ok ok ok ok one more deltarune ramble before chapter 5!!!!!
Just a tiny thing I noticed about literally everyone in Noelle's life underestimating/smothering/trying to protect her to extremes. But I honestly don't blame them???? This family and town lost a child and throughout all of deltarune everyone is holding on for dear life to noelle nearly every time she's on screen!
Catti is totally immediately turned to booting Kris from the friend group when she found out they were hanging with Susie, essentially saying "well the least you can do is never speak to noelle again since merely being around Susie has corrupted you". Even though Kris is a childhood friend of Noelle's and the seems like the type of choice that would be up to Noelle right? Rudy says he worries about not being able to protect noelle in his condition, how she is scared of everything and NEEDS someone there for her. Berdley has like.... The entirety of chapter 2!!!! Even after his character ark he never shakes the image of Noelle as a damsel in need of protecting AGAIN even from her close childhood friend. And AGAIN taking a desicion that should be hers to make. Carol may possibly allegedly be working with Kris on something that has to do with dark worlds or the prophecy or even her missing sister and Noelle, the one person who should be in on it or at least know about it is excluded from this REALLY IMPORTANT information and if I had to guess why I'd definitely say it's because Carol wants protect her. Even Kris in the weird route is mentioned by Noelle to come to her porch when not being controlled not to explain anything but to tell her it was all a dream. I understand wanting to comfort someone who just went through something terrible like Noelle did, but to lie to her?? To take the entire burden of solving the issue instead of sharing it?? It's all anyone seems to do with her!! She can help with the burden ! She's not useless!!
I seem a lot of people theorize about what horrible terrifying ending the weird route could have but I think we need to put a little faith in Noelle to! I think she is strong enough and smart enough and kind enough to push back especially with how much she grew in chapter 2 we know she is fully capable!!!! I honestly believe the weird route can end in Noelle standing up for her self, wether that means fighting back against the soul or telling a trusted adult or friend what's happening.
What I'm trying to say is a bittersweet but overall hopeful ending to snowgrave is on my deltarune bingo card and a future where Noelle's friends and family can let her loose a little and expect more from her is very likely lol












