#BUT. that still isnt ludger as he is now. ludger cares for people who arent julius. and not to say that the route where julius dies means

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I am once again thinking about how accurate Fractured Ludger and that Fractured anthology Ludger are to Prime Ludger... Julius what do you want

#v #x2 #lj #think i discussed this before with li but its like. such a fun angsty thing #bc the thing about the ludger we see in the game is that. hes in the game #he meets elle and jude and julius becomes a more distant thing he doesnt get to talk about much #(partially for plot contrivances unfortunately) #but julius just wants their pre-canon life back so there isnt any secret variation of ludger hes looking for #(i mean thats stated pretty implicitly both times) #BUT. that still isnt ludger as he is now. ludger cares for people who arent julius. and not to say that the route where julius dies means #ludger doesnt care for him. even to the end julius has to comfort and encourage him by bringing up elle #but you cant unring that bell and julius knows hes not the singular most important person in ludger’s life anymore #and frankly i just love the jealousy and drama of that even tho it also hurts a lot #hmmmm now im thinking of julius and his fractured ludger #literally a little brother created from his heart’s desires. a world that was made for him. makes my brain do blender noises.