#which in many ways feels like one of the most bizarrely realistic dysfunctional sibling dynamics ive ever seen in fiction

[sapphorror]

There's something quintessentially very sibling-ish in Dib's ability to simultaneously maintain his perception of Gaz as a walking personification of nightmare capable of turning his life into a living hell AND as the helpless little sister he needs to protect

[verm1c1de]

#invader zim#dib#gaz#membrane family#iz posting#natterings#with a head that big is it any surprise it can contain such multitudes#in all seriousness though i love them and their disaster dynamic#which in many ways feels like one of the most bizarrely realistic dysfunctional sibling dynamics ive ever seen in fiction#which is a fun irony coming from a show as shamelessly absurd as iz#some day ill snap and actually write out the membrane family meta i have in my head#theres so much i could articulate about them if i wasnt too lazy to write it out#ANYWAY#i like contrasting this episode against that one comics issue with gaz cryptid hunting with dib to cover for poisoning him#because it really is nearly the exact same scenario in reverse#and i sort of love the implication that these two will do basically anything to protect each other#but only AFTER theyve intentionally risked their well-being for petty/selfish reasons

There's something quintessentially very sibling-ish in Dib's ability to simultaneously maintain his perception of Gaz as a walking personification of nightmare capable of turning his life into a living hell AND as the helpless little sister he needs to protect