It is unquestionable that Daan fell in love almost immediately with Baron von Dutch's daughter, Elise. However, I work with the interpretation that Elise was fond of Daan, but in the way one might feel distantly about a pet instead of, say, your husband.
Over time you got better acquainted with the daughter of the house. Her name was Elise. She would be endlessly amused by your childhood stories and all the madness your past cult life brought with it.
As much as the world of Fear & Hunger is a miserable one, it's also unquestionable the kinds of awful treatment Daan received during his childhood. While the baron found a source to feed his occult interests, the fact that Elise was amused is informing of less than empathetic intentions. This is not something Daan necessarily recognizes, desperate to love and be loved for once in his life. Ultimately, Daan was more of a means to an end than he was actually part of the von Dutch family.
In addition, I work under the assumption that Elise willingly entered the ritual to the Sulfur God that caused her to become Stitches, primarily due to a line Per'kele says about becoming a follower of Sulfur.
To give death (kill), to witness death (obvious), and to experience death (die) all must be consensual to become a Sulfur cultist. Stitches clearly is one, due to the blue hue on part of her face, as all Sulfur cultists have.
This is not something Daan can necessarily conclude without additional information. For all intents and purposes, he still has no answers as to what happened and how Elise became Stitches, but I figured it would be good to place my thoughts on where I stand on the whole thing. Basically, Daan was in love, Elise didn't necessarily feel the same but was fond of him, they married, but she was on board with the whole ritual with her father.
ELISE/STITCHES [contains spoilers for the game]
Over time you got better acquainted with the daughter of the house. Her name was Elise. She would be endlessly amused by your childhood stories and all the madness your past cult life brought with it.
As much as the world of Fear & Hunger is a miserable one, it's also unquestionable the kinds of awful treatment Daan received during his childhood. While the baron found a source to feed his occult interests, the fact that Elise was amused is informing of less than empathetic intentions. This is not something Daan necessarily recognizes, desperate to love and be loved for once in his life. Ultimately, Daan was more of a means to an end than he was actually part of the von Dutch family.
In addition, I work under the assumption that Elise willingly entered the ritual to the Sulfur God that caused her to become Stitches, primarily due to a line Per'kele says about becoming a follower of Sulfur.
To give death (kill), to witness death (obvious), and to experience death (die) all must be consensual to become a Sulfur cultist. Stitches clearly is one, due to the blue hue on part of her face, as all Sulfur cultists have.
This is not something Daan can necessarily conclude without additional information. For all intents and purposes, he still has no answers as to what happened and how Elise became Stitches, but I figured it would be good to place my thoughts on where I stand on the whole thing. Basically, Daan was in love, Elise didn't necessarily feel the same but was fond of him, they married, but she was on board with the whole ritual with her father.