i have the utmost respect for the women of the percy jackson series. they’re strong, independent, yada yada yada, AND THEY COULD BE ON A QUEST WITH THEIR PERIOD BUT STILL TRUDGE ON
the duality of Eurovision. one moment we have a song about a girl dying together with her (ex?) bf. next we have yellow wolves from outer space singing about eating bananas.
I’ll take whatever Matthew Stover was having when he wrote the Revenge of the Sith novelization-
“This is how it feels to be Anakin Skywalker, forever: The first dawn of light in your universe brings pain. The light burns you. It will always burn you. Part of you will always lie upon black glass sand beside a lake of fire while flames chew upon your flesh.”
“This was not Sith against Jedi. This was not light against dark or good against evil; it had nothing to do with duty or philosophy, religion or morals. It was Anakin against Obi-Wan. Personally. Just the two of them and the damage they had done to each other.”
“But even in the deepest night, there are some who dream of dawn.”
“In the end, the shadow is all you have left. Because the shadow understands you, the shadow forgives you, the shadow gathers you unto itself—And within your furnace heart, you burn in your own flame.”
“This is Obi-Wan Kenobi: A phenomenal pilot who doesn’t like to fly. A devastating warrior who’d rather not fight. A negotiator without peer who frankly prefers to sit alone in a quiet cave and meditate.”
“Everything dies. In time, even stars burn out. This is why Jedi form no attachments: all things pass. To hold on to something—or someone—beyond its time is to set your selfish desires against the Force.”
“Obi-Wan looked down. It would be a mercy to kill him. He was not feeling merciful”
“This story happened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. It is already over. Nothing can be done to change it.”
no bc this is it isn't it. after every relationship they've had has been set up to fail from the beginning, girlfriend after girlfriend getting swept under the rug because they couldn't provide what was needed; unconditional love, a sense of family, security. after its been made abundantly clear that what these two men need more than anything from a partner is someone to stick it out --to be there for them through thick and thin, to not be afraid to get their hands dirty in the mess that is each of their lives-- after all of that. we're going to watch Buck sit down with eddie and comfort him as he falls apart, and then we're gonna watch them rebuild themselves --rebuild each other-- and at the end of it all, we're going to watch them start over together. side by side.