endeavorsreward:

salut-hurricane:

skystones:

vivisucre:

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You know what? I’m through with it. I’m through running.

– It’s time
to end this

—

cut my ties to the past.

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Vaan – of a brighter disposition and optimistic outlook – coming to terms with his grief and deciding to no longer run away from his past while standing under the night sky, and Balthier – of a shuttered disposition and cynical outlook – coming to terms with what it really means to be a leading man and deciding to no longer run away from his past while under the sunny sky, further adds to the both timelessly classic and romantically tragic sun-moon( /shooting star) dichotomy of the BalVaan ship. In this essay I will

Hmm…I always interpreted Balthier breaking away from his past, while Vaan embraced his, came to peace with his. Maybe I just saw things funny.

Balthier does embrace his past because he saves the day by being a machinist like his father – we watch him change a fuse, just like he showed Vaan in Barheim at the beginning. Many characters are running from their pasts, but all of them confront it as the story goes on.

I’m not sure how Balthier being a machinist has anything to do with accepting his past. I mean, he was a machinist and pilot already. It may be something they have in common but Balthier never denied his passion for mechanics.

The parallel between Vaan and Balthier is nice though !