#free me...

apologies for taking so long to get to this! and then taking so long to write my answers... i'll do both bc i love them so dearly (though i fear our amelia answers may actually be laughably similar lmfao)

MARTA

favorite thing about them:

i love that she's far more emotionally fragile than anybody in temple gate seems to realise. she's tearful and doubtful. she's been conditioned to believe that she is responsible for the perceived sins of everyone she doesn't punish. she has sacrificed her whole life in service to a will she hates carrying out because she's known nothing other than being knoth's "hound" and "intimate companion" since she was a child. she never had the chance to be anything other than the weapon she was groomed to be. she is SO tragic. i also like that her name is a homonym for martyr! i think that's cute and fun.

least favorite thing about them:

i think she was probably the character most affected by all of the content cuts that got made. losing the scene where she kills val was bad enough but i'm in constant mourning for the scene where knoth "comforts" her (see below)

like what the hell. i think people would have a much greater appreciation for her character if we actually got to see her a bit more outside of chase scenes and like... two letters from knoth.

favorite line:

"your blood shall be the tokens of my virginity." okay girl

brOTP:

n/a... she literally has zero friends 😭

OTP:

VALMARTA. this is my favourite ship in the entire series. i’m aware that it pretty much exclusively exists inside my head, but much of the appeal to me is in the details that were left open to interpretation. i’m so fascinated by the incredibly fucked-up dynamic that marta, val, and knoth had before the events of outlast 2... that exploitative and predatory circle of trust that was irrevocably broken when val left. i imagine they grew up competing for knoth’s favour (“papa always liked me best” wouldn't be the slam dunk it is if this wasn't a big insecurity of marta's), and so there was probably a lot of wasted potential for any chance for them to connect on a deeper emotional level. but they couldn't have felt NOTHING for one another! things could have been so different. the fact that it never happens is why it’s so perfect to me <3 one day i will be brave and put out all of the fanfiction i have written about them lmao

nOTP:

marta/knoth. has he not done enough

random headcanon:

she has some voicelines of her singing 'hide you in the blood' already but i hc that she sings to herself pretty much constantly. i think it helps her feel less alone </3

unpopular opinion:

i hate hate HATE when people draw her as conventionally attractive with huge tits. like who is that. marta is a scarecrow

song i associate with them:

god gave me no name (no thing can hide from my flame) by lingua ignota… that’s HER

favorite picture of them:

lmfao at the tiny ass image but. it's my pfp for a reason. she looks so spooky <3

AMELIA

favorite thing about them:

what DON'T i love about amelia. she's clever and brave and clear-eyed and vengeful. her story is my favourite thing to ever happen in trials. she makes easterman look like an amateur. she's girl jesus.

least favorite thing about them:

i hope that if amelia comes out of catatonia, we'll see her talk or write a little more about damon. it's kind of easy to forget that her whole reason for coming to sinyala (and not planning on making it out alive) was her love and commitment to a relationship both of them had to fight to be in. i don't like that her black love interest got killed off and seemingly never brought up again.

favorite line:

"they made you ready to die. you can do anything." </3 she's talking about herself here too. god!!!

and of COURSE: "easterman's a pimp, simple as that. no lower form of life on earth." this line has haunted me for over a year now. it’s so revealing about her entire worldview.

brOTP:

NOAKES OBVIOUSLY <33 but also i love the way dorris speaks of amelia! i hate that they seemingly never crossed paths. amelia would have so much respect for dorris in return.

OTP:

i do love damon and amelia, but amelia and liliya achieving some sort of higher power together is like... destiny at this point. i'm just waiting to see how it all plays out because either way i'll be thrilled i reckon.

nOTP:

easterman/amelia...? i'm obsessed with their dynamic actually (just remembered that they've never had an actual face-to-face conversation. god it's too good.) there's a lot going on there! but can he PLEASE get away from her.

random headcanon:

less of a hc and moreso just speculation but like... is liliya's influence reaching amelia at all? does she know about her? has easterman told her anything? is there any effect on her mental state? idk if it would be cooler for amelia to know nothing or to have some sort of strange connection to liliya already...

unpopular opinion:

she's still relevant. sorry!

song i associate with them:

the options are kind of endless. without consulting my playlist: assignment by power snatch is the big current era amelia song imo. these lyrics… i lost a lot… i get to keep one thing!!!!!!

imagine a beautiful world where i have the energy to make images normal-sized.

favorite picture of them:

get his ass.