I think my FAVORITE part by far is that you still get the sense that Loni and Val are kids in this. Like, they are being forced to face terrible things, but they are each clinging desperately to the futures they think they should have - Loni's in which things never change, Val's where he actually has the freedom to follow his dreams (which might not be likely anymore). It makes the squish even more heartbreaking.
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I think my FAVORITE part by far is that you still get the sense that Loni and Val are kids in this. Like, they are being forced to face terrible things, but they are each clinging desperately to the futures they think they should have - Loni's in which things never change, Val's where he actually has the freedom to follow his dreams (which might not be likely anymore). It makes the squish even more heartbreaking.