#assuming that redeemability is an Obviously True Moral Framework Everyone Should Subscribe To makes talking about villains very difficult

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Actual photo of me whenever I try to think of a Bill Redemption Arc that I could write without making it the angstiest plotline ever known to man

#gods bill doodles #bill moment #pain and suffering :] :'] #'does bill deserve redemption' well you see. I dont believe anyone is irredeemable. but. #projecting onto the fictional character means it is easy for me to go 'it could never work out </3 he can never be redeemed' #im in my little corner like 'If Bill can be fixed then so can I-' #oversharing in the tags. but hey. at least it clarifies where im coming from when i go 'idk how to redeem this guy' #completely opposite place than people are usually coming from when they say that #and directly contradicting what I believe logically #that redeemability isnt a useful concept in the first place. people can always always become better #and other characters choosing to forgive is a very personal choice which is never impossible nor required #and being forgiven has nothing to do with some mythical idea of Being Done Atoning For One's Crimes. #assuming that redeemability is an Obviously True Moral Framework Everyone Should Subscribe To makes talking about villains very difficult #gotta start with goddamn Philosophy About The Nature of Morality before we can even Start to unpack thoughts on villain characters #idk i could talk about this for forever. but im really just here to overshare in the tags so i'll stop talking about philosophy now #oh also. pls ignore bills weird hands. i did not draw good hands here. thats just the way it is sometimes #gods art #my art highlights