#dynamics tbt

one such blunder would be that avery would think that estinien’s earlier desire for vengeance was a bit of a misguided journey and that would cause some conflict between them. avery’s feelings about it would’ve come from a place of care and the belief that it would likely harm more than it helped, however they would’ve had trouble communicating this in a way that didn’t come off as somewhat confrontational or i suppose mocking in a way.

they wouldn’t believe for a second that yotsuyu has done the right thing or condone her actions — the way she's ruled doma is awful but he can understand that yotsuyu is a woman who has been hurt at every opportunity, consistently, from childhood and then suddenly thrust into a position of power without ever having dealt with any of her trauma. her actions, while wrong, can be understood through the lens of a traumatised woman who has no way of dealing with her grief or anger (or loss of self for that matter because she has never been allowed to have a clear sense of one that hasn’t been violated in some manner) in a healthy way and instead uses it to control and hurt others so that it cannot happen to her again. it is her way of having absolute control for what is essentially the first time in her life.