having thoughts about g----- and her alters (who I'll be referring to as the mirror system from now on) and how they all dealt with their issues
frankly, the most overhated character in pocket mirror is fleta. I understand why people may not enjoy her as a person, she's kind of a brat, and she doesn't treat g----- well at all in her area. HOWEVER. I feel as though a lot of y'all forget that g----- was very young when the mirror system developed, maybe 12 years old at the max. when fleta developed, all she wanted to do was live in her escapist world. a place with her favorite doll where she can just be a kid and forget that they ever read that letter in the first place. fleta regressed, and Hard. it was the only way for her to stay sane. how many times was she abandoned? twice by her parents and once by her host? of course that'd affect how she acts. she just wants someone to stay with her, and she said herself that she's been extremely lonely without g-----. she has a meltdown whenever she's alone, because each time she is, she's back in that cursed room with that cursed letter. fleta is terrified of living in g-----'s world again.
then there's harpae. kind, compassionate, and protective. someone who decided to placate the mirror system's family whenever she fronted. harpae has good intentions of course, but she tended to ignore whenever she herself was in pain or needed comfort. she convinced herself her only purpose, her "role," was to be g-----'s protector. unfortunately, she made the choice to become blind to everything else, to be solely devoted to her host. this made her unstable, irritable whenever g----- didn't want her to do that. so much so that she hurt her. harpae knew she could never be g-----, and so did her family. no matter what she did, it was never good enough. but she still chose to be there for her host, no matter the cost. even if she refused. harpae is terrified of living in g-----'s world again.
and of course, lisette. holy shit. she was a scapegoat, someone the others could blame when they failed, someone who was taunted and tormented by g----- herself. every horrid action, impure thought, or cruel word was made to be lisette's fault. she was spoonfed hate ever since she developed in the mirror system. and so, she did everything she could to purge herself from it. created mirror images of herself, versions of lisette that could carry the cruelty and the anger and the bitterness for her. hid herself away behind layers and layers of labyrinths and mirrors and thorny flowers. lisette realized the only way for her to be free of this pain, as well as all the others, was to get g-----'s pocket mirror and destroy it herself, and the rest of the system with it. she was sick of it, of years of abuse both inside their head and their home. even when she reconciles with g-----, she still is adverse to leaving the grave she had made for herself. lisette is terrified of living in the g-----'s world again.
hi hi i would like to talk about a specific scene in pocket mirror <33
this is very disconnected bc im just rambling
spoiler ahead!!
this is right after mc talk with enjel :3 i really enjoy this whole room, and i could absolutely be over analysing but thats the fun part
this is such cool symbolis, for very obvious reasons,
everything is the same but slightly different
the candles are in different places
the dools are wearing different dresses
the fucking lil paintings/pictures are slightly different, one of them is darker and has an aditional painting/picture next to it, the thing looks like its decaying in a way to me
the flowers are also the same but are either in different positions in terms of rotation or it just looks like it bc one of them doesnt have the a light source next to it
im guessing the left side is mc
not only bc of the colors with it but also bc the big painting is like
non decaying i would say
it also has additional ppl (extra painting/picture)
enjel being left is decaying in the big painting but eveyrthing else seems very healthy
again very good symbolism for her
sure she seems all good on the outside but she quite literally is kinda rotting?
mc is kinda have a mental breakdown in the scene, right after talking to enjel
her outside seems more dark and upset, everything from her side makes me unsure, like she is rn
but inside she is human
smth that enjel isnt
EVERYTHING IS SIMILAR BUT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BC THATS EXACTLY WHAT ENJEL AND MC ARE
the candles are specifically in different places
They are fucking up the symmetry in a more obvious manner
Same with the small pictures/paintings
But I think it’s much more obvious with the candles
Especially bc one the candles is hiding one of the pictures/paintings
four chairs
this is for mc and the rest (excluding enjel)
you can kinda make an argument that everything the table represents one of the girls
books for harpae
roses for fleta
lisette could just not have smth bc of her constantly getting excluded and seen as dangerous
mc doesnt have snything bc she literally doesnt know who she is
NOW ENJEL THO
emjel is the stars hanging from the chandelier (edited)
she isnt the light
shes the stars
enjels section has so many stars
she is not technically part of mc so she does not get a seat on the table
however she still is part of her
so she watches
she watches from the top, she doesnt not shine alone tho (edited)
strange boy does the shining
26 December 2023
ending for now, sorry for how disconnected this is, i was just rambling a lot
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PMlisette4PMlisette: an amasui flag for lisette x lisette from pocket mirror!
Lisette's chapter is out. This will be split into two parts accordingly, featuring the different versions of the character shown in Pocket Mirror.
“Enjel, if this isn’t too much to ask… could you try and change her mind? I really would… like to join the celebration. Parties are… fun.”
In spite of herself, Enjel chuckled. Followed suit, realizing how much shorter she was than the gangly teenager putting on a brave face as she got up. No wonder Goldia had felt so intimidated.
“Of course. Anything, if it means solving this mess.”
She held out her good hand.
“Why don’t we shake on it? I promise, Lisette… I’ll get you out of this. And after everything’s over, in a few days, we’ll go to the party together. Just you and me.”
Lisette hesitated before reaching out in agreement. Their wrists bobbed up and down in tandem. Her grip wasn’t very firm- almost slippery, like she couldn’t put much strength into it. The brittle pink fingernails were clipped short and healing, but still bore injuries from teeth marks. A nervous habit.