if you’ve been following me for 4+ years i’m certain you could make a chart of every character i’ve gotten attached to and it would tell you more about me than any therapist’s notes ever could. but we don’t have the time for that. there are other things at hand. do not even worry about it. next exhibit. we’re moving along. we’re walking
“i’m noticing.. a pattern—” well stop noticing. close the book. Put it away. step outside and have a cigarette or something. close your eyes. it’s not worth it
I think everyone has both “hard” headcanons (things that are so integral to your understanding of a story that you can’t enjoy content that contradicts them), and “soft” headcanons (things that are mutable, where you aren’t strongly attached or you’re open to alternate interpretations) and if you aren’t sure if something is one or the other you can just read a fic where the author disagrees with you and see whether you react with “Huh, that’s interesting” or “I have been overcome with a creeping sense of existential wrongness.”
people who try to “remind” you of your favorite characters’ horrible actions make me laugh. “Let’s not forget they did this and that” yeah I haven’t forgotten, I’m just too busy putting him in a cute outfit
