#mother figure/daughter relationships in hilda my absoloute fucking beloved

[blaithnne]

You guys ever think about the fact that Astrid was willing to die for Johanna without a second thought. Do you ever think about the fact that she would've. And she wouldn't for a second have regretted it. Do you ever think about how she missed out on so much of her niece's life, tucked away in Toføten and leaving her all alone not because she didn't care, but because she cared SO much. She couldn't leave those mounds for more than a few days to visit, because they frighten her baby niece, so someone's got to keep watch. Even if she knows nothing will come out, she'll make a thousand charms to keep her safe. Even if they wont work all the way out there in Trolberg or the wilderness, because that little girl is all she has left and she's so small and she needs her protecting. And the years have gone by and she can count on one hand the amount of times she's held her in her arms since her parents died but she's still so small. She's towering over her but she's still so small. Those fairy mounds still scare her and they scare Astrid too. She'll miss out on her life in a heartbeat if it means she gets to live it peacefully. Lose her if it means she gets to protect her. Die if it means she gets to live. Do you ever think about them.