"Friends Behavior"

[bedes]

Cannot stress enough how integral this comic in the artbook was to understanding Isafrin for me. So many questions I had regarding Siffrin's actions/feelings towards Isabeau can be explained by "We're Friends. This Is Friends Behavior. *blushing*"

"Why does Siffrin say he doesn't know how he feels towards Isabeau, despite his internal monologue showing that he does with decent clarity?" They simply believe that it is Average Friends Behavior. Thinking about Isabeau when shown a buff man in a romantic evaluation context? Friends Behavior!

This, of course, interacts with him saying that he hates that he feels romantic attraction. They don't want to experience it. So he tells himself that anything he feels isn't romantic; it's Friends Behavior!

TL;DR: me when I'm in an "avoiding confronting my feelings" competition and my opponent is Siffrin

Comments

[emeraldflame]

Sometimes there's not enough energy to feel but then the tricky part is knowing what you're feeling to begin with

[bedes]

Exaaactly exactly! I love characters who genuinely can't tell whether feelings are romantic or platonic, whether that be due to repression (I <3 when characters experience repression) or anything else, really. Especially because the lines between "platonic" and "romantic" aren't set in stone, and are largely just socially-constructed.