May 28
Something about safety being synonymous with Jamil and Kalim's learned helplessness. His reliance on Jamil, to the point of ignorance, is cultivated by his parents to tie them both to the Al Asim household. Their co dependant relationship operates to keep Kalim as content and subdued as possible, therefore preserving inheritance. Simultaneously it also places the Vipers (specifically preserving the servant-master dynamic and necessiating it because of Kalims inability to take some precaution and rely on a literal child instead) instrumental role in this process. It's insanely parasitic.
#the real enemy is capitalism#twst#twst discourse#twst theory#twisted wonderland#kalim al asim#jamil viper#its super fucked up and i love it#important worldbuilding#jamil ff writers tend to overcorrect and centre Jamils guilt rather than the system which facilliates and thrived from his suffering#more scalding sands focused works#i like pre NRC kalijamil
