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As many of you BL enjoyers (myself included) have seen, Jinx is back! And it’s become strikingly apparent that the author is trying to give the ML a “tragic backstory” to possibly justify his mistreatment of the MC. Now, she’s not the first and WILL NOT be the last to use this troupe. But I pose a serious question.
Does a tragic/sad/or fucked up childhood justify a character mistreating others?
Imo I feel like it depends on the degree of fucked up. Like, Caesar from Rose and Champagne had possibly the most deranged childhoods a character could get and it heavily impact his ability to treat others well because he didn’t know any better. Like, I’d say in that case, it mostly justified his behavior. But if the worst they had was a slightly hard childhood that doesn’t actually affect their psyche like in R&C I don’t think it warrants them treating someone else awfully.
What do y’all think?