#anyway. c!dream is the little green demon who lives inside every eldest sibling's soul

[lasnevadaslaborunion]

"I want people to do the right thing, but I don't want to control people" is perhaps the most revealing thing c!Dream has ever said about his goals and beliefs, but to me, the way he phrases it is as frightening as it is hilarious.

I think that's the core of what makes c!Dream such a human character and a loathsome one at the same time. Because we haven't all destroyed countries, performed human experimentation, or bullied someone younger and weaker than ourself into suicide. But plenty of us - enough of us - have looked at the discord in the world, seen conflict and chaos and watched friendships drift apart, and thought, "wouldn't this be so much easier if everyone just did what I believe is right? If I could just... make them believe what I do?"

That's not tyranny, though. It's just a thought. Just a fleeting, sickeningly-sweet, wild, unachievable thought. Besides, ruling all of humanity would be so exhausting.

And c!Dream isn't a tyrant, either. He's just... a teacher. With harsh methods, even evil ones, whatever that means. But hey, results are results, right?

#this is it. this is the line that made him click for me #yeah i'm rewatching sam's stuck in prison streams and they're so full of jaw-drop moments #anyway. c!dream is the little green demon who lives inside every eldest sibling's soul #dsmp #c!dream #analysis