#that he second-guesses bc of those values in him rearing their heads like ??? wait why are we doing this

[ta1is]

what i find really inspiring about jayce as a character (which is hilarious bc 99% of my muses i should never be inspired by: they're all disasters who need help but never get it) is that his story really is one of "losing and then finding yourself again"

he was basically set up to follow a corruption arc

time and time again throughout the series, we see him being pulled one direction, then whiplashed in another. we see him forget his values under the pressure of what's expected of him, we see him admitting to when he's doing something he never thought he'd do. he loses his way over and over and over and yet always manages to find his way back

the show could've easily adhered to the expected: this talented and driven youth becoming corrupt by the end of it all because of the influence ppl have on him—but it didn't. instead, by the end of it all, jayce has remembered his core values and chooses to follow them, regardless of who it pleases and who is actually willing to stand by him. he goes from letting everyone else's opinions sway him to recognizing that opinions are opinions and respecting his own beliefs

his story is really a story of remaining true to yourself, no matter how many times the world tries to turn you into someone else against your will—jayce looked corruption in the face and said not today basically every single day