Why isn’t Mel’s trauma as talked about I mean she still has nightmares about living in Noxus and someone having to be executed

Hey there!

Mel isn't much liked in many spaces, and outside of Tumblr, where there remains of pocket of her fans, you'll find a lot of hate for her. People hate her because she is manipulative, she used Jayce, etc etc. And so rather than talking about her history, exploring the depths of her character, or attempting to understand her past, they opt to give her unnecessary hate. (Can you imagine seeing your mother kill a girl your age without remorse? That could have been her. What if it was her.)

Mel isn't perfect. She has her issues. In this fandom, her issues are magnified over the good she does, over the trauma she has experienced. Arcane fans allow and celebrate nuance in all the characters except for Mel, infantilize characters because of their trauma yet give Mel no understanding. It's unfair, and I hope that season 2 will show her recovering from her trauma, continuing to rise above it. I want nothing more than for my girl to get a full night of uninterrupted sleep.