dean’s fear of being alone still shows strongly this episode. he constantly surrounds himself with people, even bringing his friends along on dates with moth.
and then there’s that stash of photographs.
at first, it made his dating life feel like a collection of trophies. but maybe the photos are also proof: “i was wanted. someone chose me. i wasn’t alone.”
dean doesn’t just need company. he needs witnesses to his existence. and maybe that’s why being with moth alone isn’t enough to fill that loneliness yet. what dean actually needs might not be more people, but genuine intimacy.
moth deals with vulnerability in the complete opposite way.
his ridiculous rules are designed to fail.
if nobody can realistically meet his standards, nobody gets close enough to truly hurt him. they fail, moth walks away, and everything happens exactly as he expected.
because predictable pain is safer than uncertain vulnerability.
that’s why moth apologising to dean matters. it means admitting that maybe he judged dean wrongly and accepting that he can’t completely control where this goes.
and that’s exactly why they clash.
dean reaches outward when he’s afraid. moth retreats.
dean is essentially saying, “please don’t leave me alone.”
moth is saying, “you can’t hurt me if i never let you close enough.”
the turning point comes when they finally stop expecting each other to guess and actually communicate. neither of their fears disappears, but for once, they’re responding to each other instead of their assumptions of each other.
and suddenly, there’s somewhere for this relationship to go.
#YouManiacSeriesEP3
Being an introverted yapper is hard because ... yeah no, I don't want to talk to people, but if you unlock the premium subscription, hoo boy. You will realize I have a PhD in Yappology and you are about to hear my dissertation.
you maniаc is so much more than “deanmoth are just red flags” like please actually LOOK at these characters. the way they understand, hurt, need and completely unravel around each other is so much deeper than the surface level toxicity yall keep reducing them to ++
your drabbles are valuable, your oneshots are valuable, your longfics are valuable, your wips are valuable, your unfinished fics are valuable, keep writing fics, we need your fics !! <3
The way some of you slutshame dean and infantilize moth is so fucking weird. "I will support x and y rights and wrongs" but all y'all are doing is watering them down as characters instead and y'all can't handle complex characters
Being a fan SHOULD NOT feel like a job.
Yes, of course, do what you can, but it’s the way some people demand engagement otherwise “you aren’t a real fan” or “you aren’t doing enough” that can be really exhausting.
My love for an artist should solely be based on my love for them, not how much I can promote them.
And this is coming from someone who IS regularly online to post and engage with as much as I can. But I have that free time and I do this willingly. I’d never shame people who can’t do that (or even those who simply don’t want to).
Let’s try to keep everything positive and light. I’d hate for people to feel exhausted or tired from being a fan.
Gentle reminder that fangirling/fanboying is not supposed to be a job! Enjoy the content and try to interact with it as much as you can, but don't feel pressured to do so.
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