trinz

five seconds into season 3 and she’s already the finest she’s ever been

When people speak of Rin’s oppression in the poppy war their immediate reaction seems to be “oh, female rage!!” Which I think really waters down her character, Rin, above all else, is a product of her environment. If she had grown up somewhere safe, somewhere where she knew she was loved, in a place where the colour of her skin did not ostracise her, in a place where she had been treated kindly, her story would’ve been wildly different. Rin’s story is one of oppression, of wealth disparity and the destruction of war, of the descent into madness from lack of care from the people who were supposed to CARE and PROTECT you.

Better to be a gentle soul than one consumed by anger, resentment and vengeance. Anyone can wage war, but maintaining peace is a difficult thing.

There are extraordinary people who appear unexpectedly on our paths, and, just as suddenly, they disappear, leaving their indelible marks and a sense of regret. Brief and bright, like a match striking a flame in the dark, they heat the damp kindling of our hearts and then they are gone.