this WIP was originally supposed to be about Hollysugar(or Eternalberry) and I don't think I can continue because my studies are starting :( (just imagine her licking HBC's lipstick off the surface of the berry lol) ALSO HIII EVERYONE
I also want to share my thoughts about Hollysugar. Hollysugar is much more complex than the fact that "ESC just manipulates HBC to stay with her" (like all human relationships, this is an admixture of various intentions and motives, and not just one thing). We are all different, with different values and attitudes, because of our differences in views, we can hurt another, or consider our interests more true, as ESC lives with the mindset that life without pain is the main value, and pain is only the way to this life, the impetus to the right vector, and not a part of this life. Moreover, I like how HBC does not impose its new position on ESC, "pain is a part of life that makes no sense to run away from," unlike ESC, which has to do this. I think both of them are right in their own way and the truth is in the middle: yes, pain is a part of life that should not be run away from, but pain is not something that should be taken for granted and striving for a life without pain is not a bad thing. I really hope that the new 14th episode will show that HBC was part of a certain extreme, because... well... we were shown how she learned to accept her pain and not run away from it, but did she learn HEALTHY SELFISHNESS when it's not always worth sacrificing yourself and being able to take care of yourself and your needs too, etc. (I know that during the arc of WAR these thoughts will sound a little strange, but still) it's because for this reason, ESC complements it very much, as it seems to me.
