#(2) characters who don't love themselves (Ieyasu Kyoichiro Kenshin Mitsuhide Hideyoshi)

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Leon (Rune Factory 4) - this guy is my favorite character in the universe. He's playful and loves his pranks, but he's very vulnerable emotionally (part of his playfulness is to keep people from prying in). Leon is a dragon priest who sacrifices himself as a guardian for his best friend (the deity of Selphia, Ventuswill). He's awoken 1000 years later, buried under the temple of Leon Karnak, by Frey and finds that Venty is alive but everything else he loved has been completely erased. He can't go back into the past and take care of the regrets he had back then. Your whole love story with him involves confronting pieces of his past even if it means risking your relationship with him. Leon is just a great guy, sigh.

Yukwon Kim (Block B) - real people are viable right...??? I've been a HUGE fan of Yukwon since Block B's debut in 2011. I really like Yukwon's dancing skills and voice. He's a raspy tenor with a perfect smile. None of my exes have been like Yukwon, but hey he is my ideal type if I'm allowed to have one.

Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) - this is my OG favorite man, even though in hindsight he is an omega douche. In DB Super he has hella character development though, with accepting that he isn't the strongest saiyan and that his wife and kids are his greatest source of strength.

Ieyasu (Samurai Love Ballad: Party) - I still reread the bits of his main story that I screenshotted because I love the writing so much. He's the first otome character that I ever truly clicked with and I just loved how richly he developed. I know he's controversial and I understand the hate (I would personally never date someone like Ieyasu LOL), but him and his route are an amazing experience. I found myself as devoted as his MC.

Kyoichiro (Samurai Love Ballad: Party) - he's basically a very lonely Robin Hood Ieyasu (but less abusive and owns a store lmao). I relate even more to this potato than to Ieyasu! I love the themes in his main story and HE IS PRECIOUS OKAY.

Hinata (Fire Emblem Fates) - this guy is a mediocre unit gameplay wise and his support convos are boring, but he's my type IRL (violent coughs of shame). Hinata is upbeat and active, but clumsy. He comes off as relaxed, but is hard working and devoted to his prickly lord, Takumi. I like the genki personalities I guess.

Kenshin (Samurai Love Ballad: Party) - his route is still the ONLY otome route where I felt like I fell in love and became genuinely emotionally attached. I still cry when I think about his route. I haven't found any story that's made me feel as deeply as his.

Mitsuhide (Ikemen Sengoku) - a tease/sadist who is vulnerable on the inside, I CAN'T RESIST THAT OKAY. It was his portrayal in Hideyoshi's route that cemented my undying love for him. I want to tell him that he is worth something and to love himself!

Hideyoshi (Ikemen Sengoku) - probably the second most emotional otome experience for me behind SLBP Kenshin. I thought I would hate his guts, but instead I fell for him, this man who doesn't love himself, this soldier who sees that life passes "like the morning dew," this obsessive freak who loves other people so much that he can't see how loved he is.

Meteos (100 Thieves) - okay he is a pro League of Legends player BUT he still counts. I've followed him since season 3 (a CLG fan though). The time when he took a break from pro play in season 5 was the exact same time I went through a horrible break up. For a while, I spent my time skipping classes, crying in bed, starving myself, feeling ugly, etc. It's partially thanks to Meteos' stream + his wacky sense of humor + his gameplay + his strong sense of self that I found the energy to live for ME, instead of living for that lonely girl who was trapped in the illusion of a "happy" relationship.

Honorable mentions: Yukimura (SLBP, HE IS #10.1 OKAY, first otome love, close to my type IRL only beaten by Genya), Kent (Amnesia), Genya (SLBP, btw HNNNGGGGGGGG!!!!), Toma (Amnesia), Edgar (IkeRev), Hinata (Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns), 707 (Mystic Messenger), Aphromoo (100 Thieves), Keane (Flyquest, another League pro lmao), Yukimura (Ikesen), Doug (RF4), Ford (SoS: 3oT), Brad (SoS: 3oT, IF ONLY CARRIE WASN’T A THING LMAO. I adore her because she’s cute tho), Carlos (Rune Factory 3, HNNGGG ALERT), Karsa (Royal Never Give Up), Bang (SKT T1), Reihard (Brave Frontier, lol), etc etc etc etc etc ETC!!!!!!

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