#julia lazarett

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Anybody fw Marionetta?

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DROP A MARIONETTA HOT TAKE 🔥🔥 /nf

while people are completely right sahed has power over julia (not just through the age gap, he just knows more about the world she was sheltered from) considering it "unhealthy" and "toxic" is silly, because that relationship is clearly meant to develope julia's character first and foremost. julia is meant to challenge her bigotry and beliefs about kalgratt. that's her arc. in the story she's on a terrifying time limit, and thus her best option is working with sahed, and that relationship is the prime way she loses her previous, harmful beliefs.

now, sahed is not bad, he's just is completely disillusioned with his fascist country and the controlling circus, and he's willing to manipulate or use force to change his circumstances. force, again, is the only way to make change in those systems. you need to get rid of tonny to free the circus (most likely), you need to overthrow the government to free kalgrattis and ah'kon (certainly). you do not need to manipulate julia though, and that's the stain on their relationship that he later gets rid of.

yes, he was super sketchy in the beginning. he doesn't know about the time limit on julia's contract, but he has used his charms and julia's situation to his advantage - julia didn't have to take part in his water seals sabotage to fulfill the contract, for example. BUT what followed that scene was her most important character development! and sahed does trust her now, they're in the *deep* together. when he properly explained the seals to her and became fully transparent with her - that's trust! that's developement on his end too!

so moving forward she'll probably keep on detangling herself from propaganda, and sahed will become more honest and open. the fact they have romantic and sexual tension will probably take a backseat for most of the story, because it is, you know, a fantasy comic and not a romance? sahed and julia change because of other characters and events as well, they're not kept in a vacuum together.

so yeah, maybe put those pop psychology instagram infographics on toxic relationships aside for a bit so you can actually enjoy the story?

[thisisridiculois]

Waiting for this to come back

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(episode 25)

kamille is trying to make things right with julia by throwing a suprise party. boy, kamille is so... dense? like, julia doesn't like parties, she's clearly overwhelmed. dotty trying to make her dance with tonny is also so awkward. kamille, baby, sunshine - just talk to her in private. you ignoring her wishes won't help you make up.

im really glad she got mr finneagan to tell her about history. and I relate, parties are too much when you can just chill with a grandpa

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(episode 22)

it might actually be good that julia and kamille be separated for a bit? I just hope they won't stay apart for good

and also, are ppl really offended if you forget their birthday? literally never happened to me

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(update 23)

hell yeah, julia, get used to stabbing tonny! get it girl!!!

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not julia thinking she's sneaky and good at spying