#and he keeps tsumugi hiyori and others at a distance because he knows how terribly he hurt them and sees it as taking responsibility

[raelyn-dreams]

Sometimes I feel like people will read one (1) story and base all their perceptions of a unit/character off of that which. Just doesn't really work imo, ESPECIALLY in the Reminisce stories.

Of course you won't like Shu if you only read Marionette. Of course you won't like Keito if you only read Meteor Impact. Of course you won't like Eichi if you only read Three Magicians (or literally any other reminisce story). Because they all play an antagonistic role.

You're seeing the absolute worst parts of them, their lowest points, when they're at their most desperate and ruthless. And that can be a good thing!!! I would not have the same understanding of any of these characters if I had NOT read those stories, and I'm grateful that I can fully know them better now! But I feel like sometimes, people run with it way too far, and refuse to acknowledge any change from them, even when all three of these examples have apologized and genuinely attempted to better themselves.

That's definitely not to say you have to read all the stories for a unit/character before forming any opinion on them (I freely admit that I could tell you almost nothing about Eden or current fine's development). However, be aware that your opinion may be influenced by certain stories, and that it is very likely you are missing some context for why a certain character acts the way they do.

Therefore, please stay open-minded, or at the very least, honest and polite!

#shu keito and eichi may have all been assholes at one point or another #but they did it out of love #does that make it justified? hell no! and they admit that! #but shu treated nazuna and mika as dolls because the only way he knew love was to force someone to achieve their greatest potential #keito yelled at and kicked out souma because souma was going in too deep and he didn't want him stained by akatsukis war actions #eichi started the war out of his love for the idol industry with the full intent of eventually being overthrown by people like trickstar #and he keeps tsumugi hiyori and others at a distance because he knows how terribly he hurt them and sees it as taking responsibility #yeah i just. i really love all these characters and don't like them getting slandered for things people don't fully understand #that's not to say i won't slander them because kaoru hakaze is never living down the souma scene in crossroads as long as i live lmao #but genuine bad-faith hate is something im very uncomfortable with and i wish people would realize that they may be missing the big picture #enstars #ensemble stars #ensemble stars music #fandom culture #enstars units #meteor impact #ryusei bonfire #reminisce marionette #enstars three magicians #enstars stories #enstars story #shu itsuki #keito hasumi #eichi tenshouin #enstars war era #enstars war #raelyn rambles