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If I find my way, how much will I find?
I just can't shake this general feeling of malaise around me. A recent (f-locked) post by a friend struck so many chords with me that I'm actually a little creeped and considering calling him just to talk. But, y'know, that would require touching a phone. I hate phones. I should start holding them L-style, just to minimize my contact with them.
It's raining out, and I filed my nails down to the quick. Odd emotions today. Very odd.
In fandom news, I find myself both blessed by the general love of Death Note online and troubled by an issue I faced with Final Fantasy VIII: the general dislike of a character I love. At least this time, it's not my favorite character (L! <3), but it's still a biggie. Everyone really seems to dislike Near, which confounds me. I mean, he's practically related to L both appearance, personality, and especially background-wise. He and Mello are what would happen if you split L into two very concentrated and opposing halves. Yet everyone loves L, and they despise Near. My personal take on this is that they can't get over the fact that he's L's replacement. It's kind of like vanishing Al syndrome - "Oh, he's so close to Ed, but I want to be close to Ed, so... disappear!" This time, it's "Oh, I loved L chasing Kira, but Near's doing it now that he's gone, so... he'll never be as good as L! Bwah, hate!" I find it difficult to think that anyone could like L in a non-blind-fangirly sort of way and dislike Near. There are so many parallels between them, and even Near openly acknowledges that he alone cannot exceed L - this is why he agrees to work with Mello. Of course, Mello's jealousy of and *coughcough*angrybutindeniablelovefor*cough* Near prevents this from happening, but the thought's still there.
I just don't get it, folks. Why the Near hate?
It's raining out, and I filed my nails down to the quick. Odd emotions today. Very odd.
In fandom news, I find myself both blessed by the general love of Death Note online and troubled by an issue I faced with Final Fantasy VIII: the general dislike of a character I love. At least this time, it's not my favorite character (L! <3), but it's still a biggie. Everyone really seems to dislike Near, which confounds me. I mean, he's practically related to L both appearance, personality, and especially background-wise. He and Mello are what would happen if you split L into two very concentrated and opposing halves. Yet everyone loves L, and they despise Near. My personal take on this is that they can't get over the fact that he's L's replacement. It's kind of like vanishing Al syndrome - "Oh, he's so close to Ed, but I want to be close to Ed, so... disappear!" This time, it's "Oh, I loved L chasing Kira, but Near's doing it now that he's gone, so... he'll never be as good as L! Bwah, hate!" I find it difficult to think that anyone could like L in a non-blind-fangirly sort of way and dislike Near. There are so many parallels between them, and even Near openly acknowledges that he alone cannot exceed L - this is why he agrees to work with Mello. Of course, Mello's jealousy of and *coughcough*angrybutindeniablelovefor*cough* Near prevents this from happening, but the thought's still there.
I just don't get it, folks. Why the Near hate?