I mean, snitching about the escape plan is definetly betrayel, no matter the manipulation those 2 were subjected to, but it's one of the few instances were they did something 100% cruel and horrible (most times they are just too passive or not bright enough to be suspicious of Zeno and eat all his bullshit), and its also the culmination of their corruption.
But the one thing that makes my blood boil the worst is that none of it is really talked about between them, the heroines and the mc. They only adressed the snitching and not trusting him, but not fucking Zeno and his son and absolutelly humiliating him (the swimsuit and beach scenes were torture and have changed my opinions of those 2 irreversably) and distancing away from him. As far as we know, they dont even know Noah saw them behind the glass or ever.
I mean, Celis is in a coma, but when Noah wants to leave the village with a plan he cant say to his mom and has to sound vague as fuck. his mom doesnt see this as a huge cry for help? Your son went through absurd amounts of trauma and now he wants to "travel the world to get stronger or better". Realistically he'll get himself killed. She lets him leave like a mom seeing their kid go to collage, when he was a fucking traumatized legume for a month just recently. Especially in his letter, she sees that he puts all blame on himself and has no reaction other than sweet "Ill miss him" energy. Like no maam, you were the adult here, and you chose wrong every single time. But he's the one who feels he needs to change entirelly. A mom would feel appalled that her son views such a situation this way. He has the right to distance himself from her and the village, but maybe arrange for him to live elsewhere with a friend or aquantaince of his dad?
I just hate the way Noah takes every bit of shit from that monumental situation upon himself, its clear to anyone that he does, and no one intervenes and says its not his fault. That the duty of a mother.
But yes, true ending in both 1 and 2, feel like true endings, they're great and emotional. I think 2 is better written, but 1 is slightly more of a tear jerker. I ugly cried turned to hyperventilation and groans of pain.
