Is it weird I hated Charlie’s response to them fighting-like is that just me-?
Yeah Emily has a right to be angry here. Get her ass.
Fallen Emily AU
I mean, ur not wrong, Emily has every reason to be mad. She's been hurt and betrayed, then found people who she grew close to, then is expected to return to heaven like nothing happened! There wasn't even an apology! (And no, time passing does NOT count as an apology.)
Emily has been screwed over. She has every right to be furious with Sera, to not want to see her again...
But that's the thing about blind anger, it locks you into one perspective. Consider it, for just a moment, from Charlie's POV.
You've been working on this project for a really long time. You put yourself out there, you've pushed yourself further than ever before for this dream to become reality. You've been belittled for it, mocked and ridiculed. But there are... millions of people relying on you to do something. If you fail, you fail them all. You have to try.
After a bungled first meeting, the other side comes to you with an agreement. All of your dreams on a silver platter, everything you've worked for, it's given a second chance! The souls relying on you could have a happy ending! Emily gets to go home too! (Why would she want to stay in the worst place in creation?)
But before you can even process the contract you've been given, the two start fighting. You understand that maybe they need a hash it out. You let it happen. But things start getting heated... And you know what happens when disagreements get out of hand. So, you try to de-escalate. If they can just listen for a moment, maybe we can all calm down and talk over-
But neither of them listen to you. You, for whom everything is at stake. And the worst happens...
Truth be told, I don't know if I can hate Charlie for that. Nor anyone who acts like her. Sometimes taking a breather is best, especially when emotions are getting loud. We get dopamine from arguing, but it doesn't always help the situation.
Emily knew Charlie was trying to help, but she wanted to keep yelling too. She wanted to keep being angry. Like how Sera wanted to control the situation and not be told what to do.
Blind anger can burn those nearby, even the ones you don't mean to hurt.
