Editing Parian (section)

==== [[Lily|Lily]] ====
Her best friend and girlfriend, they are very close.

Their relationship was not predatory; despite being younger, Lily actually has the edge in terms of life experience and resources.<ref>'''Ill_Finding1055: Is the relationship between Sabah and Lilly predatory?'''<br>The whole idea of this college student having such power over Lilly freaks me out and it doesn't seem healthy.<br><br>'''Wildbow:''' No. Lily is an emancipated young woman with enough money to be financially independent, educated enough to have been taking university level courses, she's reasonably levelheaded for a person in a warzone like Brockton Bay. She takes it on herself to decide she wants to be with her girlfriend.<br><br>In terms of life experience and resources, Lily has the edge, if anything. - Comment by Wildbow on Reddit</ref><!-- https://redd.it/qyxwzz --><ref>'''The Edge:''' Lily has more overall life experience, she's been through more, she's grown up more, she's tapped into resources and worked within the various systems she's in (school, employment, legal) to a greater extent than Sabah, who is a late bloomer who has struggled with those same systems and been set back repeatedly by trauma and shifts in field of study.<br>[...]<br>Throughout the early phases of their relationship Foil is a support and confidante, a stable presence in Sabah's unstable life. She makes her visits, she helps out, and they have a mutual relationship of trust and respect.<br><br>This is why Sabah, who is still shaky from dealing with trauma, isn't prepared to be in the relationship- she fears a repeat of the events that led to her trigger, with that power imbalance, and Lily being stronger and better positioned than her. Lily joining Sabah serves to give Lily an escape from the PRT and the play-act helps to soothe Sabah's anxieties. Later on, this shifts away from villainy as their needs and relationship adapt. - Comment by Wildbow on Reddit</ref><!-- https://redd.it/qyxwzz -->