Romance Is Boring

this fucking person on tiktok I had to redraw as jervis

og pic below

Coyle: he hits you

Franco: he hits you

Gooseberry: she hits you

Kress twins: they hits you

Liliya: she hits you

Easterman: he hits you and yell at you like your dad who doesn't even want you as his child

Day ONE of filling this with aro and/or ace characters

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It gets even heavier when you're fully immersed in the lore, you start to piece things together during gameplay (hearing Phylis beg her dad to stop genuinely makes me stomach drop, I literally throw projectiles to make noise so the line cuts off lol). Hearing Franco talk to/about his dad - Coyle's constant paranoia about lack of control, the dark, forced submission, being overpowerd - Arora contemplating suicide whilst Otto tries his best to distract and reassure her - Dr. Futterman's very rare lines of affection that are obviously manipulative tactics he used when he was alive (and Phylis being so happy to be "loved" - The whole Pervert the Futterman dialogue where she's so upset about her dad being "taken away from her" and Dr. Futterman using it as fuel for her hysteria)

Also, in Franco and Kress' case, could you imagine being so young and wondering why you don't look the same as the other kids? Otto and Arora especially. From the moment you're born, you're a "cancerous miscarriage." Something rotten, born wrong. - All of the prime assets spent their lives resenting their parents, fathers specifically, just to become more like them as they got older. Violent, dismissive, manipulative, abusive. Perpetuating the cycle. (Gooseberry may show affection and possesisiveness of Futterman but I'm sure the rose-colored glasses crack at times)

These nerds make me so sad sometimes :(

Istg somthing feels like it’s missing from this and I can’t put my finger on it…

Some close ups below! 😩💕