#compatibility is a thing and relationships are WORK

[findafight]

Genuinely think some folks need to remove how we, the audience, see characters and relationships from an outside perspective from how those characters actually interact. Like y'all ask for nuance and I'm telling you that just because Nancy has gone through trauma and absolutely deserves to be as messy and complicated and hurt as she wants, doesn't mean Robin wouldn't think twice about dating her?

It's not about whose fault it is or centering a male character, it's about how Robin, the character, would interpret and internalize the facts she knows. She has no idea what exactly Nancy has been through, like we have. She encouraged Steve and Nancy in S4 to get back together, she comforted him when Nancy went straight back to Jonathan. Robin's place as Steve's best friend, someone she trusts implicitly, the person she wants to combine with, puts Steve as an important aspect of her life!

It's not that she hates Nancy! It's that even though they broke up a year and a half ago, there's some unresolved or redeveloping feelings there for Steve. It's not that I think Steve could/would/should be hurt or angry about his best friend dating his ex. It's that, in my opinion, Robin, from what we see of her, doesn't seem inclined to date a friend's ex. It's about Robin, and her personality, and that means her friendship and love of Steve.

#anti ronance #finda's rambles #stranger things #idk its about robin for me. she would put her friendship with steve above a romantic relationship with anyone #struggling to put this into words but its frustrating when people claim we're making it about steve when i dont feel that way #to me im prioritizing Robin. and stobin i guess #it also seems like people hate being reminded that robin wants to live in steves brain. and that WOULD factor into her choices #that may affect him. yknow. like dating his ex. #its got nothing to do with how i feel about the stancy breakup (messy but if they TALKED could be worked through) #i also don't think they're compatible and have multiple reasons i simply don't vibe with the ship #but those aren't misinterpreted just ignored i guess

[rainymoodlet]

Kiss Me in Komorebi+ 🌸

[Ep. 16] The Beach Episode Spa Arc

Well… I can’t argue with the numbers. I was going to give Julesx2 the chance to stay if their relationships with each other weren’t higher than their bars with Daniel: but lo and behold, these two have been building up their relationship more than I thought!

Being in control of Dan alone has its perks, but it also means I rarely ever see the relationships the contestants are building with each other - I knew these two spent a lot of time together, but damn! By the time this happened with Daniel literally just upstairs, it seems like Julien and Julian have found their perfect match: while it isn’t with our Bachelor, I think we should be happy for them regardless! 🥹

They will be getting a proper send-off post after we see a small moment of Daniel, Alone, going to grab a coffee before the next Rose Ceremony’s planning. To @mattodore and @morrigan-sims, thank you both for these darling, darling boys! They really are very happy together 🥹

[ Part 15 of 15 ] 🌹

#a queued post while i’m at work!! i’ll be getting to replies i promise hrggg #rent was stressful~ #ts4 #ts4 screenshots #ts4 gameplay #ts4 challenge #ts4 bachelor challenge #;kmik #sim: daniel #julian vance by mattodore #julien west by morrigan-sims #|| #brb me laying on the floor in the corner slowly turning into a vat of goo #my god like julian and dan had a fantastic chemistry regardless of their compatibility #and daniel was genuinely starstruck by julien and wanted to do every flirty thing under the sun in his grab bag omg #but it seems like these two developed quite a relationship behind the scenes that i didnt even notice djdhhf #my tunnel-vision kept me in daniel’s relationships like okay okay these are advancing #and then when i go to pose some shots i see THAT #i’m like Okay Damn Boys you clearly love one another fhdhdhhd #they flirted autonomously so much but i didn’t realize just HOW MUCH fhdhdh #i know these are kinda sporadic and don’t give much info i’m tryin y’all fjfhfhf #i love you all so much!!! #next we’ll see a scene with dan that will give more context to how he’s doing and where his head was at #during those dates #and after that??? #we say goodbye to these two and we approach the potential(?) rose ceremony #dan was originally going to vote out two sims so we’ll see 👀 bc its unfair that two would have to leave after this so #might be doing a worst cooks in america style ‘nobody goes home’ #i hope you all are having a good day!!! ily!! 🍪

[girlsinthestars]

I think Robin and Nancy are such an interesting dynamic bc they have pretty similar values, goals, and motivations (despite what Robin thinks), but their approaches and methodology are completely different, so they challenge each other in that sense. I also think the fact that they come from very different backgrounds makes them quite compatible. Robin (coming from 'domesticated hippies') expects fluidity, negotiation, and openness, Nancy (coming from a nuclear family) expects structure, rules, and having to fight/hide to get what you want. I think they'd find eachother stressful at first (which we see in s4) but I think they'd learn to accommodate eachother and would be better for it. I feel like Nancy needs to learn to feel like she isn't trapped in a rigid set of rules, and Robin needs structure she doesn't have the ability to implement to lessen her anxiety, both of which the other is suited to.

I also think the fact that they both have a very strong expressed desire to rebel against what they grew up with makes them really compatible. Robin wants to leave Hawkins and avoid disappearing into a town she is always hiding and camouflaging herself in. Nancy wants to escape the fate of her mother - ending up the invisible housewife of a man who doesn't care about her, she wants to live her own life and be her own person. At the core they both want to be seen.

#just thinkin ronance thoughts at work #im using my phone's last bit of battery to write this but its worth it #i saw someone talking abt how they think ronance arent compatible and i just. disagree #i think the ways in which they differ are exactly why they would be so compatible #its absolutely a relationship that would take work and they'd have to learn to relate to eachother #but i feel like theyre both the kind of people that would find that the most rewarding relationship #anywho #i need to put my phone on charge and go back to work #shut up cc #stranger things #ronance #robin x nancy #robin buckley #nancy wheeler

[a-wins-a-win]

unpopular opinion?? maybe?

Matt & Ivy have a really interesting dynamic!! both pre- and post-canon!! with or without romantic undertones!! either reciprocal or one-sided!!

and obviously it has to be handled with a particular level of care/respect BUT I think if we allowed them enough grace there is space to explore a really interesting possibility for that relationship.

#obviously Matt is not ENTITLED to Ivy - im absolutely not saying that at all #and he definitely did a lot of things extremely wrong and Ivy doesn’t HAVE to forgive him - she doesn't even have to *like* him #and in many stagings she actually doesn’t at all! even pre-canon she isn't into him on a *platonic* level - which i love for her #but I also think that - misguided & clumsy about it though he was - Matt is genuinely trying his best to see her as a person. #an idealized version of a person yes. but a person nonetheless. #which is what Ivy wants from Jason (and tbf he sees her as a person also but it’s an obviously different situation) #and while you can't force romantic compatibility (that was like. the whole point.) in some versions of the show they're not-quite-dating #- in varying types of “situationship” with varying levels of commitment. so it's not insane to me to say hey #maybe they need time to stabilize themselves and figure out who they are again after the events of the show. but maybe a couple years - #- down the line they reconnect and they're both in a better place & maybe this time it can all work out. #idk I think I just see a lot of people write it off entirely - and they’re well within their rights to do so don’t get me wrong #but I don’t think it’s fair necessarily to put them in the ‘doomed to fail’ category #wow okay I care about them as a pair more than I realised #tldr; give Matt & Ivy and their relationship dynamic the grace + complexity they deserve #mouse talks bapo #bare a pop opera #Ivy Robinson #Matt Lloyd #[as a side note - sometimes I think about queer Matt & transmasc Ivy & the interesting concept of their potential boyfriendism]

[captainofthetidesbreath]

i love it is kinda ambiguous what Fjord and Jester do with their time year-round, especially Fjord, and how their time is divided bc Jester's studio is said to be inspired by Veth's camp, iirc, so like how much of the year does that take up when the camp is a couple of months. And it is unclear what Fjord is doing day-to-day.

I've been saying since the campaign ended but especially since the start of the two-shot, fully like guys, @ especially Fjord, rotate your months: handful of weeks in port, handful of weeks sailing.

excited to work with this as a thought in the future

#CR spoilers #Critical Role things #CR #To get salty here in the tags for a bit #It's always funny shippers of competing ships always get really upset and claim 'Fjord forced Jester to live a certain way with the ship' #when it's like.... well it's been clear Jester lives as she wants and Fjord can't make her do anything #And tbh it's funny bc you'll never hear any 'Jester forced Fjord to live a certain way with the studio' because neither thing is true at al #neither of them are forcing the other to do anything at all but it's always interesting it's never in reverse #even though the thoroughly flawed logic equally applies in both directions. it's revelatory the inconsistency. #anyway Fjord and Jester have a good relationship in which they are never forcing the other to do anything #they in fact do have compatible lifestyles—it just takes a bit of balancing work to figure out a rhythm #and they're clearly both happy

[reachexceedinggrasp]

So when I've been complaining about even fanfiction not being romantic enough, part of what I mean by that is that people take huge, gothic characters in pairings with gigantic, dramatic stakes full of titanic emotions and then make them feel small and mundane. Stripping the very romanicism from the bones of the romance.

There are many things that are deeply appealing to me about B&tB pairings or 'unlikely' pairings or Gothic romance in general, but something that is less structural while still being absolutely key is that it's not an easy relationship to get the characters into. It's not something that would happen under ordinary circumstances for either person. It's not a bond that can be forged without some form of pressure preventing these people from continuing in their regular patterns.

If you're writing an E/C fic where you start from scratch, the moment they so much as touch for the first time should be absolutely show-stoppingly prodigious. It can never be casual, not between these two, the idea of a touch being allowed should be an Event. The reader's heart should be thundering in their chest, the suspense should be palpable, the consummation divine. A single touch is a consummation for them, there should be that much tension. If they hold hands and I'm not holding my breath, you have done it wrong. The first kiss should feel like an atom bomb going off, the world should shift on its axis, a line is being crossed which has left both characters forever altered.

And people will instead write them like a standard romance novel couple who make standard pervy comments in the narration, get a bit flirty, casually hook up and then weigh pros and cons about whether dating fits into their life plans or not. All of this being totally without weight, without feeling like any kind of Rubicon has been crossed or that it's significant for the characters to have entered into something which must foundationally alter their worldview.

Reylo brushing fingers across the galaxy and it being the turning point of the entire narrative, given the same majesty and mystical significance as Luke's vision in the cave or Yoda lifting the X-Wing is the exact correct amount of emphasis for them reaching towards each other in tenderness. You have a character defined by abandonment and loneliness and a character who is surrounded by people but never touched, both unseen by anyone else, both aching for connection, both never having felt anything like this before, both aware of the galaxy-spanning consequences of what they're feeling. Them touching is le big deal.

The kiss for the B&tB pairing, the EtL pairing, any Gothic pairing has to feel out of reach, a chasm that cannot be crossed- until it happens, impossible yet inevitable. Something the characters could never have conceived of taking place at the beginning of the story, an infinite abyss of which they have somehow found themselves on the other side. You have to do the work to get them there, you have to build that bridge stone by stone, and it should be a sublime agony of seeing the path take shape while it still feels like the gap is just unbridgable, that no matter how close you come, it will never be complete, they can never get all the way across. Until they do.

If you write characters who have (or should have) that kind of vast gulf separating them as just kind of falling into an intimacy which isn't earned and thus means nothing, I just have no idea why we're here. Why buy a giant gothic castle of romanticism and then bulldoze it to build a minimalist condo? Everything about the pairing that makes it that pairing is stripped away. If these were people who could just meet at a party and end up in bed, they would be completely different people.

#taking something epic and portentous #reducing it to a casual instant attraction they sort of casually and impulsively act on like it's ordering a coffee levels of important #and then it's all 'well maybe there's ~something there~ whatever tho don't think it matters or anything' while they're going on caj dates' #and ends with 'it's pretty good I guess we're compatible maybe we'll get married eventually' #LIKE #why #why are people so boring #if it is not love of the most exquisite kind #the far far better thing you do than you have ever done #these people would never go through the bullshit of being with their enemy/a pariah/a difficult Beast/etc. #sshg stories where they're casual actually pain me #it CAN'T be casual it's NOT a casual attraction if they were under normal circumstances it would NEVER happen #SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE FORGED IN FIRE OKAY? #the chasm which has to be crossed for it to happen is what makes it so satisfying my guy #WORK FOR IT #don't get me wrong I like low key ships as well but it's just a fundamentally different thing and some characters #absolutely cannot be plugged into a low key dynamic #Erik categorically cannot be a standard mundane love interest about whom one can be casual #he has never had a casual relationship with literally anything #he is intense about everything he does #this is what makes him wonderful #if you don't want to deal with his dramatic virgin antics then you don't want to write about him #and that's fine! but it means THEN DON'T #writing #romance #tropes

[kariachi]

Random Midnight Thought: Kevin is shown, and the reboot doubles down on it, to be a little shit by his very nature. This is fine, there's nothing necessarily wrong with being a little shit. Long as everyone is on the same page, it's all good. Being a little shit is not a moral failing.

Gwen is very firmly shown, despite otherwise thinking Kevin is funny and being into him, to not be into little shit behavior. This is also fine, there's nothing wrong with not wanting to deal with little shit behavior. As long as you aren't being an asshole about it, it's all good. Not being into little shits is not a moral failing.

That said, leaving aside all other shit, this and their blatant moral disagreements are more likely than not to lead to long-term compatibility issues.

#when one of you is an affectionate poker of fun and the other clearly hates that shit? #that's something that needs to get talked out and worked out #or fuckers needs to go find more compatible partners #this isn't the sort of thing were you can just maintain and have it be a healthy relationship

[nachosncheeze]

21 Days of Remi, Day 17 - Asset and Handler

#aka - realizing this is not a business you can mix with pleasure #fiance or handler? he can't be both #21 days of Remi #countdown to season 4 #blindspot #blindspot rewatch 2023 #blindspot rewatch #blindspot s2 spoilers #nachos blindspot oc #remi briggs #oscar #this is one of those instances where i'm applying my own loose headcanon for how things might have gone down: #she's committed to the mission now but realizing that her existing personal relationships are not really compatible with it #the men in her life are not coping well at all with her upcoming departure #and the boundaries need to shift if any of it is gonna work

[domesticmail]

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#will be breaking up with my boyfriend soon because this situation is straight-up untenable #and then i guess i'll be moving! #i feel so weird and unhappy but ultimately i think i'll be happier alone #working on myself alone #working on my life alone #because he is just. not conducive to any of it #he rightfully pointed out that i have flaws i need to fix but he also #goes on screaming tirades and ignores me for days #so i feel like ultimately i am justified in leaving. #i know i have issues and i need to work on them and I AM! #if that isn't enough for him that's okay #but it's not okay to oscillate between screaming at me and giving me the silent treatment #i mean my god. #this is not a relationship. #this is me letting myself get berated #and then disrespected #and tbf i've allowed this behavior for two years so he is not entirely to blame #i have had many chances to leave and i've always discarded them because i thought we could work it out #but yeah i've reached the point where i don't think it's work-out-able #i mean he straight up told me our relationship is not important to him and that i'm not important to him #i don't understand how that could possibly be a GOOD thing in a relationship #and i'm honestly a little saddened that i let myself think that was okay for so long #i may have flaws but i'm not abusive or manipulative. i'm just lazy #but i take care of my responsibilities too. #so ultimately i'm just not okay #i'm not okay with any of this and i'm finally okay saying that #it doesn't make him or i bad people #it means we're not compatible and probably haven't been for a long time #i am unhappy here #he is unhappy here

[spookyboywhump]

Wren and alondra having plushies on both sides of the bed so that no matter which way they’re facing they always have something to cuddle

YEEESSS THEY ABSOLUTELY DO

#this is why they’re so compatible #I think it’s cute cuz most of his are blue or blue adjacent #and most of hers are pink or pink adjacent #he likes things like sea animals #and she likes things like cats and bunnies #they are frequently cuddling each other’s plushies #Alondra and wren both knew they’d only be able to marry somebody who wouldn’t make them get rid of their plushies #so their relationship is working out well AKSKAJSKDHSK #anonymous

[wereshrew-admirer]

:)

#thinking about the idea of romantic love and confused as usual #do folks really experience this as different in any way from other types of affectionate feelings? #to me romantic love is just the same as every other love but with the intention to commit #it says more about compatibility and responsibility than about the way one feels? #i feel love feelings for almost everything from strangers to clouds to the mold in an old soup container that looks like a galaxy #it all feels the same (good!) #i say i have a crush when i find myself thinking about somebody disproportionately often #i say i love my partner as an affirmation that i'm committed to his wellbeing #as somebody that's probably very very difficult to spend time with i find relationships fascinating and it makes sense to me #that people would pair off (or form groups or whatever) because a compatible person(s) can be a very special thing!! #but like other than that what?? #is there a physical sensation what am i even looking for here #anyway i'm pretty comfortable in my self-conception but i do see the word aromantic and go hmmmmmmm #but i do feel such strong affectionate feelings! chest gets bubbly face gets smiley! #it's just not correlated with a specific scenario or type of relationship or object of affection #just going off and getting distracted at work don't mind me

[chocobothis]

Holiday-ish Fic Snippet (missing any holiday mention) set in the AU where Nico becomes a Future Bioterrorist at 16:

The private laboratory he kept in the Swiss Alps served as something of a vacation home. It was easily among the smallest of his facilities with living quarters one could generously term as "cozy". He had designed the place with his own solitude in mind more than anything else. At most, he expected Alex as the only rare guest.

Bringing Nico along had been something of a whim. Her attitude had improved with the passing of her last birthday. Entrusting her to carry out a hit, under H.U.N.K.'s supervision, cemented her loyalty to him. It meant now she could be trusted with more limited freedoms. Thus, a small indulgence for a job done well.

Being in the mountains was heaven for her. She disappeared into the forests for hours each day with field guides and her camera. The lightest prompting she would tell him about everything she found that day. If he were honest with himself, seeing her so impassioned charmed him. She was plenty intelligent with this only proving it further.

It had not been a secret to him she was fond of nature, specifically plants. Much of her viral, extracurricular interests centered on the intersection between virology and phytobiology along with the potential uses. She made it a habit to comb the database for updates on her interests. Or, she would appear in the greenhouse labs to ask questions or make her little observations. He knew she watched documentaries on the subject, listened to podcasts, and kept live flowers in her suite.

When she learned of the Progenitor Virus' origins from sonnetrappe she was in awe. It made him think she would have enjoyed seeing Plants 42 and 43 in Raccoon City. Perhaps the projects would have born even greater fruits with her keen insight. They had both done well but looking back he knew they could have been even more.

Thinking of her loose in the N.E.S.T. laboratory was entertaining. Her unique perspectives, and lack of deep education on the various subjects, meant she was never limited by the perceived impossible. The addition of her blunt assessments would have only made it better. Practicality and utility mattered to her; Umbrella scientists were a different story.

#my writing #fic snippets #resident evil ocs #nico bright #albert wesker #wesbright #well future wesbright because this is what finally kicks off that relationship #just in general she's unimpressed with him and it works because she points out things she finds stupid #he's so weird and she's so weird but in a way that's compatible with him thay it gives me life to write

[dunmertitty]

It does suck to become someone’s partner and then find out they’re not into sex if that’s what you’re looking for

you do know that you can be sexually incompatible with a person without labeling that as abusive right. like my comment specifically mentioned nonaspec ppl calling asexuals abusive for refusing sex. expecting sex from someone is rape culture.

like are you trolling or do you genuinely not understand that there’s a difference between “oh i don’t think this will work out because sexual intimacy is important to me” and “you are my partner. you should be having sex with me. you rejecting my sexual advances makes you a bad person.”

#this ask is so tumblr #like. y’all know that people can be incompatible without the relationship being abusive. like. things can just not work out. #like. not everything has to be Problematic. you can just. not be compatible with someone. #go outside. touch grass. talk to people.

[gayfranzkafka]

(insane post incoming) okay i've been a taylor swift re-recordings hater since the beginning but the Speak Now re-recording is making me INSANE i think it's partially just that i'm having a weird time emotionally anyway but like "Timeless" made me TEAR UP like bro WHAT like something about it being soooo essentially of that era but new like the novelty of it BONKED me over the head with a reminder of what it felt like to hear all those songs off Speak Now for the first time when i just had this IDEA of what love was & hadn't actually experienced it yet (& wouldn't for many years!!) like way before i even knew i was a lesbian just listening to taylor sing "enchanted" alone in my bedroom wondering who the guy she was singing about was & if she ever saw him again (because i was #blessed to not have internet access and therefor not know it was the dude from owl city she was singing about alsdfhaklsdhfasdh) & i remember just pouring through the little lyric booklet & its pictures & intro & mostly it was just me & the music & this picture of her in a ballgown in my head & this made up but hopeful romantic idea of what love is and like S C R E A M

#anyway i'm doing fine in case you're wondering #not to overshare but i think it's like. also because in my relationship rn we are like having to work through some things & like not even #anything out of the ordinary like just compatibility stuff that comes up for any longterm couple but we started talking about like spending #the rest of our lives together in very hypothetical way but still like really early in the relationship & now my gf is more like 'okay i #do really want to date you but i want to focus on working through these things & it feels overwhelming to talk about the longterm future rn #like not even in a way where i don't trust them & us to work through this but i'm just like. at the end of the day i guess i AM a romantic #& do have this idealized version of love that i believe in like i think that can be a bad thing (part of what kept me with my abusive hs ex #& i think it can also be a strength like i think it's NICE that i can still so clearly see & believe in a future with my gf even when we ar #working through hard stuff & when they feel overwhelmed but like. it's like is that DUMB or just like. i feel my feelings in a really inten #*intense way that i DO think is (sigh) like taylor a LITTLE BIT & it's like oh what does it mean for other people to not necessarily share #my same relationship to love like even the people you love will have a different relationship to love than you if that makes sense which li #*like duh but is also feeling like a mindfuck rn ANYWAY in conclusion i don't think my feelings are REALLY just about speak now but i DO #also think Speak Now WAS this formative text for me & represents/influenced the way i relate to love and like. SIGH. well i am thinking #about it. and i DID listen to 'timeless' on repeat & feel so emotional over it i literally felt like i was going to throw up <3 #and it's objectively like not even THAT good of a song asdlfjashdfasdfahsdf #anyway hiiiii how is everyone

[bullagit]

ftr there is also nothing that mary could have or somehow should have individually done that would have magically made their life together happy, either. it’s no more or less on her shoulders than on stede’s. 

idk i think about them a lot and just like. like they have such different wants, different needs, different approaches and coping mechanisms that sort of inherently rub against each other wrong, and were limited in how genuinely they could connect while they were both trying very hard to uphold the societal roles they’d been made to step into. 

like, i think mary and stede were both at bandwidth capacity in those terms for the vast majority of their marriage. there’s no reality where they stay together and are happy and content! there’s no scenario where they could be sincerely good satisfying life partners to each other. there’s no “well if he’d done abc” or “if she’d done xyz” that can negate that. to the best of their individual and highly incompatible ability, they were both trying and ultimately all they could really land at together was enduring. they are fully not designed to be good spouses to one another lmao

the inherent problem with their marriage/relationship is that neither of them wanted it in the first place and they were completely unable to gel in a way that could facilitate building a genuine understanding foundation. anytime i see the implication that one of them is directly at fault for that unhappiness i get kinda miffed about it tbh, they are just fully incompatible individuals on that level.

and ig thats my lead-in to how i think it’s very Neat and telling that they were only able to be honest and communicate fully and even bond/forge a kinda friendship in the post-murder attempt zone, once any remaining shreds of attempting to adhere to spousal roles had been thrown out the window.

(obvious disclaimer here re: the fact that stede leaving in the night without any warning was a Premium Fuckup, and so was him being an ass on main for a bit when he returned, and that i do slot mary’s attempted murder under Premium Fuckups as well)

#ofmd #our flag means death #stede bonnet #mary bonnet #idk man this whole relationship fascinates me so much #i get so worked up when i see it simplified or made into a weird blame game #the villain here is society these two were just out there trying to fuckin survive #they both tried but they both worked on different toolsets and like #i just imagine that that had to be exhausting in itself?? #it feels so unfair to boil any of it down to them needing to find spare capacity they didnt have to Try Harder #it wouldve been great if they couldve managed to connect and try to be more of a team but like #clearly that was not within their ability #idk man i guess im going to defend these two flawed adults w my life now #i just think they did the best they could #and ultimately their bests were things that weren't cross compatible so it kinda flopped #at least they both love their kids good for them

[spushii]

category 5 autism moment thinking about infinity train

#rannebles #i love you tv show #i am not immune to sillyfun ideas so i did try to think about what an infinity train Files AU might look like #but i am honestly having just as much fun thinking about the ways those 2 things are Not narratively compatible as i would thinking about- #-an actual au that works #because like. infinity train is entirely about learning to accept change and letting go of people/things in your life even if those things- #-are really important to you #but files is honestly about like. interpersonal relationships? good and bad. either the strength you can find through them or how they can- #-ruin you or how you can ruin yourself through them #and also like. the very act of revisiting things that you have lost. #if a files it au centered like. sophie. i think you could find a solution for her arc through an infinity train scenario but you wouldnt- #-employ the same narrative devices or pieces. like you couldn't have a jenny unless you were going to abandon her in the third act #which i guess could still happen in files but i hope. it does not