#illusory because he was never planning on her having 'the full story' so any choice would be predicated on incomplete information
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Harrow the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir / A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle
#this was all i could think about the first time i read that scene in htn#thinking about the contrast in their reactions drives me absolutely bonkers#especially after ntn this is very strikingly another time where he's trying to play both sides and claim the moral high ground#how he both admits to wrongdoing but then also sort of concedes that he still sees himself as worthy of worship#it's not 'don't kneel to me'; it's 'not until you know what it means'#he's skinning this obfuscation over by presenting the somewhat illusory opportunity to choose#illusory because he was never planning on her having 'the full story' so any choice would be predicated on incomplete information#he can justify it to himself that he voiced his objection; that he acknowledged that quandary; that it would be her choice#but in the end he would have accepted her worship#as opposed to Mrs. Whatsit taking the Abigail Pent approach of 'Absolutely Not'#that she might have the trappings of what the kids would consider Divine but she won't assert that position over anyone#and neither will she let anyone assume it of her#also Calvin O'Keefe is Best Boy#harrow the ninth#the locked tomb#a wrinkle in time#htn#tlt#tlt parallels#my tlt thoughts#nona the ninth spoilers#(?)
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