#balthasar

or how he felt when prince escalus questioned him what happened, still tired from waking? when he turned and looked over to see the one he is most loyal to, pale and being pulled out of the grave alongside his love with a dagger in her chest, knowing he had told romeo she was supposedly dead and that was his fault?

how did he feel with the money in his pocket, heavy knowing that he promised romeo he wouldn’t disturb him no matter what he heard in the tomb, just to figure out the other, not even an adult yet either, had killed himself over news he had delivered to him?

do you think balthasar tried to run over, thinking romeo was worried, just to find he did not even stir? his chest did not rise nor fall? he was questioned by the prince, seemingly a suspect, when he didn’t even know romeo was dead yet.

mercutio and benvolio ran into tybalt first for the duel. mercutio was going to die. romeo didn’t show up until later

the nurse didn’t bring news of death, “for the dead travel fast”, and is not going to die so thats why juliet had to wait so long for the nurse to come tell her that romeo was agreeing to marriage before friar laurence.