#and iris wasnt weak physically so if anyone tries to shit talk her she could just take them out

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Thinking abt villain Dia and villain Iris now and like

Idk, idk where I'm going w this but I'm just gonna spit this out before it haunts me for the rest of the week hahah

Anyways

Smth smth abt how both of them were treated back then and how they treat people now

Like,, Diantha was hurt physically. Her mother would hit her, she burnt her skin, would slap her, even pour liquor on her, telling her to stop crying, crying shows weakness. And then there's her acting career and such and how some roles would often demand more from her body and it'd fuck her up sometimes. There's Ignis, one of the former Elite Four, how he tore apart the LucarioMan cape and hat Drasna got for her, kicking her to the ground, going on how she's a Champion, she should act like one, not act like a child. But she was a child. She was just a child and everyone fucking hated her. Scars and burns littered her body beneath all that concealer and make up and she fucking hated it.

Iris was hurt emotionally. No one ever hit her or anything like that, but rather they'd make fun of her, taunt her, make snide comments on anything abt her. Even as she grew up, everyone looked down on her. Always a shadow of Drayden, a shadow of Alder, a shadow of Hilbert and Hilda. She'd hear comments on how she's just trying too hard, how they still don't see her as a Champion, how could they if they never even saw her as a proper Gym Leader back then. She was always seen as a child by everyone, even after years, still going on how she's just embarrassing herself w how hard she's trying and failing. No matter what she does, everyone fucking hated her. Underneath her faux persona of optimism, her heart was already broken by their piercing words.

But Diantha lacked the physical strength to hit back, instead, she relied on her wits. She was a smart kid. Drasna always told her that, she was rather smart for her age, she knows a lot. About people especially. She knows how to break someone with just her words, knows their deepest fears and insecurities, knows all their imperfections, knows all their flaws. And she'd be the one to voice it, she'd be the one to tell them how they're unfit to live in this world, tell them how useless they truly are, how weak they were.

Iris didn't lack that strength, rather the people of Unova denied she was ever strong in the first place. And if they didn't see it the first time, then she'll show it to them again. She spared no one, made them see how powerful she truly was. The people of Unova didn't appreciate her strength, but Kyurem did, Plasma did. Plasma became so much better with her as the new leader now. They were stronger, even the Heroes were struggling against them. She knows how weak the people of Unova are, and here she is, taunting them about their own strength. She watches them from above, watches them run and cry and scream and fight, fruitless she'd say, as they continue to struggle under Plasma's power, and their fate being sealed with Kyurem's Glaciate.

#idk theres smth abt this #my inner psych major self is vibing fr #i wrote this but even im not sure where to go w this other than the fact #that smth smth how people treated them #w dia they know she wasnt a strong kid physically so she cant fight back #w iris and if she really said she was strong then all those comments shouldnt affect her #theres also the fact both of them wanted to be heroes #i honestly cant english this well so if ur curious just translate this bit #may smth eh since parang trauma response rin if you think abt it #parang trauma response in a way na ginagamit nila kung anong best quality nila #dia is good w manipulation while iris is strong in a physical sense too #and ginamit nila yan for their advantage its their defence #since dia is weak physically she uses manipulation as her defence #and iris wasnt weak physically so if anyone tries to shit talk her she could just take them out #you get what im saying?? #ah idk im tired na rin so hey hahah #villain champions au #villain iris au