I was looking at your Oc Convergence, at your couple tropes of Convergence and Universal Man.
Who is "You were a wonderful experience." from the Universal Man or Convergence couple?
Who is "You Were Everything", Universal Man or Convergence?
This is a very good question and a good opportunity for me to yap!!!
It might seem like Universal Man's the "you were everything" line, since he's known for overdependence on his partners to soothe and receive comfort for everything that's happened to him. Convergence MIGHT seem like the "you were a wonderful experience" line, because's she's known to be cold and emotionally avoidant, thus capable of moving on from him when things fall apart.
But actually, it's the other way around. Convergence was a complex but positive romantic experience for Universal Man, but he was almost EVERYTHING to her, even if it doesn't seem that way.
See, Peter (Universal Man) moved from one person to another, finding comfort and safety at any cost. Though he fails to admit it, he overdepends on the attention of others to validate his identity, which makes it more painful when he takes off the mask/refuses to take off the mask, as this is USUALLY when his relationships start spiraling. His relationship with Anne-Clarisse (Convergence), with the added benefit of her also being a super, momentarily felt like it was strengthened by their honesty in terms of their indentities. Though their relationship would (eventually) fall apart anyway, it remains as one of (if not the only) relationship of Peter's that gave him the experience of being loved beneath his mask. It is an EXPERIENCE he will never forget, and one he will never again experience up until his death.
On the other hand, Anne-Clarisse does not date around. In fact, she actively refuses to do so, because she prioritizes her civilian and hero work above all else; viewing relationships as a distraction. Enter Universal Man, one who caught her interest, and for a moment, she believed they were kindred souls. She never opens up to ANYONE, at least not to the extent she did with Peter. She discovered her vulnerabilities through him. It was with him alone that she felt things that would change her as a person forever. Peter changed all of her, and so, he was EVERYTHING to her. Beyond being "Universal Man" and being "Convergence", and beyond his disappearance. His impression on her was so lasting and seething in her heart that it defines not just how she views relationships, but everything.
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