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Be Sure To Ride The Cyclone

@summerfelloff

Summer - he/it/ae - ride the cyclone enthusiast
@ultimatetob is my Danganronpa sideblog

Hi! I’m Summer, I mainly use he/it/ae pronouns! My main fandoms are all over the place, I normally just steal fandoms from my friends, so nothing I post will be too consistent

I do like the Stanley parable, ranboo, hermitcraft, empires, Ride The Cyclone, and double life so those will probably be primary, also occasional musicals and the shiny corporation!

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had the wildest interaction today some random woman called me a slag and my dog a fucking faggot because I was using a pink lead/harness and he’s a boy like what the fuck lmfaoo

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he did start wagging his tail when he got called a fag so good for him <3

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imagine seeing this and being like oh my god oh my god i need to say a slur right now

I really wish more people treated Makoto Naegi like a character with his own agency and nuances, instead of what is essentially just a self-insert; there to solely tell the tales of his friends. He is so interesting... Yes, characters like Kyoko and Byakuya are utterly fascinating and exploring them in discussions is endlessly fun. They both have their struggles which they overcome, their own crises with identity and morality. Kyoko is a woman who was initially well-intentioned, yet she was incredibly self-centered and not able to trust those around her. She needed Makoto to trust her, yet she was not able to do the same to him; and eventually essentially allows him to be led to his death in her place. Yet she changes so much, she has such a compelling growth. She was the one to atone and save him, she was the one who eventually placed her own life in his hands and called him the Ultimate Hope. Byakuya, on the other hand, is an asshole. He is terrible and thinks almost solely about himself the entire game. He struggles with perfectionism, something that will haunt him until the day he dies. He initially used his classmates as pawns, disposable lives that held little to no importance to him. Yet like Kyoko, he is able to overcome this and become a better man; a process that would not have occurred if it were not for the circumstances they all found themselves in, or if Makoto were not there as the shining beacon of hope.

Yet Makoto experiences the same damn struggles, far after his friends find closure and solace within their lives. He initially was the well-rounded individual that was able to guide his friends and the world to a better place, one who was selfless in his pursuit of hope. Yet it becomes warped, he becomes the literal embodiment of such an abstract concept, becoming the martyr who will forever feel the burden of the pressure that a public image will put into him. He cannot afford to be a regular person anymore, not when he believes he must atone for his fallen friends and devote his entire life to ridding the world of despair. He was ready to quite literally die for this belief, ready to give his entire life to remain true to his ideals; something that will forever shape him, no matter what the cost. So... as interesting and compelling it is for Makoto to be the one to help his friends, even if his aid is simply just remaining by their sides, the reverse is also true. He needs the only people on Earth who can truly understand him, to bring him back down and help him carry the burden on his shoulders. He is just such an interesting case, one who deserves equal consideration in the dynamics with his friends, instead of simply being the vessel who helps others with zero true reciprocation in his worst moments.