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I just wanna say, during S2 i commented about cirrus's lack of character growth, and in S3, that skylar should know about cirrus's plot to bring pink hair and chan-il together. and some of yall jump me, saying cirrus changed for the better, and skylar shouldnt know bc there's no point since it actually helped him in the long-run. yea im petty for airing my grievances, but some of yall are brain-dead. this isnt a simple romance story. it's a coming-of-age gay drama with romance. falling in love doesnt equate to character growth (how simple if it was! but the story was never that simple); he's just as insecure and twisted as before (legit yall excuse a hot guy so long as he's pitible). and the basis of their relationship was transparency and honesty, which bred trust. in S1-2, skylar grew to trust cirrus with his secret of unrequited love bc he was upfront with his nasty personality, he kept his promise not to tell chan-il, and actually helped him with his mom (so given his past, cirrus exploiting his inability to confess to make him get over chan-il for his own self-gain is a huge breach of trust and needed to be addressed). if the story swept his scheme under the rug or gloss over it, it would only undermine the story's themes, their relationship which was built so gradually over this precarious trust, and the hazard of cirrus's insecurities and toxic behavior. it doesnt matter that everyone is happy when it's built on manipulation; it is skylar's (and pink hair) right to know, and how he react, whether forgiving him or breaking up with him, is his right as well; neglecting that is taking away his agency. so, i am soooo glad the story addressed my concerns, not letting cirrus go scot-free of consequences (bc only when he hit rock bottom would he actually let go of constraints and would feel the need to fix himself), and didnt become a fluffly story about how love overcomes trauma or smth like that.