#lmao sorry it's been so VA heavy today we finally got content and my brain started working again

[rosehathaways-sidepiece]

something something the way Rose and Lissa's bond is a physical manifestation of unhealthy co-dependency built after a shared trauma something something the way it was a "one-way bond" is representative of the give and take (or lack thereof) of their early relationship, leading up to Rose leaving Lissa behind in Shadow Kiss and the subsequent reclamation of the bond as somewhat "two-way" during the fight with Avery in Blood Promise that signals the new growth of their relationship into something healthier something something the bond (co-dependency) had to be broken in the end for either of them to successfully have their own lives while also maintaining their best friendship something something