#(there is also a subpoint to all this for situations where MC *is* romancing Tyril and/or Mal

[choices-and-voices]

Look, I didn’t use to buy into the theory that Tyril & Mal have some kind of relationship happening, even in playthroughs where MC isn’t romancing either of them. But after this chapter…

… all I’m saying is, I can see the potential 🫢

#it’s giving vibes of ‘i love you and i can’t keep pretending that doesn’t mean anything/i can’t keep watching you almost destroy yourself’ #don’t get me wrong – i know that sort of thing can happen in a friendship too #and in cases where MC is romancing Tyril and/or Mal i think it *is* a friendship – because they seem too exclusively devoted #but in cases where MC isn’t romancing either of them… 🫠 #i’m super curious to see if PB explicitly goes there tbh #(there is also a subpoint to all this for situations where MC *is* romancing Tyril and/or Mal #which is: imagine how angsty it would be if they got into a relationship *specifically while MC was gone* #a grief-fuelled choked-off unhealthy thing where they never actually spoke about how they felt #and now it’s over but they’re still picking up the pieces #if any fanfic writers see this and are inspired then know i would die to read something like that) #playchoices #choices: stories you play #blades of light & shadow #blades of light and shadow #tyril starfury #mal volari #mal x tyril #fandom essay #screenshots #original post