#there were sooo many fics where she'd be kidnapped and abused in various ways by Will or Seb or an oc

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how lucky are the people who joined the fandom after like 2016, when the anime was more popular than the manga and Grelle was either characterized as the horny gay guy who exists to be punished or the poor damsel in distress who is unable to lift a finger to help herself and is crushed by depression and is crying. constantly.

#there were sooo many fics where she'd be kidnapped and abused in various ways by Will or Seb or an oc #like she can be kind of emotional i guess but like...... cmon #back then it was a battle between SebaGrelle Grelliam and UnderGrelle #no other characters were even considered as possible love interests and sebagrelle reigned supreme #now this was back when Undertaker was just the funny funeral man who just happened to be this wise old strong as fuck reaper #before campania #so that Undertaker's chemistry with anime Grelle was off the charts especially bc of that scene where she hugs him #there /was/ grelliam back then for sure but god the amount of fics where he's the reason she 'wants to become a woman' #or he's just downright abusive but Grelle never does anything bc she's hopelessly in love with him #Grelle abuse was a disease back in the day #honestly the grelle tag on ao3 seems like a desert these days but i guess quality is better than quantity #ill start writing again myself when i get back on my antidepressants bc right now everything is a huge effort #i feel so nostalgic rn after typing that all out #i should make an analysis post about the fandom's perception change of Grelle from like 2013 to present day #because the difference is like.... how is this the same character #its almost like i grew up with grelle from her cringe teenage phase to the mature /ish/ career woman she is now #there's a metaphor here somewhere #anyways i have work today and then i have the next 3 days off so ill be a lot more active during my break #also Mary is getting tooth surgery Tuesday so I'll tell you how that goes #im not worried theyre just pulling one out #anyways good morning i love grelle