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Season 2+3 limbus skill name: "Destroy intruder"

Season 4 limbus skill name: "How dare you!!"

Season 5 limbus skill name: "Im Going To Kill You So Hard You Disintegrate Into Chalk"

Season 6 limbus skill name: "Evil Fucking Killing Technique: Ultradeath [貓娘程式設計師風格]"

He may have "dog-like" qualities but making him just that is such a misinterpretation and mega reduction of his character.

People say he's a dog then ends with a Full-Stop.

He's brash, sure. A bit hotheaded but I wouldn't call him SIMPLY a dog. He's a bloody alright bloke who, despite his anger issues, is one of the more dependable members of the cast. Beneath all the shouting is someone who genuinely cares about the people around him.

Heathcliff gets angry quickly, but he isn't directionless. He doesn't get angry for no reason. He gets angry when for example something tramples on his deeply held values, but those values are mixed with insecurity and trauma. Like... I don't remember where but both Don and Heathcliff getting an SP minus down on a choice if Dante leaves somebody dying somewhere. Or when he gets rightly furious when someone insults him or the LCB. He is a lot like Don in a way.

He is very steadfast on his values. He is completely resolute with what he says, blunt with good intentions, and does not see a need to dress up his words in flowers. Instead of speaking elegantly, he says exactly what he means in an effort to make sure he's understood. It makes him seem abrasive but he's very straightforward. If he doesn't like something, he says it. He also repeats many times that he will bring someone back from the brink no matter what, that he'll "beat some sense into 'em".

Even in Canto V and the S.E.A. Intervallo we see a lot of progression of his character. Heathcliff started out as heavily brash and iirc indifferent about the LCB, but after his talk with Verg in S.E.A. and the whole stuff that happened in 3, he actually shows a lot of traits that he has now. He tries to talk to Ish despite at that point hating her guts(? I think he did), actually tries to cares about and for Dante is his own way, and overall slowly tries to—if sometimes unsuccessfully—get to understand the other Sinners.

In Canto 6 Heathcliff in my eyes became even more likable than he was, and went from Top 3 to honestly my favourite character. He gets nervous going to meet Cathy, he tries to make himself look good, he reminisces, and he becomes... softer in my eyes. He cares. Sometimes a lot more than he gives off but he really fucking cares. After (or before I forgor) he distorts he trusts the other Sinners to beat some sense into him if he ever loses his way. His anger is tied in part due to shame. Canto VI especially shows that a lot of his rage comes from years of humiliation and internalized worthlessness. He isn't simply explosive by nature, he just has an incredibly raw wound that he never learned to process healthily. Anger is often the only emotion he feels comfortable expressing because that's the natural human thing to do. Scream when in pain.

Though what I'll say is that his anger isn't just ONLY a misunderstood form of love. Like I said before, his anger comes out when he is hurt, feels insulted, is insecure, or just had poor emotional regulation. He genuinely can be harsh. + His anger is understandable, not acceptable.

In Canto 7 he builds off the previous Canto very well. He really acts on his vow from 6 where he has a specific emotional understanding of what Don/Sancho is going through and is emotionally and completely locked in to bring Don back from the brink.

His emotional intelligence is also better than most people give him credit for. He's not socially graceful, but he's really perceptive. He notices when people are acting strangely, picks up on insincerity (even if sometimes a bit too late but that's funny), and often understands what motivates others even if he expresses it bluntly. And there's a distinction I'd like to make. Heathcliff is better at emotional perception than expression. He's the type of guy to say "Oi. Get a grip." while being completely and earnestly sincere.

What I like most is that his growth isn't that he becomes the epitome of kindness or whatever. He slowly learns to trust the people around him, trust their judgements, their actions, and himself with them. Like, Heathcliff having talks with Dante about Catherine is so impactful to me because like... man.

It also makes his calmer moments more meaningful because they don’t feel like KJH replaced him with a nicer version. A person like Heathcliff choosing patience, even briefly, feels like effort. It’s a conscious decision from someone whose instincts have always pushed him toward confrontation.

And honestly, I love the fact that the other Sinners can joke with him about it. They know he’s going to be rough around the edges, but they also know there’s more to him than that. They can tease him because there’s trust there.

I would say that recreating the characterisation, mood and general vibes of an existing work of fiction is in fact a skill in and of itself that's acquired via practice. A common compliment delivered to fanfiction writers is how well they have captured the spirit of the original work. Inexperienced fanfiction writers fail to do this.

When creating an original character you can, ultimately, say anything about them and now it's canon bcos you created them and you said so. conversely, well, if you are covering a well known song and start playing the wrong notes people will notice immediately.

In addition: a lot of fanfiction, IMO, is in actuality a form of metafictional literary analysis. a story where two characters sit down and talk about their feelings about a canonical event? literary analysis, which is of course a skill. Sometimes fanfiction is bad bcos the writer is not good at interpreting texts.

When you hear a story about a Guy, wanting to tell a story about them is the most natural thing in the world. That's how mythology and folk tales happen.

IMO the idea of fanfiction being "bad" or "cringe" as an artform is related to how activities have to be profitable to be considered valuable, but further than that it is related to how "owning" is considered to be preferred over "caretaking" or "stewardship" where you do not own, you just participate

Great news: she loved it. Super tasty apparently. Great success. Along with the kidney-sensitive treats we found, it was a nice way to supplement her diet. Unforseen long-term consequence though: she loved it so much she began demanding it throughout the day. Like, would come up to us and meow, and meow, and meow, and not stop, until we got up, went to the kitchen, and got her some cat drink.

And by doing so on demand, we have unfortunately created a monster: no matter what we are doing at home, Dozy knows that if she sits next to you and meows, 1) you know what she wants, and 2) you know that she will not stop until you get it for her now. And when you do get it, she gets extremely excited. She will bum rush the kitchen door as you enter. She will run around your feet as you open the can. She will let out the creakiest, crunchiest, most nails-on-the-chalkboard meow you've ever heard if she thinks you're not going fast enough.

I do not begrudge her this. It is gratifying to care for a creature whose most ardent desires are so simple that it is this easy to fulfill them. But I am a little sad, because I know in my heart that I have never loved any comestible as much as she loves this cat drink. She has a pleasure of a purity and intensity that I will never know.