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MY SISTER IS AT THE POINT IN HER LIFE WHEN SHE HAS TO READ THE FALSE PRINCE IN CLASS

AND I. AM.

MY SISTER IS AT THE POINT IN HER LIFE WHEN SHE HAS TO READ THE FALSE PRINCE IN CLASS

AND I. AM.

thinking about… how jaron had to find out that his whole family was dead and pretend to not care. of course, he could blame his reaction on pure shock, but the careless Avenian orphan he was pretending to be could not possibly have displayed the amount of grief he was feeling.

and that’s why the dungeon scene is one of my favorites in the whole book, because it’s the first time he allows himself to truly grieve for his family. it’s such a rare moment of vulnerability for him and he deserved that time to mourn!! (and also Mott was there so instant favorite)

and you’re so right, although I might be biased because I am a sucker for male characters letting themselves be vulnerable :)

short essay below 😂

as far as I can remember, and I may be wrong, Jaron only cries three times in the original trilogy; the dungeon scene in TFP, outside the church in TRK, and on the battlefield with Mott in TST. Which means the only times he’s been recorded crying he’s either been alone or with Mott, which is so interesting to me. Mott seems to be one of the only people he feels comfortable breaking down around, even from the very beginning.

my theory on this is that Jaron feels he has to be strong for almost everyone in his life except Mott. since Mott does seem to be that “rock” figure you referred to, Jaron feels he can really release his emotions around Mott because he’s always been so strong. Jaron loves all of his friends, but he also feels that he has to protect them from his own feelings, that he will only be a burden to them (is this me projecting myself onto a character? maybe!).

He was left alone for over a day down there, and he couldn’t use his anger to forget about or ignore his family’s deaths. He was forced to think about it (and combined with his reason for being there - trying to hang on to the last thing tying him to his father - that’s some serious emotional baggage). He was also physically in pain and exhausted. It made sense that the dam broke then, and it also makes sense that he didn’t let it happen again. International politics waits for no man.

thinking about… how jaron had to find out that his whole family was dead and pretend to not care. of course, he could blame his reaction on pure shock, but the careless Avenian orphan he was pretending to be could not possibly have displayed the amount of grief he was feeling.

and that’s why the dungeon scene is one of my favorites in the whole book, because it’s the first time he allows himself to truly grieve for his family. it’s such a rare moment of vulnerability for him and he deserved that time to mourn!! (and also Mott was there so instant favorite)

and you’re so right, although I might be biased because I am a sucker for male characters letting themselves be vulnerable :)

short essay below 😂

as far as I can remember, and I may be wrong, Jaron only cries three times in the original trilogy; the dungeon scene in TFP, outside the church in TRK, and on the battlefield with Mott in TST. Which means the only times he’s been recorded crying he’s either been alone or with Mott, which is so interesting to me. Mott seems to be one of the only people he feels comfortable breaking down around, even from the very beginning.

my theory on this is that Jaron feels he has to be strong for almost everyone in his life except Mott. since Mott does seem to be that “rock” figure you referred to, Jaron feels he can really release his emotions around Mott because he’s always been so strong. Jaron loves all of his friends, but he also feels that he has to protect them from his own feelings, that he will only be a burden to them (is this me projecting myself onto a character? maybe!).