#the same way cinder reacts when rhodes draws on her
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i have transcended annoyance and become amused by the non-euclidean pretzel of fanon takes about why the ozlem shattering happened. it’s all so silly
#no salem did not ‘lash out’ because he lied to her#she calmly listened to the whole story#held out her hand and asked him to forsake his god with her#and then evidently let him just walk away#bc the fight sure didn’t start in her office!#and when she catches him leaving with the kids#she relaxes her hands and starts to look away#while ozma tenses—& then she catches that motion#and reacts to it.#the same way cinder reacts when rhodes draws on her#salems perception—accurate or not—is that OZMA initiated the fight#just as his is that SHE started it#and that’s like. ✨the whole point✨#salem trusted him. he betrayed that trust in the most grievous way imaginable#and she still tried to reach out across that chasm#and he rejected her out of hand—is it any wonder#that she saw his weapon move and reacted the way she did.#equally regardless of her intended meaning ozma heard her condemn the world to death#like it meant nothing to her—is it any wonder that he was terrified#grabs you by the collar. shakes you#ITS ABOUT THE DEATH OF TRUST#it’s about ozma only half committed to her because he’s always waiting for the pain he was promised#and salem realizing that the man she loved was a lie and the stranger underneath sees a monster in her eyes#it’s not about salem having her happy ending and breaking it in a tantrum you weirdos
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