#i acc wrote a rlly long post after finishing the last hours half a year ago about why matthew’s arc was extra special

[clockwork-carstairs]

Also let’s talk about this line for a second: “Everything you and your friends have done — why would you leave after working so hard to make your world safe?”

Because how perfectly put but how heartbreaking too. When everything (and almost everyone) was settling down, when they were all ready to stop and rest, Matthew wasn’t—because his story was arguably the furthest from being over, because it was only beginning. And how to express that in words — that messy, painful romantic tangle with Cordelia (and James) and how painful it must’ve been to see them so often, despite them all being friends (maybe even harder because of that). After all the battles they fought, everything was finally settling, but Matthew was leaving.

I see him as such a remarkable character for it, and appreciate it a lot. Because while it’s nice and lovely to see characters having wrapped up storylines, life isn’t always so simple as that! Sometimes you need to leave a place that’s hurt you to figure out who you really are. So much love for this character.