ok another one because ooh appletree duo my beloved.
throughout Vampires, Apo and Martyn's relationship has it's ups and downs; but for the most part Apo and Martyn trust and care for eachother, hell maybe after ep 3, the reason they are so in sync is due to them being fledgling and sire.
they are always riding in the boat together, it's Martyn who stands between Apo and the other final humans when she wants to help, it's Apo telling Martyn off for being alone in the dangerous woods at night, and it's Martyn offering blood to Apo when she's hungry.
and it's that caring that is ultimately Martyn's downfall. After he fell off the bridge in EP3, Apo cared enough to save his life by suppressing her own desires and giving blood to him.
it's never brought up after Apo reveals it in ep 5. no one, not even Martyn, mentions anything being different. no one outside of Apo knows that he is now her fledgling. Hell, I'd feel comfortable saying that Apo herself forgot about it, after all Martyn seems to be his normal self still, no harm done.
then episode 8 happens, Martyn offers his arm to Legs and I'd love to believe in that moment, Apo felt her fledgling's body start to fail. I mean she is already walking toward him when he dies, I'd like to think she's subconsciously waking toward him to catch him.
in front of everyone. no indication as to why except for the growing dread on Apo's face as she realizes what happens.
Ren's anger and swift death do nothing to ease any tension as he died screaming about how they killed Martyn out of the darkness in their souls. Now Apo is left with the bodies of two people she trusted the most, and it's a little bit her fault.
Sausage doesn't help of course. he calls her a murderer multiple times, and then leaves to bury the bodies by himself. Apo, too caught up in the thought of finally seeing Cherri again, rushes home and explains everything to Cherri, where of course she accepted back, no matter if she's human or not, and of course Cherri will help accommodate her. They are partners who love eachother and have worked hard for their happy ending.
But... do you think she thinks about what happened while lying in bed with Cherri? Do you think she tries to picture her friend, no. Fledgling's smile in the darkness, trying to preserve his charm? Do you think that Martyn's memories cross her mind the was Avid's memories crossed Shelby's?
Do you think she tracked Martyn's father down for closure, to tell him his son was dead, or even to yell at him for how he treated Martyn?
Do you think Apo kept her milita banner, even when the only other living member hates her because he thinks she did it? to you think she buys Sausage and Shelby's books because they contain traces Martyn in them?
Do you think she writes to Shelby, asking for advice on how to deal with the loss of a fledgling?
God Appletree duo my beloved...