ohhhh my godddd I NEED more people to tap into the angst potential of the fact that Blake genuinely wanted to kill Neo. She thought the person she loved most in this world was gone, and she actually fully seriously wanted Neo dead. Do you have any idea how badly that would mess Blake up? Blake. Blake who is against murder. Blake who watched her old love deteriorate into a ruthless killer. Blake who just wants peace in the world. Blake who was ready to murder someone.
Imagine if in v9 when they fight Neo again, Blake hesitates because she remembers that feral rage. She's TERRIFIED of turning into that person again. Not only that but she's also terrified to lose Yang again because the last time Neo was involved, that was what happened. HOW IS MY BABY NOT A BALL OF ANXIETY IN V9 BRO????
anyway I think I've yapped about this before but never in depth in its own post so here it is!!! I need more fics about Blake having nightmares and flashbacks of herself trying to kill Neo, then Adam trying to kill her and Yang, and staying up at night obsessing over the similarities. Bonus points if Yang is there to bring her down from the spiral and remind her that she's there and alive and Neo is also alive and she didn't do it. She didn't do it.
