#only one relationship of hers in unhealthy but her crush during that relationship would've been healthy

[kooki914]

This is going to be a long reply, because I fundamentally disagree with the... IDEA behind this line of thinking.

For one, Noelle's crush on Susie isn't "unhealthy escapism", it's the healthiest kind of escapism we've seen from Noelle. Her alternatives are actual fiction (scary movies, video games) and nostalgia for a time in her life she'll never get back (Dess, Kris, Asriel). Her crush on Susie is important and healthy specifically because it's Someone New, it's not something she decided to do because it's convenient and lets her hide, she needs to PUT herself OUT THERE in order to engage with Susie, to really persue her. We see as much in the beginning of chapter 2, Noelle is going out of her way, against Berdly's wishes, to invite Susie to study with her. She wouldn't do that with anyone else. If Susie wasn't here, Noelle would've stayed in the same patterns and cycles she always has, and that's the point - Noelle's adoration for Susie is so genuine it literally forces ber to break out of her shell.

The notion that this is somehow unhealthy baffles me. The entire point of Noelle confronting Queen at the end of ch2 is to show how GOOD Susie's influence on Noelle is, that being a rebellious child is good and healthy actually, and you SHOULD follow your heart and stand up for yourself. Again, Noelle wouldn't have done ANY of that if it wasn't for Susie. She's that special someone that makes Noelle act like an idiot, and that's a GOOD thing because, I cannot stress this enough, kids are SUPPOSED to be idiots. A perfect child is not a happy child, and Rudy tells us as much about his daughter when he laments that she "seems" like she has it all, but that her mother is really hard on her. It once again shows us that Noelle NEEDS an infulence like Susie's to break out of the mould she's been forced into.

And, on Susie's side of things, Noelle's feelings were the one reason she hasn't completely given up on people before ch1. Noelle smiled at her, she was patient with Susie, and during a time when Susie felt so alone that she thought no-one would care if she vanished, that meant a lot to her. Susie never bullied Noelle because that one act of kindness (that isn't even romantic in the beginning, might I add) inspired Susie to hold onto some kindness of her own. With Noelle, she didn't have to be a bully, she could just be Susie.

This is further explored in their ferris wheel ride, which I'd argue is more about Susie than it is about Noelle. Sure, we learn some anecdotes about Noelle, but it's framed from Susie's perspective, and we see how Noelle's distinction between "good" scary and "bad" scary impacts Susie. This is the scene where she's very clearly trying to protect Noelle from herself, basically, not letting her jump out of the window hoping she'll fly (a metaphor for how Susie's presence stopped Noelle from being reckless in self-destructive ways), and AFTER this scene Susie's shown to be thinking about Noelle, a lot. She thinks about what Noelle would do if she were with them (the Ralsei dummy in Castletown), she seems receptive to talking to her dad even if she was practically dragged there - things she wouldn't put up with with anyone else, I think.

You could make the arguement that, even after all of this, it's somehow "better" if they stay just friends in canon, but I have to disagree. Not only is Noelle's crush on Susie (as I already said) one of the healthiest relationships Noelle has with ANYONE in the game, but Susie being accepted by the community is kind of a major side-plot. The parents start calling her "a nice girl" (surface level reading that shows they're trying to accept Susie but still don't really understand her), Kris is starting to be seen around town with her and people remark on that, Susie is part of this community and should be treated as such but still isn't. Narratively, what better way is there to show she's been osmosed into the town's culture completely, than for her to start dating the mayor's daughter? It's like a fairytale beat of a princess from another kingdom marrying the prince and becoming an icon for the place, and I think it's a trope that would fit Suselle really well knowing how many other fairytale romance tropes they fill (beauty and the beast, princess in a tower, general royalty and dragon symbology).

In the end, we don't have the full game, so nothing's technically for certain, but I don't speak subjectively when I say that Suselle, as it is, is a subversive and queer love story about teenagers and their roads to betterment through one another. Noelle needs to be more rebellious, Susie needs to be part of something, they complete one another and have, so far, had so many "hints" about them being endgame that it's not even subtle. I know you said you don't like "it's basically canon" arguements, but I have to call a spade a spade. To suggest that this entire narrative of sapphic love and adoration should be abandoned for the sake of subverting less clear tropes in Deltarune just seems like kind of a waste to me. Noelle's love for Susie is the kind of doe-eyed teenage obsession all kids go through, and I don't see how it's "unhealthy" unless you're a puratan who thinks teenagers shouldn't have crushes because they're too hormonal. Susie's treatment of Noelle was the first sign that Susie wasn't just a textbook bully, and the fact that Susie held onto those kindnesses shows they meant a lot to her, that NOELLE means a lot to her. The most logical conclusion for them is to wind up together, because that's subversive by itself.

TL;DR:

Noelle's crush isn't unhealthy, Susie genuinely cares about Noelle, and as two girls in high school there is no reason the setup we've been given with them is in any way a strange or questionable setup for a romantic relationship.

I know I don't use tumblr much anymore, but I'm putting this to people who like Suselle just because of my interest.

Why should Noelle and Susie end up together? I'm not saying anything about their relationship, I'm not saying people can't draw their fun ship art because it's nice.

Why, in the game, should they end up together? And for the record, I don't believe Suselle is for sure canon. I believe that it will end up subverted because Noelle's crush is an unhealthy escapist fantasy for Noelle, so it being "canon" isn't something I find compelling as an argument.

I'm genuinely interested, so please tell me your thoughts.

[my-danganronpa-au]

Hi hi! I just wanted to ask about any headcanons you have for Kirigiri and Celestia? I love your designs for them and I'm really happy there's still celesgiri shippers out there (I really like your art style by the way! It's really cute and I look forward to how all the other characters looks!)

Thank you so much! I kinda go in between art styles alot but I’m gonna try to get them all in the same style-ish.A Kirigiri head-cannon isShes REALLY sarcastic but no one really notices it because she tries to speak in a even tone most of the time, Makoto is somehow the only person who knows whenever she’s being sarcastic.A Celestia head-cannon isShe’s honest to god horrible at remembering things. She makes everyone else remember for her, and she acts like she knew it all along. She has a black leather book with her name in cursive on it to keep personal notes if she has too.A Celegiri head-cannon isThe moment Celestia saw Kirigiri she was head over heels for her, (Before Despair and During The Game). Of course before despair she couldn’t make a move because Kirigiri was dating someone (But had a crush on someone else) But during the Game, she was confused the moment she met Kirigiri because of the intense feelings she had for her(which was more than her feelings before despair). Kirigiri on the other hand fell slowly in love with Celestia, She had a interest of her at the start but it grew quickly when they actually dated.

[kitkatopinions]

do you think bumbleby is problematic/unhealthy?

The short answer: Yes I think it's problematic and unhealthy.

The long answer: Blake and Yang as a ship was legit leading to a healthy and potentially well done dynamic during the course of seasons 4 and 5. I personally would have preferred them to be friends as I ship BlackSun and would've been happier if my ship had been end game, but I could've gotten on board with Blake and Yang, using season five as a jumping off point, and it could've been healthy. But the fairly good set up was tossed out the window and the relationship we got instead has been, overall, weak. I'm going to explain the way I see the ship and how it could've been great, but fell short in season six down below the keep reading. Bumblebee shippers, I'm gonna tag this as anti-bb as heavily as I can 'cause I don't wanna trod on your ship where you can see it, but if it still shows up for you due to this sucky tumblr tagging system, I'm sorry. Please just ignore or block if this is upsetting to you. This is my personal opinion on this ship and I get that other people have read it differently than me even if I don’t agree.

Volumes 1-3 set a bit of (very slight, easily read as friendship) groundwork and though I wish that there had been more to it and that they'd established romantic feelings early on, there's a lot of good to their dynamic. Yang clearly seems more invested in being friends than (and might have a crush on) Blake from the get go, while Blake is hesitant and wary. This is for good reason. Blake not only clearly has trouble trusting and making friends (due to her traumatic experiences and abuse,) but also, it would be impossible for her not to pick up on Yang's incredibly out of control temper. On top of this, Yang also seems careless and go-with-the-flow, which would appeal to others, but might have put off Blake due to her being a devoted, caring fighter who - like Ruby - is trying to be a Huntress to help people. I don't think Yang having a real conversation with Blake about Raven and Blake's self-destructing was the actual turning point in this dynamic. Yes, they danced together, but during their actual conversation, Yang only gave more reason for Blake to think she might turn into an Adam one day - as Yang got angry at her, lashed out, and even got physically aggressive with her 'because she cares.'

I don't think this makes Yang a bad person, but I do think that Blake was still hesitant to really get close to her with good reason partially because of that. Blake (throughout season one and most of season two) seems like she's fine interacting with her teammates casually and even is fine being friends, but doesn't want to get too attached or open up to them.

I think the actual turning point in their relationship as friends that made Blake feel more comfortable with Yang was during the episode Mountain Glenn, where they're camped out and Yang starts up a conversation. This was - I believe - the first time that Blake opened up to her friends about her feelings and about Adam. And Yang opens up to them as well, expressing seriously and even sadly that she's never felt as attached to this job as Ruby. She talks about not feeling like she has a lot that drives her, how she doesn't want to be a hero, she doesn't have all these high ambitions. And yet Yang still talks about what Ruby wants - helping people without asking for anything in return - with open admiration and warmth. I think that, along with Weiss's additions to the conversation, is what made Blake start feeling more able to open up to her teammates and especially to Yang. I think that Blake was hesitant with Yang from the get go because she saw in her some of the things she'd seen in Adam, but in Mountain Glenn, Yang is soft, admiring of virtues like selflessness, but expressing that she herself doesn't actually want glory. She isn't driven, but she's still there trying to help people too. That was probably reassuring and appealing to Blake and probably went a ways towards setting Yang apart from Adam for her.

This all comes to a head in season 3 when Yang is tricked into attacking Mercury by Emerald. When Yang is expressing that she saw Mercury come at her first and would never purposefully hurt him for no reason, Blake is hesitant. This makes perfect sense for Blake's character and because of Yang's characterization. Yang has a huge temper, Yang has been aggressive, Yang is impulsive, Blake has seen all that and it's reminiscent of Adam, who changed over time. But Yang is also torn up, she's confused, she's not the same as Adam, she would never do that. But Yang doesn't get angry when Blake is hesitant, she's understanding. Yang doesn't get angry, she gets serious, she stops crying and looks Blake in the eyes and Blake finds herself able to trust her and believe in her and by God, it might be their scene in the whole show. No guilt trip, no red eyes, no excuses, just Yang telling Blake exactly what happened and Blake finding that she can trust her afterall.

Do I think that Blake had feelings for Sun in the first five seasons? Abso-freaking-lutely. Do I think the Blake and Yang moments in the first three seasons can be read as totally friendship/sisterly affection drive? Yep. But it’s also perfectly valid and maybe even kinda hinted at that Yang had a crush on Blake, and I can see and even support that. And then we get into seasons four and five in which Blake and Yang both start growing. They’re apart from each other, but the growth they undergo in seasons four and five make their characters better for each other. Because Blake started working through her trauma and growing past some of her more toxic traits, and Yang started working through her abandonment issues and some of her more toxic traits. They were doing some of the work of getting better, not to change ‘for their partner’ but because they needed it for themselves. Yang needs someone stable and grounded who can be there for her and challenge her when the need arises, but is still reassuring and is able to trust in and believe in her. Blake needs someone who can balance out her more pessimistic way of thinking, who is understanding and respects her boundaries and her independence, who is strong, but warm and supportive. At the start of the show, it seems like Yang is the opposite of what Blake needs, and that Blake is the opposite of what Yang needs. But due to their growth and especially their growth in volumes four and five, they seem primed to be able to provide what the other needs. Blake at the end of volume five is more stable than ever, much more sure of herself, coming into the role of a leader, and is expressing herself more openly and honestly than ever. Yang at the end of volume five is more measured and careful, more open to hearing others out, stronger in who she is instead of relying so much on the approval and support of people like Raven, and is softer and more understanding with her friends and family. Yes, the two of them are still very different and so there would be conflict, but there’s often conflict in good, well rounded ships because that’s entertaining and feels real. Also volume five was prime Yang, I’m not taking criticisms on that opinion.

I’m a major BlackSun shipper forever and they give me life, but Blake and Yang in volume five are primed pretty perfectly to start a real, clear romantic relationship once they work through the very valid conflict that stemmed from Blake leaving without telling Yang anything about where she was going, and Yang’s feelings about that.

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And then that wasn’t ever discussed. First strike against their relationship. I’m not saying that Yang accepting her and offering that group hug at the end of volume five was wrong. That impulse makes a lot of sense and I honestly feel like Yang would’ve been kind of cruel if she’d snubbed Blake right then and given her the cold shoulder. But there should’ve been tension regarding Blake having left in volume six that could be addressed and worked through. Because Blake was valid in leaving and trying to get rest while she reconnected with her parents, and she doesn’t owe anyone an explanation for that, but Yang was also valid to be hurt by it, to be confused, and to want to talk that over with the girl we’re meant to think she likes romantically by the time volume six starts. And Blake should have told her friends at least something before disappearing, and Yang should perhaps have been more understanding about Blake’s situation from the get go. They’re both very valid in their circumstances and their emotions and the conflict should’ve been addressed. I didn’t need a blow up or a breakdown or even a real argument, just the issue creating clear tension and then it getting addressed and worked through at least partially. Instead the issue suddenly vanished without Blake ever explaining her side, and without Yang ever expressing her feelings. And that brings me to my next point.

The sudden conflict of ‘Blake feels super guilty about Yang’s arm and is now hovering to try and take care of Yang like she can’t take care of herself’ being pushed instead of just working from the conflict we’d all been waiting for pay off for where both parties were in the wrong is, in my opinion, a bit of a shifty choice. And that conflict as well is solved without them talking through it. To me, this feels like the two of them are bottling things up, feel good about their relationship in moments of trauma or adrenaline, but are letting these problems just brew under the surface because they’re too unsure to express it in moments of calm or down time. Other people just headcanon that they have worked through their problems off screen, but because we don’t really see that, it is just a headcanon and looking at their relationship only as we’ve seen it on screen, it really feels like so far, I just don’t think it reads as healthy. Next problem is that they had Blake swear not to leave Yang? And Yang is just like “I know you won’t.” ???

I’m sorry, but I mentioned that Blake’s independence was important and that people letting her be independent was important, right? Blake is an abuse victim who had a former love interest angry at her for leaving, yelling at her for leaving, punishing her for leaving. Any romantic relationship she has should explicitly include her partner making her feel valid and safe with leaving both to different places, on different missions, and even leaving the relationship (which is what Sun did btw.)

On top of that, Blake is apologizing for something she shouldn’t have to apologize for, and Yang is forgiving her for something Blake shouldn’t have to apologize for. This is why they should’ve talked through the problem, because Blake is unfairly blaming herself, taking responsibility for Yang, deciding that she should’ve not seen her family, not tried to improve her mental health, not tried to go back home, because Yang - who had her family with her, who was able to go back home - wanted her around. Yang was valid to feel like she needed Blake to be there for her, but Yang is not Blake’s responsibility. Blake was a traumatized seventeen year old who wanted a break with her parents, that wasn’t wrong. The only thing Blake should be apologizing for was leaving without an explanation. And instead of Yang just comforting Blake in the moment and then maybe telling her later “hey, you know you... Don’t have to stay with me, you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do,” or anything like that, Yang just accepted it and agreed with an “I know you won’t.” This didn’t read like a love scene or even a friendship driven scene to me, it just felt sad. 

And then it just kept going. When Marrow asks them if they ever pair up with other people, Yang gets red eyed and flips on the Grimm she’s attacking, and she and Blake give him unimpressed looks and a cold shoulder, like Blake hasn’t spent a good chunk of her time with Sun and like Yang hasn’t done lots on screen with Weiss, went on a mission with Neptune, has a beloved sister... No, Marrow was wrong for suggesting they ever work with others. And then when they split up on their missions in volume 8, it’s bizarrely treated like they’re in a fight. Yang thinks Blake might think less of her because they’re on separate missions. When they meet back up again, Blake is super apologetic and hesitant and acts like she’s going to be hit because Yang left her. Seriously, Yang is the one who did the leaving and yet Blake acts ashamed of herself, and Yang is ‘comforting and forgiving,’ like... Why? They didn’t even fight, they just went on separate missions, but apparently, even the idea of that makes Yang angry enough to go red eyes. That feels uncomfortably co-dependent.

Plus, the two rarely spend any time apart from season six until they split teams in volume 8. They’re almost always either next to each other, or exchanging glances, talking more to each other than anyone else, by a mile, their characters were focused on each other. Blake feels like she isn’t friends with almost anyone around her because of it, which leaves her feeling isolated. Things like her weird and ‘deep’ conversation with Ruby in V8 feel like they come completely out of nowhere and are shallow because ever since Blake has gotten back to the group, she’s barely interacted with anyone but Yang. Yang at least has the benefit of season five interactions to make her feel like she’s part of the team, as well as the writers letting her grow finally in volume 8, have more interactions with her sister, and have at least somewhat organic interactions with Jaune and Ren. Blake is left in the background, operating strictly as support. So yeah, not only does it feel like their relationship involves lots of conflicts they don’t address, and not only does it feel like a co-dependent relationship, but it feels like a co-dependent relationship where Blake is isolated and feels responsible for Yang’s actions (like her acting ashamed of herself because Yang left to do something else.) That seems unhealthy to me.

It’s not even just that, though. Yang acts more aggressive again, like she did back in volume 1 when she would get mad at ‘too many things happening at once’ and go red eyes on a Grimm for breaking off a tiny piece of her hair. And many of Blake’s personality traits like her feisty behavior (which is something Yang had notably loved in her,) her desire to always take action, her ability to call out both her friends and the other people around her, her responsibility, her passion, and her strong moral code (though misused in the Faunus/racism allegory, a character who has a strict moral code to the point of not even wanting to steal for the right reasons is an interesting and challenging character,) all of that... Just vanished. Along with that, Yang was done a disservice as a character because in the first five seasons, her family is so important to her, and then in seasons six until halfway through season eight, that’s severely lacking. They have Yang grab Blake’s hand and pull her from a room about to be filled with Grimm while Ruby and Qrow are still there, Qrow notably drunk or hungover and not knowing what’s going on. They have Yang draw her weapon on Qrow as readily as Blake and Weiss do because he said ‘hey,’ and half stepped towards them. And like I mentioned, they spend most of their time together. Yang has been featured more interacting with others and being more involved with RWBY during season eight, but the point stands.

Not only does it feel like their relationship involves lots of conflicts they don’t address, and not only does it feel like a co-dependent relationship, and not only does it feel like a relationship where Blake is isolated and feels responsible for Yang’s actions, but Yang also acts easily angered and is insecure about Blake’s feelings towards her, Yang feels like she’s drifting away from the family she’s close to specifically to spend as much time as possible with Blake, and it also feels like Blake is suppressing parts of her personality and making herself smaller, more submissive, softer, ‘more palatable,’ because of Yang. Because Blake didn’t act this way with anyone else. Look, some of this is because all of the writing has gone, some of this is - I believe - because the writers don’t know what to do with Blake and don’t actually like writing for her. But that doesn’t change the fact that just based on what they’ve given us, Blake and Yang as a relationship feels unhealthy to me due to their writing choices.

And the fact that the ship isn’t even confirmed by now and hasn’t progressed at all past the ‘soft forehead nuzzles’ stage since volume six is just the icing on the freaking cake. The ship could’ve been great, and BlackSun might be my biz, but I’m a multishipper, I ship Freezerburn, Yang and Merc, Merc and Whitley, and Whitley and Oscar all at the same time. I would love to like Bumblebee, I honestly think it’d make the show more enjoyable for me and there is good art that I wish I could just feel better about. But I just don’t. The relationship could’ve been great, but instead what they actually gave us was severely lacking and felt really unhealthy to me.

NOTE: I want to make it clear that I’m not trying to dissaude anyone from liking Bumblebee, I’m not trying to make anyone hate RWBY, I’m not trying to kill anyone’s enthusiasm for the ship that they like. I’m just trying to give my own opinion on the ship, what I think about them and how they were done, etc.

[love-sapphirerose]

Naruto: 10 Worst Things About Sasuke And Sakura's Relationship

By the time of Boruto, Sasuke and Sakura are a loving married couple, but their checkered history included some troubling low points.

BY HANNAH GRIMES

Sakura harbors a crush on Sasuke before the two of them even graduate from the Academy and end up on the same team. He's always at the forefront of her thoughts and actions, and the two of them do end up getting married and starting a family of their own in the end. On paper, their romance seems relatively dreamlike.

However, that's not the full story of the ups and downs of their relationship. Sasuke initially doesn't care enough to give Sakura the time of day, and there are even multiple instances where he seems indifferent to her life being in danger — or actively endangers it himself. Sakura's unhealthy obsession with Sasuke also stunts her growth in other ways.

10. Even After Starting A Family, Sasuke Is A Largely Absent Father Who Can't Connect With His Daughter

There's a long period of time between the original series and Shippuden where Sasuke is absent after he turned his back on the Leaf to instead seek revenge. He eventually does come back and start a life with Sakura, but even then he's absent most of the time.

While this is due to being sent out on missions and he doesn't have much of a choice, he fails to properly connect with his daughter Sarada when he does get to spend time with her. He's so bad on this front that he actually ends up getting scolded by his old squad leader, Kakashi.

9. Sakura Ignores Naruto And Treats Him Like Garbage Because Of Her Initial Infatuation

It's one thing to have a crush on someone and to value their opinion more than anyone else's. It's another thing when this infatuation causes someone to treat others around them poorly, especially when their crush doesn't even want to give them the time of day.

In the beginning, Naruto continually makes efforts to connect with Sakura and get to know her better. She not only brushes him off but straight-up calls him annoying and tells him to get lost, simply because he's not the object of her romantic affection, instead of making any attempt to bond with her teammate.

8. Sakura Appears Blind To Much Of Sasuke's Suffering, Instead Focusing On Her Own Feelings

Sakura values Sasuke above everything else in her life, and this remains true even after he defects from the Leaf. Despite this, though, it oftentimes feels as if she doesn't consider his feelings and struggles and is instead remains much more focused on her own.

In the beginning, she doesn't consider his feelings regarding his murdered family when talking down on Naruto, saying he's so undisciplined because he doesn't have parental guidance. She's also quick to say she'll help Sasuke with his path of revenge when he goes to leave the village despite this being an incredibly destructive and harmful path.

7. Sakura Throws Away Her Best Friend For Sasuke When He Doesn't Care At All About Her

Back when Sakura was much younger, she completely lacked self-confidence and was a consistent target of bullying from other girls. It's Ino who stepped in, got the bullies to back off, and showed Sakura that she shouldn't hide her insecurities and instead have more confidence in herself.

Sakura then decides to throw away their friendship simply because she hears that Ino also has a crush on Sasuke. She says it's for the sake of them becoming rivals, but they both would've been much stronger if they worked together rather than letting a guy split them apart, especially a guy who doesn't care for either of them.

6. For A Long Time, Sasuke Shows No Interest In Her While Both Naruto And Rock Lee Do

Sakura stays completely devoted to Sasuke even though he betrays no romantic interest in her whatsoever. This might make sense if there were no one else who cared for Sakura and wanted her to be happy, but both Naruto and Rock Lee care immensely for her.

Lee goes as far as to risk his own life for Sakura's sake in the Forest of Death, and the two of them bond when Sakura goes to Lee's hospital room nearly every day to spend time with him after the tournament. Naruto consistently offers to spend time with Sakura and gives her positive attention, and she instead chooses to yearn after Sasuke, who's totally caught up with his curse mark and revenge business.

5. Sakura States She Has No Interests Or Hobbies That Don't Involve Sasuke

During the initial introduction that Kakashi has everyone participate in, the members of the newly-formed Team 7 all go around stating a bit about themselves. Sasuke focuses on his future revenge, and though Naruto mostly talks about ramen, he at least also states his dream of becoming Hokage.

Sakura, on the other hand, states that all of her likes and hobbies have to do with Sasuke. Because of this, she also declares that the thing she hates is Naruto. This is incredibly immature, and it's not a good foundation for any relationship if one's entire world revolves around the person they like and they don't have anything else to bring them happiness.

4. They Don't Put Equal Effort Into Their Relationship After Getting Married

Sakura essentially gives up on her life as a shinobi in order to raise her and Sasuke's daughter while he's away. He's gone for so long on missions that Sakura admits that the main reason she keeps so many pictures of Sasuke is so she doesn't forget what he looks like, which is heartbreaking.

Sasuke, on the other hand, doesn't make any effort to stop by and see his family while he's away for years at a time. He could at least send letters to get updates on how their daughter is doing — something he should care deeply about — but he never does.

3. Sakura Plots To Steal A Kiss From Sasuke When He Has No Interest In Her

After graduation, on the day when the teams are made up, Sakura asks Sasuke if she can sit by him. He completely and utterly ignores her, but this doesn't stop her from sitting beside him regardless.

She states internally that she'll be "stealing his first kiss today," which comes off incredibly creepy when he hasn't expressed any interest in her or desire to kiss her. It doesn't make her look like someone who actually cares about him when she's willing to try to get a kiss from him without his consent.

2. Sakura's Self-Confidence Early On Is Completely Reliant On Sasuke

Before the Chunin Exams, Sakura asks Sasuke if he'd like to train with her. He coldly brushes her off and comments that, when it comes to trying to push her plans onto others who aren't interested, she's just as bad as Naruto.

This rejection completely crushes her self-confidence and she immediately agrees with him instead of standing up for herself. She stays in this funk until Sasuke later compliments her ability to see through genjutsu, after which her self-confidence is immediately restored. It's incredibly unhealthy for her sense of self to hinge on how Sasuke treats her.

1. Sasuke Almost Successfully Ended Sakura's Life

If there's one thing that should have made Sakura realize Sasuke didn't care about her the way she cared about him, above all else, it's the moment he tries to kill her.

Sakura goes after Sasuke declaring that she'll be the one to kill him herself after he becomes an international criminal, but she freezes in the moment. He then tries to kill her instead. He would have been successful in this endeavor, too, if Kakashi hadn't shown up just in time to deflect Sasuke's Chidori and save her. Her infatuation with him doesn't waver whatsoever after this, which feels incredibly off-putting after this vicious interaction.