling over and picking the child up as one would a bale of hay.
He tossed them outside the threshold of his study, and slammed the door without a word.
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