Okay that hit hard 🧍🏽♀️ can you tell me the difference between Derse and Prospit? I kinda get it? I’m leaning towards Derse but it feels like I have one more than the other at times
Lunar-sway can be a little confusing, I know a lot of people use Vriska and Nepeta being Prospit and Derse dreamers specifically as they seem like don’t match up. I’m not the most confident about my knowledge of Lunar-sway, so I’m going to link some other’s thoughts as I just end up restating what they’ve said. I recommend reading them in their entirety to give a sense of perspective. Lunar-sway for the canon characters has been directly said to be ‘vague’ but not random so there are reasons, but they aren’t blatantly obvious.
So, Lunar-sway is based on personality of course, but also your general perspective.
Prospit dreamers are said to be flexible and somewhat optimistic. They are adaptable but don’t think things through. Their feelings change frequently, they’re quick to act when needed but fickle and inconsistent. Tend to be naturally trusting, though concerned with how others think about them.
Derse dreamers on the other hand, are said to be skeptics. They’re restless, dissatisfied in some way, and rebellious. A large majority of their identity is built upon control. Hiding insecurity, whether by self-deprecation or false humility, is a big thing with Derse dreamers. They tendto be introverted but that’s not a hard-and-fast rule.
Flexibility and instinctual comes up a lot in the official definition for Prospit dreamers. They can quite easily change as a situation requires but it makes them unpredictable and unsure how they’re going to react to something in any given moment. They aren’t super consistent. It says they exist in the present, not focusing on past or future.
Derse dreamers on the other hand, are constantly looking toward the future and analyzing the past. They’re more likely to be pessimistic and inflexible but they’re consistent and self-aware. They know themselves extremely well, but the world outside of that is confusing and alienating to them.
There’s not too much I can add as I feel like other people can put this into words faaaaar better than I can.
Prospit dreamers externalize whereas Derse dreamers internalize
Theory about innate tendencies to overcome or need to be understood and embraced
In a short way, going off the two posts I linked… Prospit dreamers are reactive and externalize. They’re flexible, but may not take responsibility for things, chalking it up to external circumstances or to someone else. They downplay their own impact/influence on others, thinking that they don’t have any.
Derse dreamers on the other hand, are proactive and internalize. They are likely pessimistic and inflexible but are more in control and self-aware. They think they can’t be influenced/impacted by others, but that’s not true. They struggle with guilt, likely taking the blame for things that wasn’t their fault and if they make a mistake it’s entirely on them and them alone.
