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gumclones · 4 months

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part of the reason I’m very defensive of Gumbald is that I feel a lot of criticism of his actions comes from a very deep misunderstanding of where he stands in relation to Bonnie

because, like… she isn’t his niece. she created him. she is the one responsible for his entire existence. and she assigned him to the role of caretaker with zero input on his part!

and, like, obviously this wasn’t some malicious thing she did to consciously exert control over him. she had no idea the ethical mess she was stumbling into! but the fact that she was at the time unaware of the responsibility she was creating for herself neither erases that responsibility nor UNO reverses it onto Gumbald, you know?

#the events of Bonnibel Bubblegum are very much like. baby wars. or at least a grade schooler and a bunch of babies in adult bodies #and like. Gumbald’s fears for his autonomy were very very real!#they weren’t necessarily *accurate* and he had a lot of paranoia distorting his perceptions of reality #he was not exerting power over Bonnie he was trying to carve it out for himself #bc that was the only path he could see to autonomy #Adventure Time #Gumbald #Princess Bubblegum #gum family #original #gen

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