Haha! Just jumping to the end - Erik, in spite of his chill demeanour, does seem to hold a little resentment; he doesn't act it out in melodramatic ways, but rather uses some quite possibly helpful truth to Terry, which warns the hapless sap of Zii's temperament, as well as getting out a subtle jab after being perhaps too kind.
As for Zii's appreciation for Erik's kindness: it does seem genuine, though her uncertainty of whether she could be as decent in his position is a tad foolish - if someone did to Zii what she did to Erik, she would destroy their subsequent relationship(s) due to her disproportionate reactions, thus she shouldn't even pretend that her being as forgiving is a possibility (admittedly, her uncertainty probably leans towards her knowing she wouldn't be).
Love the little expressions throughout: Izz's reassured smile, as her "hero" is receiving consolation, as well as Terry's sort of nervous and then entirely nervous face; also, Erik's aloof nature is appropriately apparent.
A double note of sorts: Zii's solemn yet calming expression emphasises Erik's help was supportive - though, unfortunately in my opinion, it seems to indicate Zii's requisite few moments of sadness has almost passed, before she most likely returns to her usual attitude; even with the shock of losing her promising band and friends, again, I doubt she will *grow up* since she still has the DiDi trophy in her lustful possession.
On that tangent, perhaps losing DiDi is the next step for her to start self-improvement? Though, their "relationship" cannot possibly last much longer, as it lacks any solid emotional foundation (a while ago, the few memories Zii thought about to *justify* her supposed love shows that they are at most friends, and even that is a stretch at times)- even someone as lascivious as Zii would become bored, and someone as cluelessly hedonistic as DiDi would find a brighter lure to grab. Neither of them are "in love," but simply sharing the same delusion, which will hopefully end sooner than later.
Spidrift wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2017 11:16 am
Erik's forgiveness is indeed admirable, but he's had a chance to calm down and get some perspective on the Zii infidelity thing. Who knows what he was like in the immediate aftermath? All we do know is that he dumped Zii and her band -- which is exactly the same as what Sonya did. Maybe Sonya will get some perspective herself some day, and maybe not. So far, she's just shown a tendency to keep moving forward, leaving Zii behind and finding a new outlet for her musical skills rather than fixating on revenge for its own sake.
True. Though, Erik's moving on to Angel's band seemed to be a "business" decision, in that being a manager for Zii's band was impossible for him due to their relationship breaking apart, so he moved on to the other most promising, up and coming band; perhaps he knew that Zii and Angel hated each other, but his decision seemed to be, as noted, just business. Though, this is conjecture...
On the other hand, it feels heavily implied that Sonya chose Angel's band strictly because Zii hates Angel, and vice versa, as she wanted to strike further back at Zii more than simply leaving her band, but also joining her, well, archenemy. Sonya stating that she doesn't care about Zii in anyway appears to be posturing, due to the fact of her joining a hated rival, as well as taking Yuki away with her - granted, it seemed to be a spontaneous opportunity, yet it did appear that Sonya took it to further retaliate, rather than simply enlightening a frienemy/former hatef**k buddy about Zii's strong failings.
It is going down memory lane a bit too far for me to be sure, nevertheless, I think Erik and Zii starting dating when they were both in relatively "good places." Zii's last sexual encounter with Sonya was when Zii was feeling her most depressed (at that point), and she knew Sonya was still desperately pining after her, yet still f**ked Sonya to make herself feel better; then, promptly discarded her, and breaking an explicit promise, to screw DiDi.
Both Erik and Sonya suffered the sting of betrayal, however, it seems more cutting in Sonya's case; Zii's infedelity was terrible, so Erik realised their relationship was a dud and moved on, but in the later case - in spite of Sonya's ulterior agenda - Zii treated the only person who could comfort her as nothing when a hotter piece of arse came along. Also, Zii knew she screwed up by cheating on Erik and was immediately remorseful, however, she didn't bother to care about her casual disregard and broken promise to Sonya - Zii wouldn't have even considered how hurt Sonya was if the latter didn't make a grand show of quitting the band.
Double post merged. The DAMNed