imagine telling 10 year old ash he dies young. in fact, he's already lived more than half his life. imagine telling him he never gets to live a life where it's over. that he kills papa dino, but it never really ends. imagine telling him everything that will haunt him all his life

i can really see little ash having a tiny bit of hope, thinking that everything will get back to normal somehow. i don't know. it just hurts

god i can just imagine. when blanca arrived, he was the only adult who ever stood up for him, who showed an interest in him as a PERSON, as a HUMAN BEING. and he knows papa dino! i can perfectly picture that little ash thinking blanca is gonna get him out of there, somehow.

imagine telling that little ash that not only does he retire, but comes back working for papa dino, targeting the only person ash has ever loved.

and let's not talk about telling him that griff dies. literally everything that's important to him is ripped away from him, one way or another. i just- i can't by e