#here have some angst

And what of falling stars,

and crashing waves?

What of split tectonic plates?

What of

you,

me,

us,

and the yawning chasm

between?

(Do you still say my name like

the only

prayer

you’ve ever

known?)

As self-centred as Barrabas is, I think he was probably heartbroken when he had to leave the West (and Chamberlain) behind

He’d hide his pain behind jokes and songs, get drunk to forget, but in the late hours of the night, he’d lie awake thinking about his mistakes, about how he could change

In season 3, seeing Chamberlain again, it brought back all the memories of their time together, and yet he did not want to show weakness, so he jokes around instead, trying not to let the hurt show

He may say ‘crisis averted’ when Chamberlain rejects him in episode 3, but maybe that was just an excuse he gave himself so he didn’t let the rejection set in

Basically, I think Barrabas has more depth to him than it first seems