I had only been following along via updates from Claire this last arc bc it was dragging its feet so hard for god knows why when it was just gonna end with an anticlimactic thud like that??

Like Aqua does a murder-suicide for Ruby’s sake and this is good, actually?? Ruby is once again left near completely alone and this is FINE???

As much as I enjoy a heroic sacrifice in fiction I absolutely despise when suicide is framed as a net good and the right choice. Bc no the fuck it isn’t??

Also YOU’RE TELLING ME RUBY DOESN’T GET A WORD IN?? IN HER OWN FUCKING NARRATIVE??

I was under the impression that Ruby was supposed to be the deuteragonist of this story but OH SILLY ME!! WE’RE GONNA REDUCE HER DEEP SEATED ISSUES TO FUNNY BROCON SQUEEING AND THEN IGNORE ANY OTHER INPUT SHE MIGHT HAVE!! HER BROTHER DIED FOR HER EVERYTHING IS FINE NOW!!

Why do I always latch onto characters where I get infuriated by how the narrative treats them shortly after I decide to pick them up

IT'S INSANE??????

As a side note it's kind of wack we never actually got to see Aqua rejecting her either, like. we know that he DID but it's ??? not depicted??? THAT FEELS LIKE IT'D BE RELEVANT?????

AppleBlossoms: THAT OCCURRED AND THEN WAS NEVER MENTIONED AGAIN WHAT WAS THE POINT?? IT REALLY FEELS LIKE THE STORY WAS TRYING DESPERATELY TO IGNORE IT THEN WHY DID YOU BRING IT UP

RIGHT?????????????????????????

Like
>Aqua decides he has absolutely no romantic interest in Ruby whatsoever
>Ruby kisses Aqua
>fade to black
>we never get a scene of them interacting properly ever again, au revoir

Also sorry Akane fans but why does she get the epilogue narration. Instead of you know the surviving member of THE FAMILY THE WHOLE STORY WAS ABOUT

AppleBlossoms: (puts an incest kiss in the manga and runs) AT LEAST THINK OF THE IMPLICATIONS YOU ASSHOLE

LORD I DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE THAT WAS THEIR LAST SCENE TOGETHER I AM CLOSING MY EYES

also i am akane fans and i’m still mad THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE RUBY SHOW. WHY IS THIS THE AQUA AND AKANE SHOW

I MEAN THEY HAD GROUP SCENES AFTER; BUT I THINK THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD ANY PRIVATE TALK SINCE??? like I'd need to check but. uhhhh

odasaku: FR FR I WILL NEVER NOT BE MAD AT THE SHORT STICK RUBY HAS BEEN HANDED

HI WELCOME TO THIS SALT. THIS IS BASICALLY WHERE IVE BEEN FOR THE LAST WEEK BECAUSE I FOLLOW LEAKS

I have been. Suffering.

OddEyes: I’m not coping but I sure am seething

Well to be clear Aqua and Ruby’s last scene together was them doing something nice for Miyako and falling asleep on the couch together, but

THE KISS GOES FULLY UNADDRESSED

Ruby’s character was fully assassinated. My poor girl.

I could go on for a while about this ending and how ass it is, but in particular the worst part has to be the way they handled Aqua’s death

Wait scratch that just, the twins in general

Aqua dies as a REALLY bad message about suicide and Ruby becomes a hollow shell version of Ai whose only happiness comes from being an idol

OddEyes: HOW IS THIS FRAMED AS A GOOD THING HOW IS THIS NOT THE WORST POSSIBLE END FOR BOTH CHARACTERS

HOW DID AKA THROW OUT EVERY SINGLE MESSAGING THAT THIS STORY HAS EVER HAD

I'm here to contribute salt because what the heck I'm so unhappy.

its so funny because the onk group im in got me to read Viewpoint B a just last night and im like

"HOW IS THIS THE SAME PERSON"

AKA HOW DO YOU MANAGE TO SPIT ON EVERY MESSAGE YOU'VE WRITTEN!??