Dig

dig

gotta find the joy. gotta dig through the dirt and find it because thats all there is. those little moments are what we get to share together, just a blink in and out of this timeline. and somehow, INCREDIBLY, those little moments are worth it

No you don't understand how important it is to me that Caleb and Essek have this soft, deep, profound love for each other. These two people who were so broken and saw themselves as so damaged and irredeemable and utterly damned, having the chance to heal together and cultivate this sweet, gentle relationship with each other. The fact that they can now carve out moments of joy together, that they proved you can change and better yourself, with time and effort and love.

Matt taking the time to show that even in just a few little ways, to let Essek express his love so casually and with so much reverence and care is just AUGH. That's how you do redemption arcs. He understood the assignment. That's not only respecting the players for the time they put in to creating these characters and their pathways for growth, but also saying to your players (and viewers), "it's possible. Everyone deserves a second chance at happiness."

They redeemed themselves, together.

Matt just said in 4-sided Dive that Essek has been living WITH Caleb while laying low (but also occasionally disappearing to help the Cobalt Soul and doing his own thing). AND HE HAS BEEN HELPING WITH CALEB IN HIS TEACHINGS!?! *Explodes*

I’m so normal about this

At first I thought you were a constellation I made a map of your stars and I had a revelation: You're as beautiful as endless You're the universe I'm helpless in

Sometimes the rats in my brain come together and start yelling “YEARNING” and in trying to appease them I ask “FOR WHAT” but they are too small so all they can say is “YEARNING” which is a very big word for such a tiny creature, even collectively

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