I need to keep yelling about how important it is to me that Print’s birthday wish is that Rey can still be her friend. Print is in a position where Rey kind of “owes her”. Print did just fend off that attacker and get hurt in the process, where Rey (in Print’s body) was the desired target. Print also granted Rey’s advance birthday wish previously, when Rey asked if Print would stay with her at night. Rey used being scared as an excuse, because she knows about Print’s crush, but Print doesn’t know about that ulterior motive. As far as Print is concerned, Rey was afraid, and so Print went to help.
In that sense, Print may feel entitled to ask for something she truly desires, and Rey may conversely feel like she has to grant it, because Print has already done so much recently (because reciprocity and all). Plus Rey knows. She just told Print that she overheard Auer talking with her. And the wish that Print makes is that they can still be friends. 🫠🫠🫠 She doesn’t ask for a kiss. She doesn’t ask for a date. Both of those are things that Rey might agree to, regardless of how Rey actually feels. Print doesn’t want anything that’s owed. Print wants exactly what they have, where it feels like they care about each other. Where Print changes the graffiti on that ancient school desk after Rey saw it again. Where Rey bestows the Glitter Girl sash onto Print now, even when no one is watching, because Print deserved to win that day. Where Rey tries to make breakfast, even if she doesn’t really know how to, because she wants to try.
So Print wants so much more. She’s allowed to want so much more. But she doesn’t ask for that. She asks if they can still be friends, if they can keep doing whatever it is they have going on, even if that means pretending. But Rey doesn't want to pretend either anymore. “What if I don’t want to be friends?” 😭😭😭
