So after watching Love in the air, Don't say no and Tharntype, we've all noticed that Mame always has a character that is traumatised from abuse in some form. And a lot of people including myself criticised her writing for always being kind of toxic. But not until recently with LITA and reading from other groups of people's point of views did I realise that her writing is probably like therapy for her.
Hear me out especially for people that love hating mame:
1) AT LEAST ONE CHARACTER IS TRAUMATISED/ABUSED
We all know this and I'm not saying it's true but there's a level of depth (from the reading parts of the books that have series) that can only be attained by someone who has either gone through abuse of that form or something similar OR seen it happen OR the side effects of it. But either ways there's a close to home connection or feeling to it. There isn't always a realistic feeling to how the trauma is dealt with but I'd say the general need to write the trauma/pain away is high.
2) THERE IS THAT PARTNER THAT IS PERFECT CHARACTER WISE FOR EACH TRAUMA
Type had Tharn and honestly I can't really defend this one because I feel regardless of the amount of times I watched it, I missed a lot of clues on how they really work. So I'll leave this alone
Fiat had Leo. Fiat was should I say abused by his mother in the no one will ever love you but me way. I don't know if they makes sense but if you watched it I think you'd get it. His dad was not the best he honestly neglected him and moved on while the poor boy was struggling and hardly ever had a nice thing to day about Fiat honestly. Then enters Leo. Leo is caring, attentive, patient and all that good shit. He gives Fiat the security he needs, become the only person Fiat trusts more than himself, protects him nd shows him time and time again that regardless of what the world is doing he'll always choose him and stay by his side even if iteanr being unhappy just so Fiat is happy.
Sky has/will have Prapai. Sky was abused by his ex and many others under his exes supervision. Assaulted and thrown aside by someone that always told him he loved him. Love is all Sky wants, someone to lean on. His parents are hardly around and I don't think his parents are ven together. He has taken all that abuse with the trauma and people pleases with a smile while keeping everyone at arms length. He won't let himself fall in love or even like someone because his ex has fucked that up for him. Then enters Prapai. A man used to getting what he wants easily but not getting immediately, he's intrigued and persistent. By the book, he becomes everything sky needs to the point Sky feels at ease with him and loved.
That said and done I feel Mame's writing is a way self soothing or like manifesting or re-writing a very real story around her or one that involves her in a way that it gets a happy ending. In a way that abused and traumatised soul finds someone that puts all the broken pieces together. Something that I feel sometimes victims tend to need but hardly ever find.
It's simply put "a fantasy for the wronged"
I COULD BE COMPLETELY OFF THE MARK BUT THATS JUST HOW I SEE IT NOW FROM WHERE I'M AT.
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Haha. Hahaha.
[ID: Alternating excerpts from the transcripts of The Magnus Protocol episode 11 and The Magnus Archives episode 112 and 67.
1.
Gwen: I thought he was going to kill me!
Lena: But he didn’t, which means you’ve passed the first part of your probation. Congratulations. Did you scream?
2.
(Elias): congratulations. You’re doing a lot better than I expected.
Archivist: Feels like all I’ve managed to do is… not die.
Elias: And believe me, that is a remarkably rare skill.
3.
Gwen: I don’t understand.
Lena: Yes, you do.
Beat.
Gwen: But… why?
Lena: “Why” comes later. For now, it’s best you try to process the “what.” I’ll let you know when I have another liaison assignment for you.
4.
Archivist: So you obviously know how to stop it. You could just tell me!
Elias: I could. But I believe that if I did so, you would fail. The Stranger is antithetical to us.
[The Archivist sighs heavily]
5.
Gwen (defeated): I… Ok.
Gwen opens the door.
Lena: Oh, and Gwen?
Gwen: Yes?
Lena: Get some sleep. You look dreadful.
6.
Archivist: Of course, of course. Understood.
Elias: And for God’s sake, get some sleep.
End ID]
Thank you @princess-of-purple-prose for the ID!
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