I know this is funny to make memes about, etc, but when Lila tries to erase her whole existence, Lenu can’t stand it because Lila is a part of her. How can Lila erase a part of her?! Lila’s self-erasure may be her own right, but the friend (Elena) she touched above any other human is so distraught that she chronicles their life. The one part of Lila’s self that Lila cannot erase is Lenu, and it’s just such a powerful way for Elena to convey ‘how dare you, my soulmate, try to deny you were ever a part of me and I was a part of you.’
Another amazing commission of Lila and Lenù by Lady Turbalina. This one is inspired on a scene of the fic La hora del lobo, but it also serves as general compensation for all the bottled-up feelings (and gay thoughts silenced) in season 3. ️
My Brilliant Friend / L’amica Geniale “Clinging tightly to each other. No one understood us, only we two understand one another, we together, we alone” - Book 1 (My brilliant friend)
Io volevo diventare, anche se non avevo mai saputo cosa. Ed ero diventata, questo era certo, ma senza un oggetto, senza una vera passione, senza un’ambizione determinata. Ero voluta diventare qualcosa – ecco il punto – solo perché temevo che Lila diventasse chissà chi e io restassi indietro. Il mio diventare era diventare dentro la sua scia.
(L'Amica Geniale: Storia di chi fugge e di chi resta / My Brilliant Friend: Those who leave and those who stay) || Elena and Lila through the season (2022)
