#it's possible lily was mixed but.... clues. 'martin'. etc.)

[equalseleventhirds]

thinking so hard abt the characterization of lily in 'letter from juniper' and her diary that anna finds, vs the characterization of her in what she did to thomas, vs the characterization of her in the flower shop au where she seems to still be alive but either participated in or did not stop mabel being kicked out of the family, and 'my last name is martin *snooty french accent* martin, if you listen to my mother' and what that means for a girl who 'looks a bit like an aztec statue' to have a mother like that

mabel real mabel didn't rly know her mother much, but we have......... clues.

#mabelblogging #perhaps once she was young and innocent and made the mistake of sacrificing love for love #but CERTAINLY by the time she meets thomas she is selfish and cruel #was it because she knew she would die on the hill? or was there something else? #something she learned from her mother; something she learned by being a white woman in the world #(we know sally was an 'old white bitch' we know mabel's indigenous mexican ancestry is from her father #it's possible lily was mixed but.... clues. 'martin'. etc.) #letter from juniper makes me FERAL but considering who lily became as an adult #are we glad she did not leave with juniper? are we glad juniper left her faithless love to die? #(or would juniper have been just as bad? or would going with juniper have changed her? #'you have to leave it all behind and i can keep you safe' #would the king stop his punishment for broken promises if she would only leave it all behind? #her mother the house her place in the world? i wonder i wonder) #(it's abt ur parents and who they once were vs who they are to you etc etc. sometimes.) #dysfunctional family cw #abuse mention #well abuse implied but we know what sally did