Here is a lot that I like to say, but me talking about my selfship/yumeship is something I do tend to be iffy about because I have felt nervous of doing.
Now that I kinda can, why do I do it, why this character.
Even if I was to say, there is a lot to unravel with this character, a JRPG character thankfully gives them a long length of depth and situations to like them. And for Pyra from Xenoblade 2, she got a lot of that.
This is not a list of everything I like about her. That would be hard to be put together into one post so it will be scattered here and there into pieces so it is not a giant wall of text; I want my readers to read in a compact format I like to read.
To list down, the Why’s of Pyra come solely on who she is.
Who is she in my eyes? A girl created from grief, a girl who finds meaning in her very empty life she was put responsible to take care the role of someone else, a sad girl who experiences a harsh world, a girl who still smiles in hopes and optimism that she gives or gets.
To not spoil a lot, that is the basics of what I like about her. And they are so relatable I reflect upon those things as somebody who pretty much knows how some of those things feel.
Not all of them because, ya know real life and fiction shenanigans. BUT the things I can relate at least.
As a person who has found their identity as a trans girl I do find more and more how harsh people are not just to me but to other transgender people and other groups who have been oppressed and hated for just wanting to live their lives. Hell, even being half hispanic I have learned that the way I was born as is also difficult because people just think you are born incorrectly. Just fabricated hate that comes from nowhere that helps the communities that have set people backwards from making progress. But anyway, I know dwelling into those hard topics is something hard for me to get into since I am not knowledgeable, but I am knowledgable to wish those harmless trans people and hispanics the best throughout the hard times they may live.
It is things like that I was left thinking when understanding Pyra’s character that have left me feeling comforted by how bold and strong she was during her own story that I was attached to her in a emotional level like no other. People all around me want to see me gone but I still go forward even if I wished to give up since it felt so hopeless.
I found meaning in a lot of people who I have found, and those who I may have even lost. Every now and then I reflect and appreciate where I am even if I have made my own human mistakes here and there that I do wish to do better at and improve.
And with pyra, she has felt like that stepping stone to keep going as hard as things may be.
She and many others give me a reason to keep going, and I have always been grateful for it.
I know my ramblings probably don’t make sense to read, but I will try to do better ^^’
Thank you and stay safe <3.
PS. Please enjoy the art I will provide, not all will be mine as I have commissioned art from other artists that I do hope to credit. Let’s just say that I will first post the art I have made, and then the commissioned work will drop as I continue to talk about my feelings with Pyra and yume shipping in general.