Iโm so fucked up about simon. His character arc in the main series was set up that ice king becoming a simon again was inevitable. It wasnโt a matter of if, but when and how.
but now that itโs happened, itโs the worst thing that couldโve happened to him.
he had friends! a special secret club of wizards he had matching rings and would go on roadtrips with! he wasnโt even really a problem anymore!
bettyโs character is so fantastic. she traveled through time for him. She went insane for him. She become a god for him. But him being Simon was easier for her. Did she ever truly consider if it was what he wanted? Sheโs not even there with him. Sheโs not there and now heโs Simon and heโs more isolated than ever.
He lives with humans! At this point, Finn has known him longer as Simon than he knew him as Ice King. Ice King is just an old memory now. But Simon is over a thousand years old. โSimon Petrikovโ is just an old memory too. Heโs human again, but not really.
Whatโs worse is how smart he is. Heโs an intelligent and emotionally competent man. So he really, truly, profoundly knows how deeply fucked up his life is. Heโs so aware of it.
wouldnโt it be easier? If he was stupid and naive and magical? does he miss magic? maybe not ice, but magic itself? would he try to learn? Does he remember the password to Wizard City? Would they even still let him in? thereโs a school. He could learn magic again. but would he? Doesnโt Simon Petrikov like learning about magic?
Everything Stays. Heโs still here. But heโs different now. Everything is different now except itโs not because the world stayed the same and heโs the one who changed. He canโt go back. Except he did, in a way, and it wasnโt even his choice.
