Heart Shaped

berdly is like, incredibly abrasive right? frankly comedic levels of abrasive, especially to certain kinds of players. that’s his role in the story, to be a little shithead who’s so pathetic it’s funny. a walking punchline. but really, like queen said, there’s nothing wrong with him, at least nothing that it isn’t normal for a teenager to have “wrong” about them. he’s just annoying.

but being annoying is one of the most dangerous things a fictional character can be.

so many times i’ve watched someone play chapter 2 and very quickly wonder out loud, semi-jokingly, if they can kill berdly, usually not long after he’s introduced in the dark world, often going as far to say they would be willing to abandon the pacifist route to do so.

and how when kris created a dark world in their own home, they were immediately met with an older male figure who's loud and boisterous and keeps reminding them of the worst moments of their childhood, doesn't understand their boundaries or interests anymore, and is stuck in the past

and isn't it crazy how both of those darkners eventually saw the error in their ways, saw that they were hurting the children they loved so much, and decided to be better?