[ ok if YOU'RE the killer for not giving me GOOD MEMSHARES no im kidding because aki took mercy on me ANYWAY.
this is. well. this is a lot! it's familiar, is the thing. the doctrine of the church that lucas attends feels way too familiar - the chill of it curls down his spine, because it reminds him of caris, of samantha, of the Radiant. the radiant has brought so much goodness to many people, because the miracles of magical healing have saved many, many lives, but its dark sides are vicious and too familiar to taair, who lives in their golden birdcage.
the love for a sister, clearly ill, resonates too. and though the blood and the gore is not entirely unfamiliar after weeks here, there's something aching about watching lucas' hope restored by the action, the sacrifice of heart for health. it reminds him so, so much of the papal states, the way lucas reminds him of samantha, and it's -
he takes a deep breath as it finishes, and as the minister holds lucas teetering steady, taair tightens his grip on his hand. ]
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this is. well. this is a lot! it's familiar, is the thing. the doctrine of the church that lucas attends feels way too familiar - the chill of it curls down his spine, because it reminds him of caris, of samantha, of the Radiant. the radiant has brought so much goodness to many people, because the miracles of magical healing have saved many, many lives, but its dark sides are vicious and too familiar to taair, who lives in their golden birdcage.
the love for a sister, clearly ill, resonates too. and though the blood and the gore is not entirely unfamiliar after weeks here, there's something aching about watching lucas' hope restored by the action, the sacrifice of heart for health. it reminds him so, so much of the papal states, the way lucas reminds him of samantha, and it's -
he takes a deep breath as it finishes, and as the minister holds lucas teetering steady, taair tightens his grip on his hand. ]
...Oh, Lucas...