The thing that’s so tragic about Dog and Bird is that. I think they really did love each other. They just weren’t necessarily good for each other
Dog really did care about Bird. She did love her but her own upbringing taught her that this sort of love was wrong, sinful. Her own love overwhelmed her, and so Dog did what a lot of dogs do when overwhelmed: hurt.
And Bird adored Dog, so much so that for a while she didn’t mind how Dog was hurting her. She was willing to stick with Dog through the pain until Dog had healed from her own. But when Dog crossed the line, Bird realized the weight of Dog’s problems was too much for her to carry and so she did what most birds do when given the freedom to: fly away.
it’s terrible to think about but their love ultimately ended up hurting both themselves and each other. It simply wasn’t sustainable. They planted their love in a place where it was destined to wilt and rot.