#buttonthorne

the thing is that . the way francis killed thomas is so actually fucking evil

francis would do the sending cyberbullying texts to thomas and "comforting" him over it when he comes weeping to him about it thing

okay hang on. francis telling isabelle that thomas is a flighty, easily infatuated romantic to explain why he doesn't love her anymore (even though thomas was still very much in love with her!), and now in death thomas is a flighty, easily infatuated romantic who jumps from woman to woman in a hopeless bid to replace the love he lost in life. thomas being physically unable to rid himself of francis's forged letter, the paper always returning to its original spot tucked intimately into the breast of his waistcoat. francis's name being remembered in the history books, but thomas's name being erased completely, even though his death was what allowed francis to establish a legacy in the first place. something something thomas's murderer having control over his image even long after his death, to the point where thomas himself has been unwittingly molded to fit it. ouuuuggughghgh.........