Ralsei will be the one to break the prophecy.
Everyone's talking about the weird route right now, which like HOLY shit. The prophecy can be broken. There was no flower man trapped in asylum. However I feel obligated to point out we may have an actual way to defy fate itself in the main route. I'm talking about Ralsei.
He believes that all Darkners have their own purpose that can not be deviated from. And he believes the prophecy cant be changed, but despite this he wants it to at all costs. The ominous broken panel from Ch.4 is one example, but I'm also talking about who Ralsei wants to be.
His unhappiness with who he is is pretty damn clear .We see more of this with the switch back to the "Dark Ralsei" form. His own displeasure with how he looks.
LITERALLY shoved into a closet by Flowery, and forced to wear something he does NOT like anymore. Symbolism is a literary device writers can use to communic-
This really shines in the butler suit scene. And the status text shows how deep into self-hated Ralsei really is, with ignoring his own wants and needs.
None of this makes him happy. None of this is what he really wants. Chapter 5 shows us that in pretty damn plain text. But funny enough, before the entire story starts back in castle town there's a secret little cutscene that shows why there is all of this discomfort.
She isn't fully there yet. Still deeply repressing herself and only agreeing when its what other people want. But its still her truth. Its what she actually wants for herself. All of her past desires of liking plushies, knitting, and baking fall more into place. Especially with the scene with Flowery.
Being figured out by the one person you hate the most has got to be infuriating. The blue and pink colors has got to be the least subtle symbolism, but the furious blush about being called Princess REALLY seals the deal. Even Asgore sees it. This was in a more literal sense of hiding away from him physically, but still it works on two levels. (The neutral pronoun change in this and the status text is even more of a sign. To be fair I do think this is a transfemme thing, a lot of trans people switch to something more neutral in our early stages.)
What if you can choose who you are in this world? What if by doing so, you can defy fate itself and break the prophecy? If the prophecy isn't true anymore could it still predict the future? If "the prince" isn't a prince anymore not just by identity but in the most literal sense, could this be the very thing to change the future? This would be excellent thematic writing. The only way to save the world is to love, change and accept yourself.
Stories can be rewritten and retold, and I think Ralsei will do so with her own story. Isn't that lovely? Isn't that wonderful?
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