What is making Merricat so GOOD at trauma response. She’s a natural. She carries it over into chapter 9 and says the magic words.

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The most surprising thing to me about chapter 8 is how Merricat switched to care-taking Constance until an equilibrium in their lives took hold again. It did make sense since the worst thing that can happen to an agoraphobic is to lose her home but… 🏰

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And omg. Maybe it’s good Uncle Julian isn’t here, no third cup with handles. (Bittersweet). It all cements that they are alone, together, and fine with it.

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Forever a SJ fan because she can find a dozen ways to make the violently broken china even more resonant. Helen Clark is coming? Not anymore. No cup. (Relief). Who used which patterns when. (Layers of family history). We shall have our tea like ladies, in cups with handles. (Comic + Standards). 🏰

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So what does the final chapter hold? Nothing good, I'm sure (I have my suspicions...). And there's the one dangling thread: where is Charles? MK doesn't spare a single thought for him in chapter 9, but surely we've not seen the last of him?

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