#and i guess i needed a good chunk of downtime sorry uvu

[quietlyblooms]

in the past, i've talked about how chiyo tends to make a lot of choices for the sake of others, willing to inconvenience herself if it means making someone else happy. there are exceptions, of course -- she's not a pushover, but it can't be denied that chiyo is self-sacrificing. in her main verse, it's one of her main conflicts in her young adulthood because while pursuing art would make her happiest, she pursues teaching first to make her parents happy.

this is often the situation in her other verses, too. in her spiderverse, dorverold au, jjk au, and kinda even in her mha au, chiyo's decision to help others is a forced one. it's a decision made out of obligation because if she can help, and she knows she's one of few who can help, then she has to do it. that's not to say she doesn't eventually find happiness while helping others, but the point is that in every universe, chiyo will ultimately choose another's happiness over her own.

she can endure, you see. she's done it since she was a child. she knows how to ignore and bury thoughts of wanting; she knows how to be content with what she has, convince herself she's fine as she is. so she'll choose that rather than make someone else choose it :' )