I can't keep quiet about this take.
I saw someone saying the only reason why Aizou has a song dedicated to his mother, why he still loves her, is to make way for Chizuru in his life.
This may get a bit long.
Ignoring the fact that just because Aizou still loves his mother that doesn't mean he doesn't have trauma with women, that's incredibly insensitive to Aizou's character.
Yujiro had said it himself. Aizou is too kind for his own good.
He wears his heart on his sleeve and, at heart, he isn't a negative person. He can't forget the abuse and neglect he endured from his mother or the consequences of living in a home full of constant screaming.
But he can't forget the happy memories either. He recalls the memories of when his family was happy very fondly (if not sadly as well).
When Yuko went out drinking, we see Aizou trying to take care of her, and struggling because...well, she was drunk and got violent sometimes when drunk.
He didn't do that out of obligation. He did it because he loved his mother.
Just look at the way he hugs her while she's drunk.
(Also, am I saying it's fair that he had to take care of her while she was drunk??? No, of course not. It's tragic and awful. But it's who he is as a character, and it happened. No point in pointing out how it never should have happened, because no one is saying is otherwise.)
Aizou was hurt and disappointed when Yuko left him and Ken to go to France with her new husband. That cannot be disputed.
But again...at his heart, Aizou is not a negative person. He got hurt, but regardless, he still loves his mother.
It's a very bitter story, and frankly, I think Aizou's kindness is his biggest strength. He forgives his mother, even though she traumatized him to the point of disliking being around girls. (Though Ken dating around didn't help matters)
And as for Chizuru...has Honeyworks not made it clear that this is a severe parasocial relationship??? I doubt they'll ever actually talk outside of fan meet and greets.
I mean, who would date anyone who has so much merch of them???
Or any merch, for that matter?
This take is, essentially, "Aizou's only forgiving his mom so that he can be with this girl who stalked him and has tons of merch of him", the exact opposite of what Aizou needs.
It's also a take that ignores the point of Chizuru's story? She had it rough, to the point of considering self harm, and LIPxLIP (Aizou) is what gave her passion and energy and motivation to be more confident in herself and learn to love herself.
Was she overly obsessive and in the wrong for her stalking? Yes.
But she's a young teen girl. She knows now how troublesome she was being.
Her "love" for Aizou isn't romantic. It's love, but it's more admiration than anything. Her recent MV may seem to counter that, but consider that this MV came out before she got called out for her behavior, before the bullying incident. This was her first song ever.
I dunno though, I just think the take doesn't actually consider Aizou or Chizuru at all.
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i have planned to write a pseudo-essay or some kind of detailed look at linebeck in phantom hourglass and how he can be interpreted as autistic but thats not going very well right now so here are some autistic linebeck headcanons
He has low empathy and as such has a hard time responding very well to emotional situations, but he can take advantage of his lower empathy in situations where empathy could make things harder, like tending to wounds or rationally handling emotionally-charged situations
His coat is a comfort object and he made it specifically to act as a very slight accommodation; it’s heavy and barely lets any light through it, and he can keep all kinds of little things in pockets sewn into the inner lining, but larger objects do make it more uncomfortable to wear at times. It’s mostly good to carry around things to fidget or stim with and can be helpful in trying to recover from overwhelming sensory experiences
He doesn’t usually stim in public, but taps his fingers on tables quickly and tends to rhythmically snap his fingers when excited, and on his ship is more vocal and more willing to stim, even if around others. One of his main stims that he’ll do for no particular reason is that he’ll hold his arm or back of his wrist/hand up to his nose and mouth for the smell.
He masks frequently to please people. His default mask is that arrogant and brave front he puts up for islanders and other he may come across. Usually, if that mask doesn’t work, he tends to double-down because it usually works and, in his experience, dropping the mask has usually gone badly (non masking he’s rude and blunt but more outwardly excited about adventure and his ship and all of that, i consider it where overseas in the game is when he usually isn’t masking. this shifts his arc to be about him learning to stop masking and feel comfortable being himself)
His special interests could include stuff related to treasure hunting but it could really range from stuff about adventuring or the ocean or engineering (relating to his ship) to stuff not at all touched in the game like music. He really enjoys music, listening to it, playing it, and writing it. He also enjoys and is fascinated by shellfish.
When busy or otherwise occupied, he doesn't usually notice when he's hungry. He doesn't have as much of a problem noticing thirst or exhaustion, but feeling hunger is a problem for him, and often leads to him going a long time without eating. On the other hand, he doesn't mind eating the same thing repeatedly and is perfectly fine with blander foods, so handling food supplies for when he'll be overseas for a long time is easy for him.
He knows he's autistic, he's known for a pretty long time, and he has books on it; he also knows that Link is autistic, but doesn't say anything about it and instead waits until someone else tells him. Until (and after, I suppose) Link actually learns that he's autistic Linebeck just makes sure to keep note of what accommodations he might need and if there are any textures or tastes or smells he can't stand. He doesn't have much of a problem helping out during sensory overloads, even soon after meeting him. It's more out of understanding how it feels to not have your needs met and a sort of solidarity rather than actual friendship.
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Explain your profile picture. Now./@i-send-you-random-asks
It is Ronald. How do you not know of Ronald. Find out about him. Change your life forever.
He's checking out his nails like the absolute king he is 👏
Yes, I am obsessed with a character who doesn't exist 👍
I mean, how can you look at him and hate him? It's impossible
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