@qceensofkings i need to get this off my chest
// i am LOSING my mind over these underworld siblings. like. not to be dramatic. but actually to be dramatic. they break me and then patch me back together and then BREAK ME AGAIN.
devlin??? DEVLIN. my beloved. my muse. this man is held together by sarcasm, alcohol, and deeply repressed grief. he survived ten years in the underworld pretending to be dead, and the only reason he kept coming back was because isabelle asked. and because he missed her. do you understand. do you understand the LEVEL OF LOYALTY AND EMOTIONAL DAMAGE HERE???
and isabelle- queen of the underworld, daughter of hades, trying so hard to be the glue while also carrying the entire throne and its trauma on her shoulders. watching her brother spiral and still reaching out for him with grace and love and pain. saying things like “i wish i could take your pain, but then you wouldn’t be you.” please i am chewing drywall.
AND THEN THEY JUST. STAND THERE. IN THIS HORRIBLE PLACE THEY DIDN’T CHOOSE. TRAUMATIZED AND HAUNTED AND STILL LOVING EACH OTHER ANYWAY. still trying.
devlin saying “i’ve become bitter” with that broken little voice. saying “i’m so lonely it hurts.” and isabelle replying “you have me. until the stars die out.” do you hear me sobbing. can you hear it.
these are siblings who have lost so much and still say please don’t let go.
they make me want to BELIEVE in family again.
anyway. i love them. that’s all. let’s never stop making them suffer.