May 9
i say this often and i’ll probably continue to say it — while dani is well-adjusted, do not for a single moment think that means she isn’t traumatized.
i feel like out of all the new mutants dani’s trauma is the most overlooked because it’s all internal. she has such complex emotions and inner dialogue because she refuses to let herself be weak. while everyone else get to have emotional outbursts, dani isn’t allowed to, because she’s dangerous.
she wouldn’t let herself crack because if she cracks, so does her self control, and she will never let that happen.
#thinking about how dani’s view of herself is defined by fear and self hatred#ESPECIALLY her powers#she’s so nuanced because she loves herself as an abstract concept#as in she loves that she’s a cheyenne mutant woman#but she doesn’t love beyond that abstract concept bc that is *her* and she is the root of all of her problems and she is at fault for-#-everyone else’s too#yes i didn’t include the meta racism aspect but ofc that is also prevalent & present#she can’t get angry because then she’s the angry brown woman and :/#sigh can dani ever catch a break (no)#coffea.txt#dani moonstar#comic meta