also. for funsies. as a hypothetical.
if artemis Hypothetically got his mom back somehow. Hypothetically. would that change anything about his feelings towards ms moonmaiden
hypothetically, of course
No. <- Pettiest man in the whole world LOL
Honestly, the more I think about this scenario we've cooked up (of Selune bringing back his mom in some fashion, for Plot Reasons)... The more I think he'd take it SO badly :') I'm so sorry Abi, I'm about to bombard you with the painful inner workings of a very traumatized man who does NOT know how to navigate his own emotions:
He would probably see it as, like... sort of an extreme violation before he saw it as something to be grateful for. He would also be so deeply bitter that Selune would listen to heroes but not to a small boy begging for his mom way back when. Oof. And lastly and most importantly...
He wouldn't know what he could possibly say to his mama if he faced her now :''')
If she was resurrected at the same age as when she died... She'd be so young. Early 20s at latest. He'd be older than her. Which is so devastating to me.
I don't think he believes he has lived a life worthy of this person's sacrifices :') Like we were saying about Shadowheart: "I don't deserve to be anyone's daughter (son)"... I think it would be incredibly difficult for him just to be around her. Just a lot of emotions he isn't able to even start dealing with.
I'm not sure if he fully forgives her either... As an adult, he understands her now, to an extent that there's not really a need for forgiveness anymore, but there's still this child inside him that was sold off young enough that he didn't understand why for a long time. And that doesn't just go away even with the explanations of hindsight. I'm sure that complicates matters in ways he doesn't even fully register, adds to his feeling of unworthiness.
To be totally wretchedly honest... I think he would be gentle with her, like she was just a young girl and a stranger (because in some ways she kinda is??), and he'd find a place for her to stay and send her money and make sure she was ok for the rest of her second life. But, I hate to say it... If he had his way, I don't think he'd actually ever tell her he was her son from so long ago :'''') I imagine she might eventually know anyway, in some intuitive way. Moms always do. But holy shit that hurts a lot actually.
