#frankly the fact that we adore j.oel and are so fiercely protective of e.llie is SO INTERESTING TO ME

[heirbane]

S.hadowbringers gaius is held in my heart in the same place as t.lou2 j.oel and I think that explains a lot

#what a flawed masterpiece #deeply deeply flawed male characters who know they did wrong but aren't 100% able to repent #or admit what they did truly. j.oel did admit but commited to his morals - which isnt a mark against him #g.aius admits what he did but struggles to find ways to make things right - because honestly nothing will. nothing can. he has caused #death and suffering by what he did. j.oel caused - may have caused - the world to stay stagnant by his choices too #frankly the fact that we adore j.oel and are so fiercely protective of e.llie is SO INTERESTING TO ME #because g.aius is joel. g.aius Did what he thought was best and both their daughters suffered irreparably #the only difference is g.aius is a.bby adjacent to us bc we were given him as an irredeemable villain. #I just fucking love unreliable narratives because if we had spent as much time as a.bby and had a whole game to understand #her grief and growing up we WOULD be on her side. what she did was wrong. what j.oel did was wrong. what they both did was wrong #but they are portrayed differently due to the coin side they're on and the way the story tried to convince u one was justified and one was - #just unhinged #ANYWAY.Z #tlou2 tw