Rain
Comic 1431 - How Things Ended Up
Author Notes:
There's no denying that this is all an unfortunate set of circumstances that in a perfect world, could've all been avoided if things played out differently for other people. If young Vincent hadn't run away when he did, Fara wouldn't have been so deeply depressed at that time, and she'd be more present to hear what Liriel had to say about Rain. And maybe that moment could've changed everything for Liriel and Rain. Maybe even for Fara and Vincent. Not even to mention how different everything could've been if literally anyone besides Rain's dad had walked in on her that time when she was little.
Life's wild like that...
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There isn't an option to keep the executor out, since the executor needs to know who to give what to, but one can choose ones executor. So I'd guess that isn't Rain's father.
Duckman did it so it’s not too inconceivable.
https://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/1429
The more we learn about Liriel in this chapter, the more it seems likely that she would have been accepting and supportive of Rain in her transition and the more we learn about Rain's father, the less like it seems that he would have done the same. I think that Liriel knew she wouldn't survive her illness and made her dieing wish for her husband to leave and never bother her children. I think it would explain why he left so suddenly and when his family seemed to need him most. Rain was too young to understand what was going on but I think her siblings were aware of the circumstances and possibly held a bit of a grudge against Rain for it. It's why they were so reluctant to support her initially and why Kelen could do something so cold as to cut Rain's hair in her sleep.
Sorry that might be a bit of a long shot but I felt like this chapter needed a bit of soap opera drama.
a) While I think Liriel would have been supportive and wanted the best for Rain, I doubt she thought that Marcus abandoning the whole family would have been "what's best". If she thought that his absence would have been better than him being around, and she really didn't think he could improve, then she would have taken Rain and left him (we know that the reason she stayed was at least in part because she kept thinking he would become the "good husband/father" that she thought he would be)
b) Marcus has been so abusive, I don't think it's in character for him to respect his wife's dying wishes and stay away from his children unless he was going to do that anyway
c) Kellen and Aiken DEFINITELY had no idea until they were told/figured it out. You can tell from their reactions.
Vi pronounced like the letter V. At least, that's how I say it and how I mean for Fara to be saying it. :)