You know what?
You. Reading this.
I wish that beloved show/book/movie/game you enjoyed were better.
I'm not saying that it was bad. Obviously, there was something magical about it if it was beloved by you. I just mean - I want you spoiled. I want it to be better, even more magical. So that every moment was delectable.
I know it's a silly thing, but wishes are allowed to be silly.
There are so many things that we loved - despite. Despite that one episode or scene that we skip when we rewatch. Despite that one level we slog through. Despite what that one actor did so we exclude them from fanart or fanfiction. Despite what that one creator did so we pull away our money. Despite how that season turned out so we skip it or rewrite. Despite, despite, despite. And those despites do chip away at it - until we're left in a state where we can't truly call it beloved anymore.
And I know we are all somewhere along those stages of despite with something that was beloved. Part of that is simply growing up, being able to see those problems. Part of that is learning the world beyond that initially-beloved thing. I just wish, silly and impractical as it is, that it were better than it was.
Maybe I just miss the days when we had a beloved with no despite attached.




















