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Oh come on!! Phil being so unbothered by all these messed up relationships is rubbing me the wrong way. Girl, if you want to be mad, just be mad. You have every right to be. Everyone be doing crap to her but she keeps grace is actually frustrating. I know she’s from another world but her disassociation from herself blurs the line between doormat and unrealism.
Phil is not from another world. She's from this world. I do understand the frustration but I think it makes sense for her character because the Phil she read in the book (basically her future) was always throwing tantrums and causing a scene. I think she doesn't want to do that. I also can't say she's completely doormat-like since she allowed her uncle to be taken by the fairy queen knowing he'd be tortured to death. I think she doesn't want to harm people by her own hand especially if it could impact her image. Atp. I think she's just being cautious and playing it slowly.
I wouldn't say she's keeping grace and unbothered. But as someone who grew up knowing you have a father who didn't grow up with you, I relate to her indifference at the 'dad' situation. The mom part is frustrating but i think reading her own history early in the story prepared her heart with whenever she meets her mom.
Surviving in the palace is one thing, but her dealing with her new family is actually a refreshing sight. How else would you deal with a new family aside from being awkward lol. Emotions are hard to deal with when you're focused on surviving. Sorry for ranting on your post. ಥ_ಥ
The way I understand the story, it's a learned response from childhood.
Her lack of strong or violent reaction is something she trained herself in ever since she read the book because at that time, she believed it to be crucial for her survival.
Since she's so used to not having violent reactions and focusing on more logic based rxns rather than emotional based ones, it has now become her second nature w/c I think aligns w/her characterization in the story
When she read that book she saw her another version, who is mad and jelaous and called villainess. So I think she believes that she doesnt have the right to be mad. The book was from elencia's perspective. And she saw her own future as a had-it-all nasty tempered antagonist. In some sense, her opinion about herself is a bit distorted. She's just realizing the book is not fully trustworthy. And I think she is discovering her feelings while founding out the pieces.
Finally someone doesn’t just forgive at a first sorry. Much more realistic