I have no idea if Noy is going to turn out to be the "red flame" mentioned in Flins' backstory or not, but since I'm obsessed with the fae, I'd love it if this ended up being the case, mostly because it raises a lot of immediate questions I'm having a ton of fun thinking about.

So, if Noy is an aarnivalkea, then:

He doesn't appear to be carrying a lantern, so is it possible that he's a "free roaming" flame? That he doesn't have a form of "habitation," just stays in a human shape most of the time or as a bare flame when he needs to?

Or, perhaps he has some other form of habitation, but it's just not as blatant or as visible as Flins' lantern? Can Genshin's will-o-wisps inhabit even small things? Could a flame fae fit itself into a pocket watch or a locket?

If Flins is the only aarnivalkea that chooses to live inside a lantern, that raises questions about his backstory--as I've speculated before, could the lantern be a sentimental item, something he chooses to live in not because he needs to live in a lantern, specifically, but because it has personal meaning to him?

And if Noy is the "red flame" that replaced the "azure flame," then what differed in their ideology that makes him opposed to Flins? What made the humans of the Snezhnayan regions suddenly "enshrine" red flames over blue flames? What philosophical point do they disagree on so badly that Flins felt like he needed to actually leave Snezhnaya over it?

Is the tundra just not big enough for two aarnivalkea at the same time?? 😂

Yeah, it's a damn tragedy, I miss the beautiful waves...

No, okay, seriously (god, I'm so sorry I always have to go for the joke first), character wise it's actually perfect. He's come full circle with his character arc. He doesn't have to try anymore, and is comfortable being who he is. And in a way, gone back to that sweet, sensitive, romantic boy he was in Season 1. Colin has returned to being himself and in doing so, while I do think he retains a little bit of that flourish he picked up on his travels, he's returning to the core of who he is, and that is reflected in hair style and clothing.

Also anyone who wants to go on about any kind of glow up can look at these two gifs and bite me.

STORY TIME!

I'm ngl, given Ciel's backstory, being a genetically modified child of Neo Arcadia made to create better tech for them, the idea of her having a twin that would have presumably come from the same program and then her being seemingly the opposite of Ciel in terms of alignment, is a genuinely super interesting idea.

One sells her body to make rent while the other one sells her dignity while being a puppet to the rich in a bar to pay her tuition. Two different worlds but with the same outcome. Edward and Queen never stood a chance in walking away without getting their feelings hurt or viceversa.

On the other hand, how can Vivian and Bonita not fall in love with these two idiots that will throw money at anything just to see them have a single moment (of happiness and some) with them. They’ll spend their whole fortune if it meant they get to keep them by their side.