Merrin is giving me anxiety with her whole ‘Things are not so simple now’ comment. I know she said they’d figure it out, but I swear.. if anything happens to those two in the next game I’m going to mcfreaking lose it
I mean I cannot lie to you anon, it gives me anxiety too. And it sucks to feel that way because I am sure all of us just want to imagine these two boning it out, getting some therapy, a nap, and a nice home cooked meal (in no particular order). And knowing how ALL Star Wars pairings have turned out, I feel like these anxieties are completely founded and valid. I really, truly hope Respawn rises above the rest and realizes that some people after everything all of these traumatized bbies have been through are allowed to be happy. In my mind, it's like--I feel that Cal and Merrin have been through enough, and if for some reason they are not ultimately end game, yeah I am going to Respawn and setting the building on fire.
BUT--to at least say on a positive note--Cal and Merrin, they are like the healthiest set of losers I have ever seen. They have just--the most outstanding communication skills between one another. They bring out the best in each other and always have. That cave scene meant sm to me because it only proved how I already felt about them: they are able to be open and honest with one another and they are also able to see things from the other's perspective, which is so important in a partnership.
To put it plainly anon, at least they are addressing it. At least they are saying it and acknowledging it out loud instead of ignoring it or just moving on. Because if they didn't, it would only fester and grow and who knows cause resentment to settle between them or whatever else aspect that can destroy two partners in such a way. It may seem tense rn, but it did just happen. It's not like all of that could go down and they be like lol so ANYWAY--
Because Merrin is right, things are not so simple now, and wow Cal pointing out if they ever have been kind of solidifies that they are both in this for the long haul. And so is them both recognizing that they don't want to go back to how they were before, being alone (though I do think them being a part was very important for them to find not only themselves and becoming their own person and then to find their way back to one another) and namely not being with one another. AND heh no longer being just "friends." At the end of the day, they are each other's rock, and they know this with a 100% confidence interval. I mean these two really met and said
From this point on, I would like to hope they give one another the space to heal for themselves and together...that they give themselves the space to actually process everything that's happened, and they can only continue to build on their already solid foundation. That they don't put everything on themselves to fix everything, and allow others to come in and help take on this verbose responsibility they have ahead of them on Tanalorr.
But hey gd maybe that's just my therapist brain talking...how do the rest of you feel about this? It's a very delicate issue that I do believe Respawn can handle...they've proven that thus far, so let's all hope and pray and manifest that they don't biff the ending here besties.
