hey. hey remember when back in chapter 6 abigail thought about how sad it was that blanche was never allowed to be a child of her age and how she wanted her to feel safe enough to be stubborn and childish and throw tantrums when she didn't like something????
guess what she finally does in chapter 80 😭😭
like!!! the character development of it all!! abigail has done her best at all times to show blanche that it's okay to be a child, that it's fine to not be all grown up and perfect the way she thought she had to be because abigail will love her no matter what and!! it's paying off!!
blanche is finally acting like a kid her age (maybe even a bit younger because of all the years she spent repressing her feelings and emotions) and it's,,, so fucking cute,,,
this isn't the first time blanche has spoken against something she didn't thought was right (eg. when she stood up for abigail with sabrian about the dancing thing) but that wasn't,,, something blanche wanted for herself. it was a brave thing to do, it was fucking amazing of her considering the way she'd lived up to that point, but it wasn't something that she was asking for herself. not the way this is.
this is absolutely a little girl being upset at feeling like someone is stealing time with her mom away from her and acting accordingly. this is her pouting and saying little lies and making puppy eyes to get her way. it is such a kid thing to do and like,,, good for her. she deserves it <33