Amidst the darkness of Emmerdale, Aaron Dingle’s story creates a completely different layer of emotion: quiet, heavy, but extremely bitter.

Aaron has long been one of the most beloved characters in the village, with a painful past but always trying to rise up.

So the fact that he is on the threshold of leaving Emmerdale once again makes fans feel as if he is sending off a loved one.

Recent episodes show that Aaron is no longer the boy he used to be.

A series of tragedies, losses, heartaches and betrayals have made him gradually withdraw, become grumpy, cold, even cruel to those who care about him. He argues with relatives, pushes away those who love him, as if the best way to avoid being hurt is to break all the connections with himself.

Rumors of his possible “disappearance from the village” began to surface when Aaron appeared to have completely lost faith in Emmerdale. He saw the village as no longer his home, but as a place that evoked painful memories. Every corner of the shop, every road, every field was associated with the past, with the people he lost, with regrets that could not be repaired. Long-time viewers completely understood that feeling, and because of that, it was all the more heartbreaking.

The conversations between Aaron and those around him recently were often short and harsh, but vaguely felt like he was trying to hide his true pain. He could say cold words, but his eyes were lost, as if trying to keep himself from collapsing on the spot. When a character by his side tried to convince him to stay, Aaron just smiled faintly: “What’s the point of staying, when everything good is gone?”