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but THEN GIRL GET THIS IT GOT WORSE bc then i started thinking about how zim loves gir (and his other robo minions) but while gir is physically more affectionate both verbally and physically he'd leave zim for dead for a cornchip but zim refuses to be consciously aware of that and and

aghh there's some parallel in here about how zim has the lie of affection that comforts over the reality he's surrounded by machines that won't care when he dies, whereas dib has a family that will truly grieve him but won't love him while he's there. i don't have the eloquence to put it more cleanly atm tho. fuck. these boys are so fucked over by the world i