Good Gosh I Love Mortal Engines

me, a fool, realising ten years late that Tom’s relationship with Anna is meant to be a parallel of Hester’s with Shrike, especially with how they are both able to reach through to and illuminate Anna and Shrike’s suppressed memories and human instinct:

why is every character with a facial scar introduced like: they suffered a horrible accident years ago,,,,,they’re horribly disfigured now….a shame

ANNA FANG: “I made all my friends promise that when I die, my ashes will be scattered to the winds, and I never be owned again.”

Tom Natsworthy, faced with what could be certain death, about to overthrow his home country, ready to fight with these binches he just met: oh fuck, is that Gucci?

I still can't believe someone tried to argue with me once that Hester isn't disabled. She's missing a fucking EYE. And her nose, which has to cause breathing problems. She also canonically has a speech impediment from her messed up mouth.