#there are parts that are very much YA Angst but WYLAN IS KING

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I think I have realized that the reason I recently got Very Attached to this book character is due to his entire Thing being extremely Persona 5-esque in my brain...

Like he’s been punished and abused his whole life for circumstances out of his control and yet he still maintains his kind heart and fighting spirit. Then he meets this rag tag group who he learns to love and who support him and fight alongside him and there’s this moment where he’s brought to his lowest point and he’s breaking down but then his resolve just Hardens and he’s like “He took everything from me... but I’m going to steal it back.” And my feral brain started playing the Persona awakening music like YES BOY GO GO GO.

He gets SUCH a satisfying and cathartic conclusion too— heist shenanigans, takes down his abuser, learns to let people love him for who he is, holds to his ideals but like those ideals include making explosives for his mob boss leader friend and threatening the dude who tries to flirt with his boyfriend, and is so so soft but in a “I can mess you up if I so choose :)” sort of way.

So yeah I found a character who is a mix of Ryuji, Yusuke, and Haru named Wylan and I STAN.

#I finally got around to reading six of crows and it’s a lot of fun #there are parts that are very much YA Angst but WYLAN IS KING #I CRY the found family dynamic and character growth makes me FEEL EMOTIONS #cf personal