i have a headcanon that elias is like, very literally the beating heart of the institute. like, he can feel things going on, is more place than person, etc. and i just wanted you to think about that in the context of parasight & jane worming it up in the walls

OHMYGOD. ok i am never going to stop thinking about this. holy shit. this is amazing. you have just rewired my brain chemistry. i am going to be so normal about this. no wonder he was so hesitant to do anything about that too soon. like he essentially got the same experience as the people that got wormed, it just left no physical marks on his body. and idk mayyybe he enjoyed it a bit. perchance.

anyways that also makes me think like. everything else that happened to the institute. like when martin started burning statements, did that feel like someone was burning something inside of him?? damn. not fun. also if the tunnels are a blind spot for the eye, then i bet someone entering the panopticon feels like a sudden sharp pain in your chest that wasn’t there before. the type of pain that makes you go “oh shit, am i about to die?”

overall, absolutely massive brain concept, will be thinking about this forever now, thank you so much for sharing your wisdom.