#question for AtN: WHO is going to break free?

[theriverbeyond]

"i have crossed the face of the universe; i poison it to match my grief" is one of the rawest lines in Nona the Ninth. there's like a whole thesis in here but Varun just says it so plainly, and it's so human. because that's what Cytherea did! that's what John is doing! that's what Kiriona, in all her rage and grief and loss of everything she ever had, has fallen down the path of. that's Alecto, the fury of unceasing anger. that's the cycle of abuse!!!

#question for AtN: WHO is going to break free? #nona the ninth #tlt meta #varun the eater #john gaius #kiriona gaia #rotating this. wish i was more articulate but hey it's like 1230am

[petersthree]

do u think sophie and iverson will be able to "break free" from the roy mess? quotes bc ik that's a very nebulous concept (is it going no-contact w/ kendall, is it publically disavowing atn and waystar-royco in adulthood, is it not competing to be the next "successor," etc.). part of me think there's a chance that there wasn't w/ kendall, shiv, connor and roman bc sophie and iverson have rava who while not perfect does seem to see and acknowledge and want clear of the flaws of the roy dynasty. i guess it'd depend on if kendall follows thru w/ the custody threats, or if he does and loses, how much of a presence he has in their lives... but i do still find myself comparing the current four's set up of caroline (absent) and logan (malicious) to sophie and iverson's w/ rava (present, actively working against the family history affecting them)

Aaah I love this question! Like you said, it very much depends on if Kendall gets custody or not - which I don't think he's really gonna do, it feels like an empty threat in the same way that he said he was going to block the car and then let it drive away. But anything is possible so!

If Kendall gets custody: Those kids are fucked lmao. Not to the extent that the adult Roy siblings are fucked, they might be like. Shiv and Connor Lite but I think being with Ken they'd have to deal with periods of him being absent for a while and periods of him being incredibly invested, and those periods might come with either rapid anger or trying to build up some grand plans for them. I don't think they'd be as bad off as Shiv & Tom's kid is going to be, but still.

If Ken doesn't get custody: I think they'll be fine, more or less. One of the big things is because of Rava. Rava seems the most like. Sane person lmao? They obviously profit off the riches of the family, but Rava has a good head on her shoulders and clearly cares about the kids. There's also the fact that while the actors have spoken about how with their characters, there's a lot of things that were ignored or weren't acknowledged (ie Roman being sexually abused as a child, Connor having ADHD, both Brian Cox & Alan Ruck believing Con probably also has autism, Ken's addiction, etc. etc. etc.) they are acknowledged with Sophie and Iverson. Iverson is diagnosed, Sophie is visibly brown lol, Rava and Ken immediately deal with the fallout of Logan hitting Iverson, Rava makes sure to protect Sophie at every turn and listen to her about her fears and anxiety about ATN. And alongside that, they seem to have actual friends - like with what Rava says about there being an anti-ATN group at school that has helped Sophie a lot. They'll probably still have some slip-ups, they are insanely rich and Kendall's impact isn't a net-zero thing, he's still their father and there's going to be issues there and being part of this family, but I think ultimately with Rava and their life outside of Waystar they'll be okay, at worst probably like Greg in the pilot where he barely works and complains it's other people's fault or self righteous about their family while still actively benefitting from and enjoying the wealth they get lmao

Honesty hour - ask me literally anything!

#succession spoilers #chirpchirpmuahaha #janie gets asks #this was so long winded lmao