Reading scenes with lister in it can be hard for me lol. The way slan has to tiptoe around his emotions, the controlling behavior, outbursts when slan can’t take it anymore and the punishment that follows reminds me of my relationship with my mom.
Hard relate. Add in the expectations that were never clearly defined, then when confronting her during an outburst to point out the lack of logic or that the beating was not deserved; the story would shift and it would somehow still be my fault. Avoiding didn’t work, confronting didn’t work, so all you can do is put your head down and meet their irrational moods with whatever you think they want to hear and then weather the aggression on the back-end if you read the room incorrectly or respond too slowly.
The scenes are so accurate and gut wrenching. I hope the author gives us readers the joy of watching Lister get what he has given tenfold. ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
What hair are they cutting lmao