#that moment where Yurij is preparing for his own death at the hands of his uncle and the fold just. swallows everybody except for him
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Running out of tags rn. I'm in no way bashing the meme I just used this post to ramble on a bus stop out of boredom. Also I'm in no way saying the Darkling didn't abuse others, but like. Except for the emotional attachment I feel towards the story, I don't look to deep into it, idk how I would feel if he existed in our world. He doesn't so I don't really care.
Tldr.: the cult is “Aren't you tired of being nice? Don't you want to go apeshit?” for me and I think it's fun
#not to get into discourse but she didn't know the fans that well#the short story about Yurij is accurate (more so) but in the books? ehh#like in the Lives of Saints Yurij is ‘the other’ and very much abused throughout his life#but he’s the type of person who would rather take all the beatings and abuse quietly and at least attempt to conform#that type of making yourself small for the benefit of others bc it's easier is something that speaks to me a lot#in the same way that I can relate to Aleksander being seen as scary (and not a real person) even before he did anything#like all the ‘he looked almost like a human being’ parts (that were present in my translation at least) hit hard#So AS A CONCEPT I can't help but be drawn to his plotline because it feels… good sometimes#that idea of just saying ‘fuck it’ and being terrible back to people who hurt you#that moment where Yurij is preparing for his own death at the hands of his uncle and the fold just. swallows everybody except for him#like Yurij’s presence is a reason for the author to show how in the right and rational and great others are#but I feel like the cult storyline shouldn't be just because it makes the other characters look good#it should be a story about an abuse victim#someone who clings to the IDEA of Aleks because he feels like this man had done more for him than others did throughout his life#because its comforting#like it happens that's how I changed religions and now I'm very devoted. it just makes sense to me if that happened
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