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7/25/2025, 11:09:21 PM
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>>532673057
>>532627168
I'm getting a little emotional now, so let me come back to being a little more objective for a second. Maria's illness is not as drastic as what my brother went through, but it still leaves her in a position she can not enjoy life through normal means. Shadow is her hope for survival and Shadow recognizes how important he is to her. And in turn she has always been there for him in his moments of doubt since his inception. He cares so deeply for her and he is bound by that love he shares for her. That love can be interpreted as romantic like you want since they are not biologically related, but the strength of these feelings do not have to be fueled by romance and be seen as familial in the context the games present when you understand the heavy weight of the circumstances. To be left with the void of what once was and what could've been is not easy. It's not so simple to just describe it as a young love between two opposite sexes, there's so much more at play here that I don't think it's right to assert the romantic lens so heavily just because you can not imagine siblings being that close. There are outliers, especially for a situation as unique as Shadow and Maria.
I think I need to take a break before addressing the pastebin. I knew I said I would, but writing my last posts took a bit out of me. I love my brother and I want him to know he is loved and appreciated in any way I can muster.
Pic related's scene means so much to me in a way I'm not sure you'll be able to understand. And I don't mean that as an insult, it's just a really dire and rare circumstance. I can not be upset at people who ship them, but I will admit I am miffed at the assertion that the canon angle of their love being siblings/familial/platonic is seen as unrealistic because of how they interact. I think people are within their right to see them as only siblings and take it literally, even if its not for the same reasons I'm able to believe it.
>>532673057
>>532627168
I'm getting a little emotional now, so let me come back to being a little more objective for a second. Maria's illness is not as drastic as what my brother went through, but it still leaves her in a position she can not enjoy life through normal means. Shadow is her hope for survival and Shadow recognizes how important he is to her. And in turn she has always been there for him in his moments of doubt since his inception. He cares so deeply for her and he is bound by that love he shares for her. That love can be interpreted as romantic like you want since they are not biologically related, but the strength of these feelings do not have to be fueled by romance and be seen as familial in the context the games present when you understand the heavy weight of the circumstances. To be left with the void of what once was and what could've been is not easy. It's not so simple to just describe it as a young love between two opposite sexes, there's so much more at play here that I don't think it's right to assert the romantic lens so heavily just because you can not imagine siblings being that close. There are outliers, especially for a situation as unique as Shadow and Maria.
I think I need to take a break before addressing the pastebin. I knew I said I would, but writing my last posts took a bit out of me. I love my brother and I want him to know he is loved and appreciated in any way I can muster.
Pic related's scene means so much to me in a way I'm not sure you'll be able to understand. And I don't mean that as an insult, it's just a really dire and rare circumstance. I can not be upset at people who ship them, but I will admit I am miffed at the assertion that the canon angle of their love being siblings/familial/platonic is seen as unrealistic because of how they interact. I think people are within their right to see them as only siblings and take it literally, even if its not for the same reasons I'm able to believe it.
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