Hi, I’m the person who sent you the anon about trying to understand the yandere genre and what’s happening with TKATB. I wanted to be sure I sent this to your main this time, not the side blog for your game (didn’t want to derail). I saw the TKATB creator’s responses. I agree with the sentiment that players should hate the main antagonist (Sol) and that the game is ultimately horror/thriller. I have no notes on that. But I think I’m still stuck on what you were trying to explain to me in your post... I know I can’t understand the genre on an emotional level, but I hope to achieve some intellectual understanding, maybe? When I read the responses of the TKATB’s creator, the conclusion I got aligned with my interpretation of yandere games as horror/thriller. But I’m still stuck on the romance aspect being described in your post. I’ll admit I’m on that aroace spec so my approach toward regular romance is much more rooted in other (platonic) kind of loves as a foundation for romantic love. I think the closest I got to understanding the yandere genre is when someone explained it as a safe exploration of danger, like thrill seeking, but that sounds much more like an analysis of the erotic than the romantic imho. Idk ig I don’t really have a question, but I still want to try to understand somehow?
yeah admittedly i didn't word it how i wanted to
yes, yandere is a horror/thriller genre overall
but what makes it so good is the "veil" of the romantic aspect.
sorry my brain fog lately is really bad so forgive me if it doesn't make sense or if i'm everywhere with my words.
because yanderes use the romance to get your guard down, weasel in your life, and then take control over you.
(romantic yans, not platonic yans)
there's nothing more chilling than falling in love with someone you don't even really know. they're only showing you what they know will get your guard down.
imagine meeting the most perfect person in your life. they're very attentive to your needs, they're always there for you. they advise you on every aspect of your life. they quickly become somebody that you rely on, that you depend on, that you trust.
but beneath that, there's a darkness, an evil inside that's just barely being contained. oh, darling, your friends don't talk to you anymore? i'm sorry, you'll always have me on your side.
people you love and care for disappearing left and right. being ghosted and cut off from relationships and friendships and you have no idea why.
you have no idea what your yandere is really capable of.
if those rose-colored glasses get taken off?
you better hope you have a back-up plan to your back-up plan of escaping, because they will stop at nothing to keep you under their wing.
and if you decide you don't 'love them' anymore?
well, if they can't have you, darling...
