@ihatesae twitter limit is genuinely the most annoying thing ever. i have to reword my tweets a million times for them to fit. anyways i saw this tweet and it explains what most people miss about rin's reaction. i've honestly never bought the "sae just lashed out cuz rin apparently
@Tsunayosawa @truedumpling When Sae said there were better players (no one better than Sae existed to Rin) & stepped back from his dream, it felt like defeat/giving up, something the Sae Rin grew up with would’ve never accepted (& probably would've called pathetic lol) That’s where Rin's “you’re not the
@ihatesae also a lot of what sae said was specifically aimed at rin's worst fears. he didn't seem to be just lashing out or speaking without thinking especially when he kept it up after that night. some of it could've been projection while some words might reflect how he genuinely sees rin
@ihatesae ahh night snow, that is so contested in this fandom but ig we'll never truly know until we get sae's pov though we can piece some things together. i do think a lot what sae said to rin (not just that night) was intentional bc like does this not feel deliberately provocative?
@ihatesae i get why you'd just straight up call him a masochist lol he wants someone stronger to push him, make him suffer & risk his own destruction while destroying (scoring) ultimately it's about the pleasure he derives from the thrill of his possible demise. sadism part got nerfed ig😭
💬✅ i don’t mind it. lokirin doesn’t annoy me like most rin ships usually do. there is potential there and i believe rin deserves a rich bf who is capable of spoiling him rotten all while loving his true ego.
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