>be me
>Karlos from South America
>just finished rewatching the anime
>someone tells me “1st Beat goes deeper bro trust me”
>whatever.jpg
>download it
>start reading Hinata route
>lmao this dude really said “I’ll catch you 100 times”
>ok that’s kind of sweet I guess
>Yui shows up.
>annoying as hell
>ten minutes later she’s the best girl and I’m crying on my desk
>every line she says is funny or tragic
>Hinata is a giga-chad and doesn’t even realize it
>move on to Iwasawa
>rock girl? whatever
>FIVE MINUTES IN
>realize this is about artistic repression and letting your voice be heard
>starts singing
>I’m already sobbing
>keyboard is soaked
>read Yuri’s route
>expect angry girl with guns
>get broken older sister slowly unraveling
>realize the school isn’t a school
>it’s a prison of unresolved trauma
>Feel cold
>NPCs aren’t “extras”
>they’re people who gave up
>tfw the longer you stay in the afterlife, the more you lose yourself
>tfw MaedaCHICKEN made a VN about giving meaning to pain
>tfw I’m not ready for the rest
>haven’t even started Kanade’s route
>afraid I won’t make it out
>no one told me Angel Beats was this real
>the anime was just a teaser
>this is therapy in disguise
>Key wasn’t joking when they said “crying is the point”
>MaedaCHICKEN... I get it now