(warning for mentioned death, trauma, and uh general spoilers for Lilia's backstory or whatever) the lines not in brackets are lyrics to the song I Am The One (Reprise) from Next to Normal I am the one who loved you. I am the one who stayed. [Lilia watches Malleus sit with Spooky.] I am the one and you walked away. [Lilia steps out of frame, shoulders tensed like he's holding in a breath.] I am the one who waited [Malleus watches Lilia disappear into the brush.] And now you act like you just don't give a damn. [Spooky nods for him to go. Malleus pats their head before following.] Like you never knew who I am. [Lilia at the top of a hill, saying this. He's close to the camera, so you only see about nose to chin.] I am the one who knows you. [Malleus has followed him, standing at the base of the hill.] (I am.) [Lilia doesn't look at him.] I am the one you fear. (I am.) [Malleus walks a little further up the hill.] I am the one... [Malleus from nose to chest, saying this.] ...who's always been here. (I’ve always been here) [Pan up to show Malleus smiling with his eyes glowing.] I am the one who'll heal you. (I am) [Malleus goes further up the hill.] I know you told her that I'm not worth a damn, [Malleus says, still smiling. At the pause during the end of this line, he frowns.] But I know you know who I am. [Slowly pan up as he says this, as his pupils sharpen into slits like a dragon.] No. [Lilia feels a shiver up his back and he straightens up.] I know you know who I am. [For a second during this line, Malleus glitches and seems to be Maleanor, before returning to being Malleus.] Can't you just leave me alone? [Lilia sobs.] I know you know who I am. [Malleus repeats, now baring his teeth.] Why didn't you go with her? [Lilia whips around and yells this. Malleus lunges forward.] 'Cause I'm holding on [Malleus grabs Lilia in a hug.] Let me go... [Lilia begs.] And I won't let go [Malleus's grip tightens but not enough to hurt the man.] Let me go! [Lilia demands this, hands scrabbling against Malleus's shoulders.] And I want you to know (Yeah, you don’t know) [Fast dolly around them before freezing at a point where they're face to face and seen from the side, with Malleus's hands on Lilia's shoulders and Lilia's hands on Malleus's biceps.] I am the one who held you [Lilia, much younger, promising something to Maleanor and Raverne.] I am the one who cried [Baur shoulder-checking a knight to make a path for Lilia.] I am the one who watched while you died. [Maleanor dies from battle wounds.] Yeah, yeah, yeah. [Lilia sobs, tears streaming down his face, before roaring into the sky.] I am the one who loved you [Lilia sitting cross-legged with Malleus's egg in his lap, leaning over and hugging it like it's a pillow.] I tried pretending that I don't give a damn, [Malleus actually having fun with Silver, Sebek, and oddly, Yuu and Spooky. Lilia stumbles upon this scene and his eyes light up.] But you've always known who I am. [at "you've always known", show Malleus as a freshly-hatched dragonet, blinking up at the camera, which is Lilia's POV. at "who I am", switch back to present-day Malleus, tears streaming down his face, fangs bared, eyes glowing, wind blowing super hard cos hes mad.] Gabe...? Gabriel...? [Lilia chokes this out, taking a few steps back from Malleus.] Hi, Dad... [Malleus smiles, tears still streaming down his face, as he calls Lilia his dad.]
