14h
one detail that really stood out to me pre-ravensong was joe saying that for as long as he’s known mark, he’s always been blue. like for most of joe’s life, all he’s known is that his uncle is deeply sad and heartbroken, and no one’s ever told him why. thinking about mark spending that long broken inside just does something to me idk. i know he gets a happy ending eventually, but mark is probably the most tragic character in the book to me just for how much time he was forced to spend alone in his grief
