altcallie:

vriskamylove:

god I was honestly really impressed by how much (vriska) was able to emote in this update. I mean, she’s not holding anything back, she’s crying and sobbing and yelling and begging, all her anguish and pain and insecurity is just unleashed on the world and she makes no effort to rein it back. considering how long she’s been repressing her ‘uglier’ feelings (and personally as someone who still has a lot of trouble expressing strong emotions), I felt both uncomfortable and oddly proud to see her actually expressing herself truthfully.

also hey, to everyone spewing hate at retcon Vriska for being “a horrible bitch who should die” while making sad faces at (vriska), guess what!! SAME PERSON. SAME PERSON. their paths may have converged after a point but they’re still fundamentally the same person, with the same upbringing and history. they both had to learn how to turn off their empathy and kill other kids to survive, and they were both unable to form genuine connections with others because of it. Vriska is just as insecure and vulnerable as (vriska), she has just learned how to bury it deep deep down with copious amounts of self-aggrandizement and false confidence, never having any reason to stop and confront these feelings.

but you know what, there were cracks in the mask from the very beginning, because her guilt and regret kept rising to the surface in small ways. remember her yelling at Aradia for not hating her for what she did? remember her yelling at Kanaya for not stopping her from doing bad things? the only reason (vriska) managed to grow in this small way is because the potential was always there, and that same potential is within Vriska too.

bottom line is, if you feel bad for (vriska) then you have to feel bad for Vriska as well. likewise, if you hate Vriska you have to hate (vriska) as well. no ifs ands or buts, them’s the breaks buddy. you can’t just paint one version as wholly black so you can hate her without feeling guilty, and the other version as wholly white becuase you momentarily feel bad for her. they’re both fully grey. either accept a character in all their many flaws and complexities or don’t bother.

THANK YOU