Man.
Being an Endeavor stan is complicated. Mostly because I end up reading a lot of meta and commentary that is so deeply, deeply young. And 100%, I'm never going to push a character on people that they don't like/don't want to engage with. God knows there are dozens of fandom favorite blorbos that I would leave on Bikini Atoll without a promise of rain, but woof.
I love Endeavor because he figured out he was wrong. That he hurt people. That he owned up to it, not just in private and with an expectation of forgiveness, but also in public. Again, with the same lack of expectation of forgiveness.
An apology and a concerted effort to change the behavior is beautiful in and of itself. Add in the lack of expectation of forgiveness?
*chef's kiss*
Also, like all these kids under the age of 25. There is a whole lot of time and space to do their healing and eventually engage with their dad (or not) within their own rates of healing.
Since you're here, let me take this opportunity to offer up the interrogation of generational trauma and grief that is curses, like chickens by @tierfal. WHO WANTS NATSUO DEALING WITH HIS TRAUMA IN PAINFUL AND BEAUTIFUL WAYS? I DID.















