#when involved with others phil often took on a nurturing if not meddling sort of role where he intended to help and guide people
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not forcibly assigning phil a dad role in every single rp relationship regardless of if it actually makes sense is not just about not being annoying and forcing ooc headcanons onto characters, but like character wise it’s actually extremely good for characters to have relationships on equal ground. this is why c!emeraldduo Not being family is so good, because both phil and techno’s characters lacked equal-ground relationships and so having a closely trusted friend who is an equal was a very powerful dynamic. in both dsmp and qsmp phil Is a guiding or paternal figure in a lot of ways for a lot of other characters and because of that, him having relationships that are Different than that is really important and good
#because this is a topic being discussed on the dash today#i can speak for d smp a lot more than q cause i really Only watch phil on q lmao#techno and phil were literally kind of Above it all by virtue alone of just being immortal#techno was isolated and used as a weapon and put on a pedestal which meant he had very few equals#phil was a paternal figure for at least two major people; was untouchable by virtue of his proximity to techno too#when involved with others phil often took on a nurturing if not meddling sort of role where he intended to help and guide people#of course he’s a little bit deranged so his perception of Helping can be wacky kekw#but yeah both of them lacked equals#techno Especially#so cemeralds was so special……..
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