Caldella's Special Interests Blog

The kid was picked up by an ambulance 30 minutes later.

Now as an adult working in security I get SO MANY folks- upper-middle aged mostly- coming to me to 'rat out' people they think are faking it.

I was once sent into a bathroom because a client demanded that the "fucker won't get out, so good drag them out"- I was NEVER going to do that, so I did a wellness check instead. You know who it was? A person recently released from the hospital after a car accident. They had a hole in their skull and major hearing loss. They couldn't answer the owner because they couldn't HEAR the owner.

Another time about a homeless man who got around town by kicking the ground from his wheelchair. "You know he doesn't actually need that thing, his legs work fine, it's just for pity points"- Oh, so he's not paralyzed, his wheelchair is performative? Funny story Dale, I actually know that guy, he was backed over by a truck and has chronic pain from his shattered pelvis. But sure, let's make him stand up and walk everywhere so nobody feels too bad for him and tries to help him or something.

"She doesn't need that scooter, I've seen her get out of it."

"Look how fat he is, because he just rides around and refuses to get up."

"She doesn't really need that cane- she comes here without it all the time"

"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."

Blitz was technically the one who came onto Stolas first, though at some point Stolas must have found out he was really there for the book, not him. generally speaking Blitz was constantly hot and cold with Stolas, and I think it's feasible that any time he caught himself enjoying it too much he'd probably back off very abruptly, giving Stolas EXTREMELY mixed signals

and then during the full moon there was the "I can always do better" line and him getting upset and trying to play a role which would have horrifying implications for Stolas, followed up by what must have looked a lot like a mask slipping and blitz yelling at him and telling him what he "really thinks of him"

but then after that when blitz has the crystal and never needs to see stolas again, he keeps coming back and (angrily) chasing him. as Stolas points out himself, why would he do that if he didn't care at all??

And now the potential added guilt that Blitz is being very nice to him now that Stolas almost died for his sake. But Stolas never really intended to live (at least IMO) in that kneejerk decision, and now he thinks any affection Blitz has gained is a result of his self-sacrifice. Blitz hasn't yet confirmed or denied that, only stated that he risked his life for Stolas because Stolas did the same for him.