there’s just something so pure about the innies in severance falling in love. they’re not living with the same social pressures to find a partner that we do. they’re not thinking about who’s going to take care of them in their old age, or who’s going to be a good parent to their children. i’ve seen people compare them to teenage romance and that doesn’t really click with me either because teenagers have their own social pressures, who’s going to elevate my social status, who are my parents going to like, who are my friends going to like…the innies don’t have any of that going on either. It’s just “wow i really like being around this person. I like the version of myself i become around this person. Being with this person gives me a better understanding of my own identity and my own humanity. Being with this person gives me a better understanding of Right and Wrong, motivating me to fight against injustice. Being with this person makes me want to be alive, despite the horrors. I’ll burn down the whole world if you try to take this person away from me. there’s nothing you could offer me that would compel me to leave this person.”
