#in the face of immortality and a lifetime of thinking louis forgave him

[dulacdat]

loustat were apart for about 80 years. that's a whole human lifetime. they're symbolically meeting each other again as NEW people almost* literally. it is not absolving any abuse**. It's a whole different premise, and any analysis misses the point if they don't take their unending life into account.

*almost because it is still them at core, but they had a lifetime to learn, unlearn, grow, and forgive.

**the abuse is still very much abuse. nothing changes that. but you can not deny louis his autonomy and choice in the end. they're each other's X.