#but when people say that the women of dn deserved better i tend to agree

[bendtime]

i think part of my fascination revolving around rem is that she's one of the few "monstrous" women that is truly an equally unnerving/scary equivalent of her supposed male counterpart. she's weird and monstrous and terrifying in the eyes of the average person (as confirmed by the few who saw her that are unfamiliar with shinigami) and her design in general is just awesome, yet she is the first and only to explain that shinigami don't just simply experience dread - they're capable of love, and obsessive love at that.

i will also never forgive the fact that she had to die for misa but light gets to continue to be a huge annoying misogynist to misa/misa doesn't acknowledge the loss much.

the tragedy of rem dying for the woman she loves is of course why re*misa appeals to me, but in the end, i don't think it was justified. the narrative got rid of one of its most interesting characters and, as a result, one of its most interesting dynamics, just to finally remove L from the equation. it's especially egregious to me as misa had sacrificed ANOTHER half of her lifespan to finish light's elaborate plan, only for her to not use it for its intended purpose. good god