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Pakikipag-pustahan

Nakipag-pustahan kana ba? Yung pustahan na makakasakit ng isang tao. Na ang pustahan eh paunahan kayong dalawang makuha ang loob ng isang tao. At pag-napasagot eh kailangan hiwalayan para matapos ang pustahan at masabing ikaw ang panalo? Ngunit paano kung sa gitna ng pustahan bigla kang na-inlove sa kanya? Sa taong pinag-pustahan at pinagtitripan nyo. Anong gagawin mo? Itutuloy mo paba ang pustahan? O ititigil ito at aaminin sa kanya ang totoo?

Napakasakit sa pakiramdam na pagtripan ka ng mga tao, lalo na’t ang damdamin mo ang pinaglalaruan nila. Yung gagawin nila ang lahat gumaan lang ang loob mo pero katapos tapos eh sasaktan ka lang nila at iiwan. Sobrang sakit diba? Paano nalang kung yung taong mahal mo eh minahal ka dahil sa isang pustahan? Hindi mo masasabi yan dahil sa ngayon likas na ang mga manloloko. Kaya wag kang magtiwala sa mga salita, hangga’t hindi mo nararamdaman na mahal ka wag na wag kang mafo-fall. Para hindi ka masaktan ng wala sa oras. Para hindi ka tawaging TANGA.

Payo lang sa mga nakikipagpustahan, dapat buo ang loob mo sa pakikipagpustahan mo, kasi once na nafall ka mas magiging complicated yung sitwasyon. Kung ako sayo don’t play someone’s feelings. Kasi magbabounce back yan sayo hindi man sa time na gawin mo yun pero isang araw makakaranas ka din kung anong naramdaman nya nung pinagtitripan mo sya.

can we just talk about the Kambals' masks for a moment?

it was never explained in the series*, but in the komiks, the lore states that the masks are akin to a dog's leash and muzzle-- some asshole famously used them to control two aswang and make them fight for him in some entertainment death ring before the Trese family saved them.

Anton (and Alex's lolo) chose to put the masks on the Kambal as a precaution to keep the Trese family safe while they taught these boys to be part of an actual family. in case the boys decided to turn on them, Anton could control them.

now. in the netflix series, Talabugsao removes the masks to control his sons**. then, after Alex breaks his hold over them, what do the kambal do?

they put the masks back on.

no prompting. no hesitation. they stand up, face their father, and put the masks back on.

because it's no longer a muzzle or a leash to them. it's a sign of loyalty and a sign of family and a rejection of their past as child soldiers and murderers.

they reject their father and go stand behind their ate. it wasn't just Alex claiming them as family in this scene, it was the kambal claiming Alexandra as their family, too.

*they also don't show it in the series (maybe because they lacked time) but there's a flashback scene in the Book of Murders where the kambal and Alexandra go snooping in the family library and are attacked by an unknown entity-- the kambal, even as kids, immediately defend Alex without her prompting, suggesting that, as they grew closer and became family, the kambal grew more protective of Alex. this happened after the masks were put on them and before Alex entered the great balete tree. it's actually a really sweet scene-- the second Alexandra was in danger Basilio screamed "stay away from Alex!" before kicking the halimaw in the face. both boys were in pambahay clothes. cuties.

**in the komiks Talabugsao verbally states his distaste for the masks, saying that he feels like they hinder his sons from reaching their true potential.

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“Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed”

— Friedrich Nietzsche (via neckkiss)

normalize letting whoever think whatever because people are going to misunderstand you anyway