Feb 12, 2020
[grumbles in empathyweird autistic] can't believe ppl are rly out here gushing abt how jon "developing empathy" (actually just consciously trying to make more compassionate choices--with, shall we say, notable missteps) is synonymous with him "becoming more human" (read: a fuller/softer/kinder person), as though empathy is a necessary prerequisite for a) compassion & b) personhood, when a) low empathy people exist and are in fact people as well as capable of compassion, & also b) elias "brutal pipe murder" bouchard (also known as jonah "collected those bones sadly enough when the time came" magnus) exists and is, like, right there
#elias has typical empathy & experiences the typical range of emotions at the typical intensities & expresses them in typical ways#he's just a bastard who doesn't care abt the effects his actions have on other ppl's physical & emotional wellbeings#Except insofar as they affect his personal goals#none compassion with left empathy is elias bouchard#& i cannot be convinced otherwise#and even then! elias is still a Person#he's just a really fucking shitty & cruel one#& in being so directly contradicts the aforementioned concept re: jon#& so i just ??????#y'all........#elias...#rethink ur definitions my dude#so your job is a nightmare#collected those bones sadly enough when the time came#i'm making a decision
