#maya and cheri are sorta aware of the situation? but they dont know just how bad it is and unfortunately theres not a lot they can do

[perenlop]

ohhhh thinking about the parallels between odin/maya and frost/marlow/valerie rn

#the way it all comes down to the need to be in control #like theres more nuance to it than that and there are multiple factors in each dynamic but maya and valerie were both isolated #and their respective toxic relationships w their families were allowed to fester and break them bc of that isolation #man. always imagined that valerie was closer to cheri but maybe she should connect more with maya #maya and cheri are sorta aware of the situation? but they dont know just how bad it is and unfortunately theres not a lot they can do #without marlow denying them access to valerie at all the way he did to felicity and aisling #i think maya would try to talk to him gently without oversharing but he’d probably be quick to shut it down #and even if he did know mayas backstory hed be like ‘’wtf im not like that guy at all!! that guy got aggressive with his kid i dont do that’ #which is also what he does with frost. ‘’no ofc im not like my mom. my mom didnt give a fuck about me. i care so much about valerie!!’’ #tfw you try so hard not to be like your abuser that you end up being toxic in the opposite way #echoed voice #tbh very curious to know how marlow will be recieved #assuming he’ll either be hated or all his worse actions will be shrugged off as ‘’oh its ok hes dad of the year anyways’’ #maybe both w no inbetween whatsoever #personally i like him. hes my personal little trainwreck. he fascinates me. i want to put him in a tube and study him #he needs therapy sooo bad but unfortunately hes way too proud for it #also in his own way sakura does want marlow to stop self isolating w valerie #like hes not as clear about it as like cheri would be. i think hes mostly motivated by their rivalry. he wants marlow to better himself #and be a more worthy rival for him basically which is why hes constantly rubbing souvenirs in his face #sakura likes valerie but i think he kinda like. disregards her compared to her brother. he hasnt really picked up on whats going on based on #their interactions. but hmmmm…: perhaps now that hes staying in serenade for an extended amount of time….?