r/explainitpeter 8d ago

Explain It Peter

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u/marlowetravers 8d ago

It's a contrast of light hearted phrase "whats the matter youve barely touched your _____" (which is a phrase about someone being too distracted by their thoughts to start eating their meal) mixed with something more serious like the promises someone made to you. They're saying "whats the matter youve barely touched the promises you made me" as in "you havent even begun to follow through on your promises". The face expresses how the person really feels about being betrayed even though they're likely not showing it on the surface.

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u/Limp_Green_960 8d ago

Based on the image, I thought this was some eldritch entity that physically manifested the promises. Thanks for actually giving an answer instead of calling op stupid.