Phantom Thief · 2y
People try to make redemption into an objective thing, and I can't think of a single one that people like and will leave you alone for. All I see is "corruption is better" "some people are just evil", I never see any posts telling me how redemption can be liked. People just like Zuko, but if he was relevant today people would be saying it sucked. I just want to be able to like redemption without being made to feel bad for it. I just want to be left alone without having my tastes always called into question.
hell yeah anon! there's redemption arcs i've hated (and corruption arcs i love) but it can be written so well and be such a beautiful thing, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying it! the world is bleak as hell and fictional characters are not real people, they are malleable concepts who don't have to "deserve" anything, sometimes seeing people heal and find ways to do good even after having horrible things in their pasts just feels really good and people should be able to enjoy that in peace
