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She got to live another life, free from the pain and expectations, where she found her people and a sense of belonging, I can't blame her for not wanting to let go, especially since her life as Maelle is as real to her as her life as Alicia. The way Verso's ending rips it all away from her makes me realize she ends up with more things to grief, another life and another brother.

While i do think facing your grief is the right path to take, being forced to do so that violently, and losing even more things in the process must've been heartbreaking, i can't imagine her getting over it so easily...

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'She can always repaint them later' except i don't think she can, maybe because she lacks the skills as a painter, or her burned hands are harder to move with precision. But also because it'd need extreme detailing to paint everyone back from nothingness, a whole new canvas. All while the memories from both her lives fade and merge as time goes on.

As disabled artist i understand too well the frustration of not getting it right and feeling like you never will, like you're running out of time, especially when your disability gets in the way and achieving your goal can start feeling impossible...