I’m sure people are just mad Mercury’s not with her
Well tbh, these people can stay mad. These two needed to be separated, not just because M/ercury wasn’t really needed in the rest of the volume, but also because the two of them are in two very different headspaces rn, they can’t really go through a redemption arc at the same time together. Plus, it’s good to see E/merald have some agency/stuff for herself. But, ofc these people just want her to be attached to her “boyfriend’s” hip.
E/merald & M/ercury are two separate people, not a singular entity. I think when they reunite eventually, it’ll definitely be interesting. But for now, I’m begging people to stop whining about how “E/merald needs to be reunited with her boyfriend”. Shocker, but M/ercury isn’t her #1 priority, I swear these people give me secondhand embarrassment.