the narrative that many in the fandom are propagating that harrow’s diy necromantic lobotomy was to “forget” or “erase” gideon (which gideon herself also erroneously believes) is not supported by the text. harrow was trying to preserve gideon’s soul as a distinct individual entity that would not become inextricably bound and eaten by her own, and sectioning it off in a way that made it inaccessible to her was the only possible way she figured she’d be able to do that
The Lyctoral Process remains unchanged for thousands of years with no alternatives, only for two 20-somethings in a trench coat to invent Paulymerization.
It doesn’t matter that there are 1000000 fanarts of the Pool Scene™️ already I love all of them every rendition of that scene will destroy my soul and I’ll devour it happily with tears running down my face like it’s a gay catharsis ghost pepper
