This was so cathartic to see. Abeille has found her place and those who love her. And she’s brave enough to realise who her mother is and how unhealthy going back to Pasque would be. She’s not Evette, but she doesn’t have to be, and Evette would only ever want her to be herself.
Well, Amaryllis managed to break the ghost tulip. But this kind of scene is more likely to sever the bond between her and Mallow than between Abeille and Miel.
What I love about this is that the plant falling down and breaking, doesn’t necessarily mean its dead. After all, Miel is a gardener/logger whose plan is to build a nursery. In short, HE can save the plant or teach Abeille how, should she let him. It’s perfect symbolism to her situation. She can either remain broken with her mom, or let love nurse her to health and grow into something bigger and healthier with the support system she has found and even created without her knowing. She has another chance, as does the plant.
Which I’m guessing is a foreign concept for miss thing over there, who clearly would rather remain stuck and crappy.
Tee hee. There was an example of this in a graphics class that I took where the topic was signs. An example was a sign that used quotes for emphasis, instead of bold characters, etc., then iterations of that:
“Try” our hot dogs
Try “our” hot dogs
Try our “hot” dogs
Try our hot “dogs”
About the broken pottery: it also reminds me of how Miel fixed the smashed ghost pipe, after soil from a bag Poppy was carrying dropped on the plant that Miel brought so that Abeille could plant it outside.
Amaryllis’s face in panel 4(?) is such a good illustration for the “How *DARE* you!” line I think that too many of us are familiar with.
Bleuryder, both comments are so very spot on! I almost wish we could hear how Abeille is saying “You cannot break this” – where she’s emphasizing. Isn’t there like a drama/theater exercise where you say the same line with different emphasis, and it can change the meaning somewhat? Like if Abeille is stressing “You” she’d be emphasizing that Amaryllis, in particular, can’t break Abeille’s new life, where as stress on the “cannot” or “not” would be more of pointing the inability to break what Abeille has going for her now. Something I thought interesting to ponder in a page that’s overall powerful (and that I think many of us have been waiting/hoping for).
I assumed the emphasis, if any, was on “this.” Meaning, Amyrillis broke the pot and maybe the treasured flower, but she will not be able to break Abeille’s sense of found family.
I read it as “You cannot break THIS”
I feel like this is the most powerful. She can break many things, but this – love, acceptance, family, identity, home… She has no power here
Reminds me of the Labyrinth “You have no POWER over me!”
Love the detail that Amaryllis is holding her hand as if Abeille hurt her, when the only force we see is Abeille pulling away. I suspect that’s how she’s going to remember this scene, regardless of what anyone else says.
“They will grow tired of your antics faster than I, the most forgiving of all mothers, ever could, and you’ll think back with regret of my unmeasurable patience!”
Something like that. Attack and denial. And then she reengages in working toward’s “Abeille’s best”, sabotaging her life as much as she can.
If Mallow does leave her at one time, there will be even less holding her back. One wonders whether that prospect is what is making him stick around her.
Good follow up to the preceding page. I was wondering whether someone would dive to rescue the flower. This is much better. Amaryllis knows nothing but how to break things and it would have been less powerful if someone had dived to save the plant.
Oh! I… I love how that played out. Yes the plant’s pot broke, but instead of anger like I expected Abielle told her truth- I hated myself with you- I didn’t feel loved- and here I found it. THIS is MY HOME. :,) I’m so proud of her. And dang proud of Miel for letter her say her peace to her mother because I am not so calm and that for sure would have ended in a screaming match if I were there. 🙃 And “You cannot break this” as a punctuation to there argument is just 🥰 *chef’s kiss* perfect writing and I can’t wait to see Mallow’s reaction. I hope her has his realization soon.
Of all of the retorts I could think that Abeille would respond with, “I AM HOME!” was one of them. Abeille won’t ever see living with her mother as being home anymore, now that she found true acceptance and respect with the new family she forged. All of what Amaryllis’ methods ever did was made her daughter feel like a failing outsider back on Pasque; why should Abeille feel like she belongs back there with her?
Amaryllis mirroring Abeille’s genuine gesture of ‘ow my wrist’ is genuinely off-putting. If Abeille is in pain she has to be showing she’s at least in equal pain, or else *gasp* people might take Abeille’s side!
25 thoughts on “Love Not Found – Ch24, p63”
Gwen
This was so cathartic to see. Abeille has found her place and those who love her. And she’s brave enough to realise who her mother is and how unhealthy going back to Pasque would be. She’s not Evette, but she doesn’t have to be, and Evette would only ever want her to be herself.
David
Well, Amaryllis managed to break the ghost tulip. But this kind of scene is more likely to sever the bond between her and Mallow than between Abeille and Miel.
Viky
The fact that her mother touched her for the first time ever and it was a forceful action, to force her to come with her to Pasque
Tiffany
HELL YEAH!!! That is how you do it.
Bleuryder
What I love about this is that the plant falling down and breaking, doesn’t necessarily mean its dead. After all, Miel is a gardener/logger whose plan is to build a nursery. In short, HE can save the plant or teach Abeille how, should she let him. It’s perfect symbolism to her situation. She can either remain broken with her mom, or let love nurse her to health and grow into something bigger and healthier with the support system she has found and even created without her knowing. She has another chance, as does the plant.
Which I’m guessing is a foreign concept for miss thing over there, who clearly would rather remain stuck and crappy.
Kendall 🍂❄
Tee hee. There was an example of this in a graphics class that I took where the topic was signs. An example was a sign that used quotes for emphasis, instead of bold characters, etc., then iterations of that:
“Try” our hot dogs
Try “our” hot dogs
Try our “hot” dogs
Try our hot “dogs”
About the broken pottery: it also reminds me of how Miel fixed the smashed ghost pipe, after soil from a bag Poppy was carrying dropped on the plant that Miel brought so that Abeille could plant it outside.
Bleuryder
Also wanted to add “You cannot break this.” Is one hell of a line.
Jenny
Couldn’t agree more with you Abeille! Doubt that Amaryllis is done yet but she knows now she can’t wrangle you away without a scuffle.
k-chan
Amaryllis’s face in panel 4(?) is such a good illustration for the “How *DARE* you!” line I think that too many of us are familiar with.
Bleuryder, both comments are so very spot on! I almost wish we could hear how Abeille is saying “You cannot break this” – where she’s emphasizing. Isn’t there like a drama/theater exercise where you say the same line with different emphasis, and it can change the meaning somewhat? Like if Abeille is stressing “You” she’d be emphasizing that Amaryllis, in particular, can’t break Abeille’s new life, where as stress on the “cannot” or “not” would be more of pointing the inability to break what Abeille has going for her now. Something I thought interesting to ponder in a page that’s overall powerful (and that I think many of us have been waiting/hoping for).
Blue
I assumed the emphasis, if any, was on “this.” Meaning, Amyrillis broke the pot and maybe the treasured flower, but she will not be able to break Abeille’s sense of found family.
Freya
I read it as “You cannot break THIS”
I feel like this is the most powerful. She can break many things, but this – love, acceptance, family, identity, home… She has no power here
Reminds me of the Labyrinth “You have no POWER over me!”
Dex
Love the detail that Amaryllis is holding her hand as if Abeille hurt her, when the only force we see is Abeille pulling away. I suspect that’s how she’s going to remember this scene, regardless of what anyone else says.
Kendall 🍂❄
It could also be that Amaryllis got shocked trying to do that.
Nonny
I think she’s also, even if not fully consciously, realizing she TOUCHED someone and is not going to handle that realization very well.
APW
Look Ammy, this is the way you grab a hand of a loved one. Watch and learn!
David
“They will grow tired of your antics faster than I, the most forgiving of all mothers, ever could, and you’ll think back with regret of my unmeasurable patience!”
Something like that. Attack and denial. And then she reengages in working toward’s “Abeille’s best”, sabotaging her life as much as she can.
If Mallow does leave her at one time, there will be even less holding her back. One wonders whether that prospect is what is making him stick around her.
Wren
Well said, Abeille.
Deb R.B.
Ugh, first panel breaks my heart. So glad Abeille spoke out!
Bruce
Good follow up to the preceding page. I was wondering whether someone would dive to rescue the flower. This is much better. Amaryllis knows nothing but how to break things and it would have been less powerful if someone had dived to save the plant.
DawnStar
Oh! I… I love how that played out. Yes the plant’s pot broke, but instead of anger like I expected Abielle told her truth- I hated myself with you- I didn’t feel loved- and here I found it. THIS is MY HOME. :,) I’m so proud of her. And dang proud of Miel for letter her say her peace to her mother because I am not so calm and that for sure would have ended in a screaming match if I were there. 🙃 And “You cannot break this” as a punctuation to there argument is just 🥰 *chef’s kiss* perfect writing and I can’t wait to see Mallow’s reaction. I hope her has his realization soon.
Jenny
Of all of the retorts I could think that Abeille would respond with, “I AM HOME!” was one of them. Abeille won’t ever see living with her mother as being home anymore, now that she found true acceptance and respect with the new family she forged. All of what Amaryllis’ methods ever did was made her daughter feel like a failing outsider back on Pasque; why should Abeille feel like she belongs back there with her?
ValkeaKani
Mom holding her hand like Abeille is the one who grabbed HER! the audacity! Tell her Abeille!
MishMish
Yay!!!! Tell her to go away!
Sophie
I hope Mallow chooses to stay, too.
Nathalie
Amaryllis mirroring Abeille’s genuine gesture of ‘ow my wrist’ is genuinely off-putting. If Abeille is in pain she has to be showing she’s at least in equal pain, or else *gasp* people might take Abeille’s side!
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