#ikesen's employees would make TERRIBLE irl villains

[soul-of-the-sanada]

I’ve seen the posts about how one of the big issues with generic MC otome characters is that they’re always getting kidnapped. Snatched and used as bait or bargaining chips.

I see that and I raise you: invalidating their feelings. I’m so tired of the LI not being completely truthful about something or withholding intel, which causes a misunderstanding, which usually leads to MC being a frothing jealous mess. And then the misunderstanding is cleared up, and MC feels... sheepish? dejected? upset at themselves for letting their emotions get in the way while their LI is doing their best, vital mission, saving the world, blah blah blah. 

Like, my dude, if he can’t tell you straight up, bare minimum detail, that he’s working on something for his boss/sibling/friend/etc that includes being seen, possibly intimately, with other women, enemies, rivals, etc. then FUCK HIM. 

How are you supposed to know that you should be magically suppressing your mental and emotional needs if you don’t have the slightest foundation for WHY you should be suppressing yourself? 99% of non-mc-kidnapping issues could be avoided if the LI would just say something. 

it’s always 

mc: i don’t want to be a burden on them right now, i know they’re probably working on something top secret, even if they can’t tell me anything at all and i don’t expect them to because what could *i* do, i’ll deal with this later. shut up and put on a smile and it better fuckin look natural.

ITS SO UPSETTING TO SEE. LIKE, LET MY GIRL EMOTE FREELY ON HER OWN SCHEDULE