#this is my favorite bfb pairing did you know

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WHY LEAFY IS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER!

I like Leafy. I believe Leafy is one of the most well written characters on the show. It's easy to write her off as "the nice one" and be done with it, but she's much more complex than that. While it is true that Leafy is very, very friendly, we shouldn't ignore that Leafy is prone to sudden outbursts. She can be very mean. And yes, there's more to it than just her purchasing Dream Island.

Lets look at Leafy in the original BFDI and her relationships with the other characters.

Leafy and Bubble have the most on again off again friendship in the series, and this is because of Leafy's own actions. All of their conflicts are born from her pettiness, or Leafy jumping to insane conclusions.

She tries to steal Bubble's friends away when upset with her (Ice Cube) and never wants to hear the other side and sees her story as the correct one (any argument with Bubble).

Even when Bubble tries to prove to Leafy that she's kind, Leafy often dismisses it as "not kind enough". She sees herself as the nicest contestant, having

"73 levels of niceness"

which I believe is quite telling... You can't measure niceness, and if you're really going around telling people about how nice you are, you're probably not that nice.. which is true for Leafy's case, since she finds it difficult to appreciate Bubble's efforts without comparing it to her imaginary niceness chart.

Worst of all this though, is that Leafy decides when to forgive Bubble. She never truly stays mad at her, making her outbursts that much more futile and reactionary. What's the point of getting upset when you will forgive her anyway? This confuses Bubble, and she even calls her out on their inconsistent relationship, but of course, Leafy jumps to the conclusion that she doesn't want to be friends and sticks with it. The flip flop between being friends and enemies can be a very unhealthy relationship for anyone, so Bubble really did say it best:

"we're friends, and then we're not, and then we're friends, and then we're not."

Now, knowing the unstable nature of Leafy and Bubble's friendship, this got me thinking about another relationship...

Firey and Leafy had the most purest relationship in BFDI. They just clicked, and had a strong bond between one another. That's not to say there wasn't a fair share of close pairs in BFDI, but Firey and Leafy were distinguishable from the others, as they actually seemed like good friends instead of being paired up solely because they were in an alliance or to get ahead of the game.

Firey and Leafy never suffered an unstable friendship, because they were always so in sync, he never did anything to upset Leafy, and their personalities combined to create the perfect chemistry.

Well, that is. Until..

I know some people hate Leafy for doing this, but her trust was betrayed by someone she really cared for, and she was denied access over something petty. (hmm .. does that sound familiar leafy?)

Regardless, while Firey honestly behaved out of character, Leafy buying Dream Island to fuck over Firey was in character. While I really disliked the finale, it at least got one thing correct: Leafy's character. She has always been shown to have outbursts if she feels what's being done is unfair to her, and this scene was no different.

However, BFDIA and onwards, there is a noticable change in Leafy's character, and I believe it is very likely because of her fallout with Firey.

In BFDIA, Leafy for most of the season hides out in Yoyleland to escape the hatred and execution of her former friends. She's unable to compete or interract, and is forced to remain in solitude for months. When confronted, she is immediately on edge and hostile, likely because she's still feeling betrayed and unjustified. For the entire run of season 2, Leafy has the short end of the stick. She is bitter and angry, and even when she decides to see Firey again, the root of all this torment happening to her, she is forgotten by even her closest friend.

Fast forward to BFB, where everything seems to finally be getting better for her. She is properly talking to people again, and at least half the characters seem to be on good terms with her, which is saying a lot for the past couple years for Leafy. However, something about her seems very off. She is aggressively kind, literally shouting about how much she wants to befriend people. You could argue this is a part of BFB's chaotic nature seeping its way through Leafy's personality, but I don't think it's that. Leafy. is traumatized. BFDI does a lot of timeskips, and it's never been confirmed what happened in-between IDFB and BFB, but regardless, Leafy has been accepted again. Due to her past experiences with being hated, she doesn't want to go through it again and lets everyone know how nice she is to both the original and newer contestants. Though she is still prone to her short temper and outbursts, she makes it clear to everyone that she wants to befriend the entire cast.

Though Leafy is on better terms with her peers, she still seems to be affected by her past. This is shown in her competing style in BFB, where her trauma with everyone on the island hating her and Firey's betrayal has caused her to be extremely untrustworthy of her team. Her kindness in BFB is a lot less natural due to this, and it feels as if she puts on a front. Who could blame her though? Why go through an entire cast hating you again? She just wants things to be normal. However, her leadership throughout her team shows how she's comfortable manipulating everyone's choices, knowing at all times what they're doing and if they're doing it correctly. This is why if they go against her, they are a lot less "loyal" to her, or untrustworthy. Her controlling nature makes sense, as if nobody goes against her and she's always in charge, nobody can betray her. She is afraid of unpredictability.

And since her fears, or "harshness" made this clear, she is voted off next episode. 

I know that she rejoins, but to be on a team with someone who is a constant reminder of your trauma, it must suck. To not know what you did to them, or why they forgot about you and hate you, is.. troubling to say the least. I personally don't mind if Firey and Leafy never interract  again, but I do want some closure. It's been lingering on for so long, how Leafy feels about it, and if she's truly okay, and I want an answer to know if she really is. 

Leafy isn't "nice" or "mean". She's complex and trying her best. Really, Leafy is very relatable as she's just someone who happens to do nice things sometimes and mean things sometimes, and could use a little more screentime. As surreal as BFB is, it seems to care about their characters more than the previous entries, and take them more seriously, so I'm hoping for something with Leafy too. She's my favorite and needs some love. ❤️

Day 2- Favorite Character

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