Breakups are hard for anyone. I took it as an opportunity to grow. Not physically, of course, because I can’t reach the top shelves in my apartment. Tariq used to get the plates.
postcards say IM HERE. IM HERE AND I LOVE YOU. IN THIS SPACE AND TIME AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER YOU ARE. THERE IS A SPACE BETWEEN THOSE SPACES THAT CONNECTS US AND ITS FULL OF LOVE. I’LL MEET YOU THERE.
okay but i don’t think people are realizing the significance of eda’s reaction after king told her he’s adopting her name
this entire episode we see eda on the brink of losing her found family. she overhears discussions of a future that, as far as she knows, has her written out of it. king goes back to his real family, luz goes back to her real family, and the owl house goes back to its lonesome.
and then, suddenly, she reunites with raine— a wonderful, exhilarating, nostalgic moment— and it’s ripped out from underneath her. an episode of eda preparing for loss couldn’t prepare her for a sacrifice she wasn’t expecting to witness. this devastates her, and so when king gets ready to make his announcement, she of course prepares herself for the worst, even when she’s supportive of his future. (both feelings can coexist!)
so of course it takes her by complete surprise when king announces a formal commitment to being a part of eda’s family. after so much grief and after (not-so-willingly) accepting that these people she so deeply cares for only see her as a temporary moment in their lives, eda gets literal LEGAL confirmation on how meaningful she is to these kiddos. and i just think that’s neat