I figured it out lol

It's no secret that I love certain fandoms – no, you know what? All my fandoms – because their relatable characters pander directly to my teenage personality. That's how a lot of these work. However, I never realized just how strong this force is in determining what I like until now.

Let's use Voltron as an example because what in the heckeroni else were you expecting? In order of appearance on screen (for main/strong supporting protagonists) Matt is protective, geeky, and all the hilarious things the fanon came up with, Shiro is also protective but in a different way and values bonds, Lance, precious quiznakboi, specializes in stupid jokes and wants to bottle up emotions despite desperately wishing to be appreciated, something I'll touch on in a moment. Hunk hates conflict and is a huge cinnamon roll, yes I am you all said so, Pidge is honestly any and all likable things about an introverted, short-tempered teenage girl like myself, Keith has social issues in that interaction simply doesn't come naturally to him like with others, although he at least has an excuse, Allura is quite bossy but makes an effort to try and connect with everyone just like Shiro, and Coran is the random spaz I truly am inside. Oh, and Slav is just me come on.

About the Lance thing, yes, I know everyone relates to him, and I don't really have the right, but for me, it's all in that he really does want attention. I'm so shy, which is unlike him yes shut up, yet I kind of crave attention? I don't want people noticing my every move, but appreciating my achievements is the stuff of my dreams. But I don't want to seek it out, so sometimes I accidentally fish for compliments, or act obnoxious, or don't tell people the things I should.

This is turning so "I'm a special snowflake teenager" ew, I don't mean to claim I'm unique in any of these lmao

But it's not just Voltron. How about my next biggest obsession, Miraculous? Marinette is obviously made to be relatable for and appeal to a teen of my age, with her hopeless romantic personality and general kindness among many things, but I always found myself to be more like Adrien. This is mainly because my parents are kinda,, how do I say this ack,, like top of the middle class? I went to the most snobbish public school ever created until recently and they have enough income to have taken me to the same amount of countries as states in the US I've visited. Of course, I don't have parent issues like Adrien, nor am I employed by my dad to model, and I think he handles the whole situation much better, but sometimes I do snobby things without realizing it.

Ironically, the only reason I was never 100% invested in WoF as opposed to my other fandoms (95% I'm not a heathen) is because all the characters were way too competent to relate to. Except mayyyyybe Winter, refer back to Adrien. Moon should be the one I can relate to, but I really can't?? I guess she's so over-the-top hormonal teen relatable-ness that it's a petty reminder and not a fun indulgence. Wow, I just casually threw shade at Moon, oops.

I could say so many more but nah.

If you made it this far I love you because I know my stories have gotten boring lately and I really appreciate the perseverance <3