I feel a lot of the time we donāt consider the fae perspective. We mostly consider the humanās. Which, yes, of course because we are human.
But in a story like twst, where so many characters are relatable human or not, I think itās a bit unfair to not consider their perspective.
The main one Iām thinking of right now is how we tend to criticize Malleus and his not being able to keep track of time.
Weāve been told that he has trouble keeping track of time, and in general, many of the fae do. To them, time moves different (not to mention how it can differ depending on species), but for Malleus itās much more than that.
Malleus has been locked up in the castle for years. He got visits from Lilia and he looked foward to that. Beyond that? It was the same every single day. He was alone. Think about it. For us, we would get tired and bored of that. Time would move slowly. We would want to escape. But Malleus couldnāt. He was trapped there, making the most of it when he hid and when Lilia visits. To him, those moments of fun didnāt last long at all and the moments of melancholy lasted forever.
On a side note, weāve seen how long it took Lilia to adapt to humans too, about 200+ years. (Heās still adapting now. Heās somewhat better at it now because of Silver and Sebek. Who are more day creatures and he had to adapt to that as well. Even though itās still tough on him). So how can we expect the same from Malleus, when it took even Lilia this long to do it?
When Malleus grew older and he was able to escape, time moved quickly for him. He was able to spend time with Lilia and others. He had fun and freedom. To him, time sped up. Silver and Sebek age quickly. Malleus had trouble with how fast it was. Even in his dorm card he mentions how quickly theyāve grown.
But then, you also have to consider, Malleus is a fae, heās abided by fae time for over a century and it was only recently (at least 17 years), that he tried to adapt to human time. From seeing a babe grow to now at NRC, where school is taught through human time. How can we expect him to suddenly adapt so quickly?
I wouldnāt be surprised that besides some of the fae, other beastman or merman might have more of a nocturnal clock too.
We expect him to adapt to humans but when has any of them helped him to adapt? When we ask things of others, donāt we usually try and meet half way?? Isnāt it selfish to always one-sidedly ask him to change?? And not help him achieve the change we are asking for?
Itās one thing for the rest of dia group to help him, and they try. But itās another, when the humans donāt even try when Malleus is trying to get along with them and make a connection with them for peace between everyone. Even more so, he wants to get along and have friends too.
And then?? They get angry? At him?? For not adhering to their ways, but did they help him? Did you remind him? Or even send the invite at all? Or were you too scared and itās easier to blame?
Heās known to arrive in advance hours before a meeting so he doesnāt miss it because he does care and he does want to attend. But where are the people to meet him half way? To remind him or even give him the proper or updated info?
Itās a two way street. We canāt always judge malleus because of his ābadā traits, when in reality, itās a fae thing can we?
You can argue that itās not others jobs to do that. And yeah youāre right, but then we have seen dorm leaders go out of their way to help others havenāt we? Riddle going after Idia is one example.
And if there is to be peace, then both humans and fae have to work together to understand the other.
I think itās unfair to always expect Malleus to change without understanding his background and his childhood and how that changes his perception of time.
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