Yo! It's us, the trans girl and the other badeline alter again, from that ask from last year! We've been doing well, doing our best here and such, but we have a question. How do you deal with like, the source? Whenever we see Celeste, the game, the fan content or anything... we get this overwhelming surge of emotions. It's hard to describe them all, they all blend together. But we figure so far it's because my baddy, as me related as she is, still feels this responsibility/need to protect her... we're trying our best to figure out what to do, but it's a lil slow, and nobody else we've talked to could help. Do you mind if we ask?
Yooo omg hey!! Yeah this is late but tbh we've been spending a lotta time doing more things irl, and since our hand energy goes to crochet lately we're not on Tumblr as much. Good think yall are doin your best too. As for source? I actually completely get that feeling ngl. I wasn't originally made to be one, but I ended up my host's protector because I saw all the shit they went through and couldn't put up with it anymore. I got them away from their shitty ex that didn't give a shit about us, I push for us to get out and about more, I make sure they stand up for themselves more (especially about identity stuff). We deserve respect and I make sure that happens.
As far as general things she can do to sate that, maybe she can help make sure you're doin shit for yourself, encourage ya into doing fun things, she can help make sure you're not letting anyone treat ya badly, things like that? And like Badeline I know this sucks but learning some basic talking down, understanding, and bargaining skills seriously goes a long way. A lot of my most successful protector moments are when I get to intervene between my host and somebody they care about in an argument, and I can talk things down and tell everyone what they did wrong without being a total bitch about it. When I see source I see the person I used to be, no self control, defeatist, bitchy, and the way I was able to turn into the support that helped Madeline get up the mountain. Now I'm her- their- protector, their partner in crime, and I make sure that we get to live our lives to the fullest together.
That's just my perspective tho. Whatever makes u feel like a protector without being controlling about it will go a long way. Hope it works out for ya both ✨