Tyramisu
PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME THAT ALL OF THE SUDDEN THEY TELL REAS HOW AWESOME HE IS AND IN ORDER TO GAIN FORGIVENESS, GIVE HIM SOME SORT OF ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE MILITARY/ If you do, I will just feel like Reas is being bribed by the Prince and Astrid is being pimped put. If this situation binds them all closer and it is onstant;y accepted, I’ll puke. It doesn’t work that way in any sense in the real world or how people interac….given the absolute sense of purity, honesty, and goodness you’ve given the brothers as personal/familial qualities. No one would roll over and go ok, given the dangers of their identities you gave them. It just wouldn’t make sense.
I find it chilling that Wulf says to Astrid how he wants to eat his home cooking, etc. and thinks, then ignores how unwelcome and horrible he treated Astrid’s family, before Reas rushes in. The Prince is completely unconcerned about Reas’ injury except for not wanting Astrid to blame him. This kind of person wouldn’t hesitate to do things to put them in harm againif it brings him closer to Astrid. Reas is 100% correct in finding the attention the Prince has for Astrid to be dangerous - the Prince is a violent sexual predator who stalks and isolates his prey from family. Reas is his twin and was involved. The Prince needs to apologize to him too, just as much as Astrid. The steps he has done to apologize to Astrid is wih the intent to see him again. The Prince is just satisfying his internal needs. It has NOTHING to do with being aware of why his behaviors are so wrong and need correcting. The Prince is just selfishly looking out for his own desires.