#just reminds me of spamton deltarune acid theory (wrong. disproven) vs blinded by heaven/the light world theory (basically in the text)

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i definitely think theres a lot more evidence for heart having, atleast in part, chosen to become blind. first if all we know hes blind BEFORE ruler of everything, contrary to popular belief, due to track order (see the music video for night, which depicts heart wearing his blindfold) (you could argue this was accidental but im pretty sure after special everything was kind of planned ahead.) meaning that it couldn't have been punishment (atleast for the events of RoE, and i dont know what else hesrt could be "punished" for.)

beyond that, lyrically speaking we get three major types of references to hearts sight. heart referring to the metaphorical sun being blinding. mind stating that heart "refuses to see" (metaphorically) his point of view. and the notorious "tines stabbed through eyes" which references souls trident.

what people often fail to take into account is the line immediately following that last lyric.

"tines stabbed through eyes, that the sides have condemned"

the use of "the sides" clarifies that one, this was a decision of multiple people, and two, that it is THE sides. not Some Of The Sides or Sides Of No Particular Specification. perhaps it only means heart and mind as the two contrasting halves. or perhaps it is in reference to all three, but either way heart was part of this decision making process and agreed to the blinding. (outright condemning his own eyesight, as the diction spells out)

how the tines stabbed through eyes line lines up with the blinded by the sun symbolism in the end is hard for me to decipher. hopefully more insight into the specifics will be elucidated as the story continues in the semi distant future

i dont usually write out my personal story interpretations and headcanons of things (i like to draw out the concepts and hope it comes across--most of my words are kept to discord and such) but ive been thinking on my interpretation of hearts blindness and figured its worth sharing here! especially because, from what i understand my view on this is perhaps not in the majority.

ive done a comic relating to this (which ill reblog for further reference) but i personally see hearts blindness as something actively and willfully chosen and caused by heart himself--metaphorically, representing his own avoidance and distorted perception of the reality they live in. a mix of him not wanting to acknowledge it all (consigning himself to apathy) and something like rose tinted lenses... but the lenses are instead a fuzzy, tunneled and dim vision that doesnt provide him the full picture.

a key aspect of my interpretation is that heart actively chose to alter his vision (perception) in this way, AND that it is a permanent shift. its something he learns to work and function with. (this also represents how you cant undo change; you can only learn to live with the new shift in your being). i personally.... really dislike the idea of his blindness being a punishment, and thematically i find him choosing to blind himself far more in line with hearts motivations. hes the sort to do something like that without thinking through the consequences because it helps him cope in the moment.

when it comes to the way in which hearts blindness manifests, i personally hc him having a mix of tunnel vision, light sensitivity (exacerbated and aided by the blindfold), some blind spots (i cant remember the exact name but... spots of vision that are just gone) along with visual snow and floaters. the last two are mostly because i have those and i want to project B:•P

umm but yeah! those are my thoughts on the matter, feel free to add to thoughts if you guys have any!