MARI

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ᯓ★ Name: Mari

ᯓ★ Gender: Female

ᯓ★ Age: 18

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ᯓ★ Likes: TMF, Tyler the creator, Reality tv, Danganronpa, ATLA

ᯓ★ Dislikes: Nothing??? Idk I’d have to care about it to dislike it lmao

ᯓ★ Fave color: PURPLEEE

ᯓ★ Fav characters: Drew, Sean, Lia (out of tmf), Fuyuhiko and keebo, Sokka

I’ll yap here or smth about what I like!!!

Sadie × Zoey, but it revolves around Zoey discovering she’s in a Gacha series… and that Jake, of all people, is the main character.

The only other person who knows is Sadie, who’s been quietly defying the meta-narrative the entire season.

On the flip side, Drew stresses Lia out because he’s somehow completely oblivious to every hint Zoey throws at him. She’ll be obviously hinting at him to ask her to homecoming, and Drew’s just like, “We’ve been dating for years. Isn’t that already given?” Lia has to watch this trainwreck unfold in real time. and she!!! Has to be the one to comfort Zoey while watching trashy romcoms, when he messes up!!

They have this completely unspoken beef that will never be addressed.

We never really see Drew care about what Zoey likes he always seems distracted or annoyed. He assumes she only cares about his money, and because of that, he never looks beyond that assumption. So when she stops asking him for money he’s completely thrown off. (That scene where Drew brings it up to the jomies during lunch is so interesting to me.) If she doesn’t need his money anymore, then what does she need him for? He genuinely doesn’t seem to have an answer to that, and I think that’s what makes their relationship so hollow.

Zoey isn’t a good person by any means, but I think she knows, deep down, exactly what their relationship hinged on. She understands the role she played in it and probably realizes that, despite everything, they’re the kind of couple who could easily end up back together because they’re two sides of the same coin. They validate something in each other, even if it’s for all the wrong reasons.

I’m enjoying Zoey the most she’s so unhinged y’all. She’s evil but not ooc? Abd Lia is great.

it’s called danganronpa: the notes to discord. By: maia_816

In both situations, Jake is visibly distant and unhappy. Neither Hailey nor Drew actually knows what’s wrong with him in the moment, the difference is in how they respond to that uncertainty.

Hailey notices Jake’s shift and chooses to pull him aside privately. She doesn’t assume the cause or push him to explain in front of others; instead, she creates space for him to speak honestly. 

I will admit that Jake’s distress comes from different sources (feeling inadequate after learning Hailey can sing in episode 7, and feeling upset about Saisy in episode 9), but you can still compare how they handle it I think??

Hailey’s instinct is consistently to prioritise privacy and emotional safety. Drew, on the other hand, also notices Jake is upset but responds by addressing it in front of the group. He asks what’s wrong publicly, including Zoey and Lia???? in the moment. While it may come from concern or a desire to “fix” the situation quickly, it removes Jake’s privacy and puts him on the spot socially. It also reflects that Drew doesn’t fully understand how personal Jake’s emotions are or how uncomfortable that kind of exposure might be for him.

The contrast isn’t that one cares and the other doesn’t, it’s that Hailey instinctively uses empathy and discretion, while Drew defaults to wanting complete transparency, which doesn’t always fit Jake’s emotional needs.

I honestly think it would’ve worked better without that one frame of him feeling bad we’ve already got scenes in s1 showing how Jake need of validation, fear of bullying etc etc.

It makes me worried about how Drew’s redemption (if he even gets one) would be handled. Will Rosy have the club minimise their feelings about Drew just to make redemption easier? Will he get some tragic sad-boy backstory that ends up justifying his actions instead of simply explaining why he behaves the way he does?

Because that already kind of happens with Jake more with the fandom than the series itself, but still a bit in the series too, especially in Episode 7 during the conversation between Hailey and Jake. Jake being bullied in the past sometimes gets treated as an excuse for his shitty behaviour rather than an explanation for it.

And then I start thinking, why would Drew even want to redeem himself? For Jake? I think it’s kind of a flaw if the only reason Drew ends up being cordial with the club is just because he wants Jake back as a friend. Will he still be controlling? does he even care that he’s been shitty to people since middle school, we don’t even see an ounce of remorse due to his apathy toward others that he cannot understand. And that’s assuming he’d even want Jake back in the first place.

Even if he did reconcile with Jake, I find it really hard to believe Hailey and Zander would ever forgive him, especially after he grabbed Hailey’s arm and constantly blamed her for things she didn’t even do. And then that gets me thinking about how much hate Hailey would probably get from the fandom if she doesn’t forgive Drew.

don’t get me started on henriam, I’d like to think that they have very different thoughts on the situation and don’t blindly follow drew the whole season. GUYS WAKE UP PLS PLS PLS.

So, in conclusion, I’m terrified for Season 2, I guess.