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Gotta admit this is one of my least favorite tropes. Oscar said he was comfortable and found his own support system with no need for his father. Yet Freya still insists on trying to connect with a person who spent years hurting someone she loves just because he’s “family” and she thinks Oscar is still hurt. Which he should be, his father who was supposed to protect and love him selfishly only focused on himself and his feelings during and after one of the most traumatic moments of their lives like Oscar wasn’t also hurt. No doubt the author is having her do this just to show off how nice and caring she is just wanting the whole family to get together again.
But I can’t help but see it as anything but her being ignorant which she shouldn’t be since she herself came from an abusive situation Oscar’s is just a different form of abuse rather than verbal and emotional it’s negligence. I see this a lot in manga, forgiving those who hurt characters extensively just because they happen to share some blood. But 2 things can be true at once you can love someone and still be hurt by them, you don’t necessarily have to forgive them for that just because you love them.