Fhh spoilers? Idk
Phoebe really said "fight or flight I'd rather lie than tell you I'm in love with you."
Listening to a Rosalind/Orion playlist rn. First song that comes up is Sidelines by Phoebe Bridgers. Does this fandom want me to have a breakdown.
I somehow can't shake this feeling that one ship will suffer a death. Can't put my finger on which one though.
I feel like in fhh chloe is going to do significant damage to either oliver, silas, or both of them.
Phoebe Hong is probably my favourite character from FLF and FHH. She's so well written, like from the beginning we are told she's good at manipulating people and despite not being an operative she's damn good at it. But it's breadcrunbed throughout FLF. The best twists are the twists that are right under your nose and once you realise it, all the pieces suddenly fit together.
I specifically love how throughout the novel it's emphasised how she's not an operative. However that is a half truth, yes she's not an operative of the Nationalist party like Orion and Silas. No one said anything about the Communist party though. However it's expected that she's good at doing operative adjacent things because she's surrounded by operatives and has been for years.
Another aspect I love is her complicated relationship with her mother. She's so similar to her mother and I think that's why her mother spent so much time with her. Oliver and Orion were her legacy but Phoebe was hers. However how can she also love someone who used her older brothers.
ALSO Phoebe struggling with her identity is something I identify with (purely because of personal reasons) It's written in such a realistic way too. For years she was what people saw her as and nothing more, a frivolous teenager, a highly trained operative, a loving sister. She kept those parts of herself so separate that she lost sight of where those characters ended and Phoebe began or she forgot that those seperate identities are still her.
I just love this character I don't think I've ever felt more seen in my life.