welcome to inconsistency

I am so caught on the detail of Magnus’ throat being slit. I’m so caught on the fact that he was clearly worried Gripp was a danger to the others and to himself, but never to him. He’s so selfless and yet it continually costs him until it takes the ultimate price. But he would never see it that way. Because he’s kind. Because he would sacrifice his own dreams, his own ambitions to protect others. To shelter the Tongue. To turn around the Dearest Selena.

PLS MS MOON ONE CHANCE JUST GIVE ME ONCE CHANCE💝💫✨

the fireplace in the submarine parlor burns pink, the same as the incinerator in the tangle tower study

the pufferfish lamp in the mess hall is the same kind as the one in felix's room

the blue and red crayons on the table - the ones sally bets grimoire will turn out to be an important clue - i think sym used them to make her poster

the dome tank beneath madame tadpole's grotto is scratched on the inside, much like the aquarium in the center of tangle tower. i believe both contained the silkwirm at one point

speaking of which, i appreciate that grim and sally tend to call it the silversnake more often, since they knew it by that name already

Probably (actually definitely) out of character but I thought it was funny

(Mermaid Mask spoilers ahead!)

god. idk how to word this very well but the fact gripp made sure that everyone got at least some closure so they weren't left blaming themselves (or eachother) for everything that happened and especially for magnus's death before escaping on his whole suicide mission. him reassuring symmetry especially that she shouldn't blame herself with the timeline in mind (her being one of the additional guests he'd known the longest, zephyr taking her in from an abusive guardian etc. you could make some arguments/hcs of him being Bonus Dad to her when it was just the 4 of them in the sub but anyways) he's aware it's entirely him. he doesn't shift the blame to any others, he doesn't even completely blame magnus by the end either, despite the amount of building resentment and tension that drove him to drag him into this voyage in the first place (and later murder him)

i dont knowww it says so much to me about his character and makes his unhealthy obsession with the mermaid all the more fascinating . he was on this entire desperate search driving him insane and definitely was dragging magnus down with him, but he never meant for everyone else to get caught up in it like this. and even though he still follows through endangering everyone in the process, in his mind, this event was inevitable, he HAS to do this. he HAS to find her, speak to her. even if it's the last thing he ever knows. there was no other option. just the way it's meant to be. and in his view of limited choices, he could at least put everyone "at peace" as much as he could before metaphorically steering them straight into the sun.