But then again, Dettlaff is a handsome male character so maybe he has that going for him. As opposed to Syanna, who is a “problem child” and as default, walks away with the happy ending.

yeah on youtube, or reddit, or here on tumblr or w/e u see people dissing syanna and saying that the ‘worst/second-worst’ ending (where both the duchess and syanna die/geralt goes to prison) are the ones they chose bc either a) they had a lot of sympathy for dettlaff or b) they hated both syanna and anna henrietta.

like dont get me wrong, i have a lot of sympathy for dettlaff the character for many reasons, but i def sympathize with syanna more. when dettlaff finally figures out syanna’s true feelings, he does that I’m An Angry Man And Seconds Away From Having A Violent Outburst pacing back and forth, and all my interest for a sympathetic, anxious, and passionate vampire character flew out the window. 

and tbh its kinda completely out of left field that dettlaff would raze innocents to the ground bc he had a manipulative gf, i honestly put that on ck project red for that. but in context i still dont think its fair to have all this animosity for syanna when dettlaff’s body count outnumbers hers within a single night what she did over several years

we’re so forgiving of regis having a huge blind spot for dettlaff, but not for anna henrietta’s blind spot for her estranged sister. we afford dettlaff a lot of sympathy because of his inability to relate with human society and being ostracized, but not for syanna’s. and like,, i know perfectly well why lmao

both of them did Bad Things but …. we’re a lot more accepting of mr Alpha Wolf dettlaff 

(my blood & wine meta post about symbolism and relationships)