#i'm truly in love with this man to the point is embarrassing 😢 i haven't been so in love with a fictional character since mikan from dr.

[bruisedloverr]

i started a new pc and i don't know which LI(s) i'm going to officially pursue rn but i know for a fact i will always end up falling for sydney. i am not immune to religious overworked blondie.

[julyorr]

Chapter 86 Thoughts

OH MAN. OH MAN. WAS THIS CHAPTER REAL? HOW WAS IT EVERYTHING WE ALL HOPED FOR???

- Twilight comes to, and he finally takes that damn mask off!! And he looks pretty good for having just got his ass beat

- Fiona flops (literally)

- They decide to leave Wheeler alive, and this makes me wonder if we may see him again at some point. He escaped WISE's clutches once, could he potentially do it again? It's also interesting that he now has an important piece of information on Nightfall herself, which would probably be very effective blackmail material.

- I wanna talk about this for a sec because I had brought up the toy knife panel from Ch 31 a few times throughout this arc to show that Fiona's love for Twilight is not conditioned upon him being 'perfect', and that she wasn't going to snap out of her obsession with him over losing to Wheeler as some people has said. So I was kinda happy to see a call back to that exact line this chapter. I get that her wanting him to be 'perfect' would be a nice juxtaposition with Yor telling Loid that he doesn't have to be perfect later in the chapter, but I think Nightfall's feelings are truly more complicated than that. While she may not know him as well as she thinks she does (because Twilight's family is uncovering a side of him that even he didn't know about), her feelings are rooted in respect, and I think she has a deep admiration for his determination and commitment to his goals. I also think there are components for her feelings that haven't been revealed yet. And that's okay- Nightfall's feelings don't have to be shallow to validate that Yor is a better match for Twilight than she is.

But it felt important to me that after all this time Nightfall spent being in love with him, she wouldn't just flip a switch after losing a fight. I'm still very much hoping she'll learn to accept that he's fulfilled by his family.

Moving on...

- Poor Mr. Old wise agent guy. No name, and no one to drink with 😢

- Loid comes home to his actual angel

- This scene is just everything. It's a bit ironic how Yor imaging Loid being so perfect in 79 when asked if she has gripes about him sort of is, in a way, a gripe. Obviously she very much appreciates what he does, but she doesn't want to be a burden. She wants a partnership, or you could say, a more authentic marriage.

- Loid's next line very clearly indicates that he's acknowledged Yor is a point of weakness for him. However, I'm not so sure he can accept that he does not have to be perfect, and I think his cut off line may have indicated that. I think in future chapters we may see him try to withdraw, but I think he will find himself unable to do so.

- And yes…. I'm actually excited for Yuri to show up for once??? I thought we wouldn't get a scene like this until a few chapters later. And even though Twilight's identity is safe for now, that seed has been planted in Yuri's mind, and that's significant.

- Yor remains the cutest thing in the world:

- Fun fact about the final scene: When Loid says "Pull yourself together", he's actually talking to ME

Just call me Nightfall bc I'm the most embarrassing Loid simp in the world.