#because despite how they often aren't afraid to shy away from having ugly characters who I love | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

neon-angels-system · 2 years

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you ever consume media which has that specific feel to it of like. the world is flawed. the characters are People. they do questionable and unhealthy things, but they are people, and they are good. it’s about how they are disheveled with ugly appearances and horrible habits. it’s about how they speak rudely but familiarly. it’s about them welcoming a newcomer, and supporting each other, and how they are people who care for one another. man.

#'River End Cafe' just made me Feel Things btw #restores my faith in humanity when I find a story with characters who make me cringe but are just So.#you know? it'd be wrong to say they're fundamentally and purely Good. but they do good things on occasion #and they do it selfishly and inconsistently and on a whim or for their own pleasure #but it is good nevertheless.#it's hard to put into words the exact qualities of these kind of stories #because despite how they often aren't afraid to shy away from having ugly characters who I love #a lot of them don't #so I can't put that down as a defining characteristic #but the impact on the viewer.. it's the same #it's the bittersweet feeling. the warmth of humanity and the knowledge of the dark sides of it #just. you know?#I love those stories so much #and they can be hard to find cause it's not like they're a genre #but when you find them. you'll remember them

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