#707 analysis

[k4txlulzz]

alright fellas

i actually want to make a seperate post about this because i feel like it needs to be said; the surface level understanding of saeyoung just being the "pain behind smile" archetype needs to go. not because its wrong, he DOES hide his pain behind cheerfulness, but its not necessarily the root of his character or the most important element, or even a central part at all. im going to list a few statements that go deeper within his character, closer to his core

to begin, seven's neurodivergence and queerness is one of the integral parts of his character

the whole thing about him masking his true self to seem "less complicated" and more "palatable" to others, due to processing emotions differently than others ? him being seen as "weird" and being called an "alien", one of the reasons being the fact that he engages in an activity associated with queerness aka crossdressing? seven is not necessarily insecure about being "different" but his guilt complex doesnt mesh well with his hyper self-awareness about the way he *feels* emotions. one of the reasons for his intolerance for his own self IS the fact that he thinks he is "complicated" and not just because of his job.

this brings me to the center of his emotional issues and character psychology in general, which is self-hate and the borderline inability to tolerate oneself. this, in turn, is caused by his guilt complex

guilt is what makes him so strict with himself. this strictness makes him insecure, self conscious. it leads to his intolerance of his own self and a warped perception of self. only after all of these comes the masking and the reason behind it is: 1) him being insecure about a trait of his (referring to the way he reacts to his own feelings and how he processes emotions; him seeing himself as someone "complicated") that is, not always, but still connected to neurodivergence ; 2) the difficulty of coping with stress, at least in a healthy manner, leading to his desire to constantly be that cheery 707 to forget about his problems and just . . . have fun. because maybe, its too much to bare for him

writing this at 3 am so maybe this is just me being ill about him and projecting? </33 i dunno, just wanted to get it off my chest GOOD NIGHT‼️ also if there are any diagnosed neurodivergent folks reading this, feel free to correct me because despite heavily relating to the experience and planning to get checked, i havent been actually diagnosed so YEAH

lmk yalls thoughts if u have any cuz im curious

[k4txlulzz]

isn't it insane that one of the ways mystic messenger's narrative in another story tells you that not forgiving ppl who hurt you makes you a bad person is through SEVEN aka A VICTIM OF ABUSE😭 i have seen people say that they enjoy the fact that he gets to be a little "feral" and i get the sentiment but that should not be the player's takeaway when the major context of the story he is in is confronting the people who contributed to him dealing with a myriad of mental problems. like no he is not unhinged, he is rightfully angry at people who genuinely messed him up for life and its very weird to characterize him as feral for that. what cheritz makes him do to rika in the judge ending made my jaw DROP + why was the cabin scene with her instead of V ????

whats worse is that they do this to a character with a severe guilt complex and self loathing😭free my man

its bizarre how seven is almost like their mascot atp and the character they truly put so much effort in and then proceed to mistreat him☹️his unique essence, to me, stays in the main story routes and a certain amount of fan content

[k4txlulzz]

saeyoung choi takes

707 is not a fully fake persona or a lie. neither is luciel. they are parts of sae's personality that he exaggerated for others; 707 is also a coping mechanism that helped seven ease his pain and de-stress. (although it backfired because he just used this to run away from pain, in the end it all caught up to him anyway)

saeyoung is a positive, bubbly, cheerful person. he himself says he does not like being sad. being sad hurts, living the kind of life he lives hurts. this is (theory) one of the reasons why he hates himself and why he spirals so hard in his route especially: when things pile up, he cant run away from pain anymore. he can't help but sit in those negative emotions--in a way, he hates himself for not being able to protect himself from pain, ironically. once you free him of that pain though, hes still that cheerful seven you know

luciel does not have an angry bone in his body and it drives me up a wall when ppl take his forced mean attitude seriously and don't attempt to understand his reasons

seven forces himself to push mc away to literally just make her hate him. because that is the only way that it makes sense for him. people like him get so blinded by self-loathing, they forget that there are people out there who do care about them and love them. (personal experience🥲)

saeyoung's route is about striking a balance: allowing him to feel his negative emotions and guiding him through them but also having fun with him, supporting his playful personality and showing him that you guys are both funky weirdos, telling him that you get him ; seven's story is about helping him have a better relationship with himself, helping him be more forgiving and less cruel towards himself; making him understand that while he may hate himself, you don't;