i think there’s also something to tlt and the idea of love and anger co-existing. gideon loves harrow, but is also so very (justifiably) mad at her. mercymorn and augustine love john, which is exactly what makes their (also justified) anger so much more tragic. john loved the world so much he destroyed it in a fit of rage and despair. atn should be about alecto’s anger, but also about “i still love you”, because not only do those two feelings co-exist, in tlt, they might as well be the same fucking emotion.