#i just. irving and helly are so similar. they parallel each other. irving respects helly and cares for her and fights for her

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irving is the father figure to helly that helena wishes she had. he loves helly. he sacrifices his life for helly. he is gentle with helly, apologizes to her, cradles her, sees her for who she is and loves her for it. i think it probably wrecked helena to know that someone cared for a version of her like that but that she never got the chance to experience that love for herself.