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when the only mother you've ever known who swore that you were special and she would never let anyone hurt you was actually raising you for sl@ughter the entire time. when she used your mom as a science experiment, then did the same thing to the girl you've grown to see as a little sister. she planned to use your kid sister as a trial run to make a cure, then you for the real thing. when you use your autonomy and say no, she holds the girl you're basically in love with and her sister hostage, then tries to force their own mother to do the surgeries... and you have to unalive this woman who raised you to save two little girls and then you see her in every shadow for the rest of your life and think you'll be a terrible father when your girlfriend tells you she's pregnant and you contemplate leaving so you don't screw up your kid like your adoptive mom screwed you up. that's tim lockwood's life in a nutshell basically. whats worse is marlene really did love him, she just loved the idea of being the hero of the human race more