parrish-the-thought:

one thing i really love about adam parrish is his capacity to be a villain, and his ultimate role as one of the heroes

i don’t mean that he’s evil at all, or that he’s ever even a bad person, but his personality is just so calculating and so devious. he’s introduced somewhat as the softer, quieter boy in the group compared to gansey and ronan, but as the series progresses there are clear scenes where he’s willing to take steps farther than his friends and scenes where his darker side shines (creating fake evidence to frame his latin teacher for brutal murder?) hes not fragile. he’ll do whatever he needs to do in order to reach his goal. he’s got these qualities that, in another universe, would not typically be seen as qualities of the good guy: the cold reasoning, the explosive anger, the means-to-an-end mentality

yet i found it so interesting how these qualities are juxtaposed with his intense love for gansey, ronan, noah, and blue. yeah, he’ll do anything to reach his goal, but his goal is to protect his friends. and because of that, he ends up being someone the readers root for

and i guess what im saying is that im so glad he is the way he is because i wouldn’t change a thing about him