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It's kinda crazy seeing a headcanon I've held close to heart since Deltarune chapter 1 first released suddenly develop a larger following, and makes me wish I did more for it in its early years. When Deltarune came out, I had just discovered I was a girl, and was just recently cut off by several people I thought were my friends, after a month or so of repeated horrible treatment. I don't think the game could've come out at a better time for me, really. Something about Ralsei... Something about this lonely prince who wishes to move forward past their loneliness, and all those little mannerisms and the way they hide themself behind layers and layers (first the cloak, then the hat...) slowly opening up...
Moments that were so small felt so Massive to me. Little traits people brushed off hit like a truck. When the credits finally hit, I sat back and felt a wave of emotion no game had given me until that point. Chapter 2 did the same. This game means so much more to me than I think I can put into words.
And with the advent of Chapter 3 and 4's release, seeing people understand and feel this same way, between the loneliness of the Lost Girl room cutscene, the prophecy forcing them into a role they have had no choice in, their desire to finally become their own person and not just some vessel, finally developing their own interests and desires... It means a lot. I know some people hate this headcanon/theory, some think it's somehow regressive for a feminine male character to transition across a story (Which makes, I will be entirely honest, no sense whatsoever. There is no basis in this belief aside from hate and a refusal for trans women to exist in any spaces), but it has a special place in my heart, and I'm kinda sad I was too anxious about it to share it with others and draw my own art of it... So..! I guess I'll change that now.
Expect more Transfem Ralsei stuff in the future. Something about drawing this is really bringing back my energy to share my work again. Thank you <3
This interpretation of Ralsei from Deltarune is a trans girl, and uses she/her pronouns
Moments that were so small felt so Massive to me. Little traits people brushed off hit like a truck. When the credits finally hit, I sat back and felt a wave of emotion no game had given me until that point. Chapter 2 did the same. This game means so much more to me than I think I can put into words.
And with the advent of Chapter 3 and 4's release, seeing people understand and feel this same way, between the loneliness of the Lost Girl room cutscene, the prophecy forcing them into a role they have had no choice in, their desire to finally become their own person and not just some vessel, finally developing their own interests and desires... It means a lot. I know some people hate this headcanon/theory, some think it's somehow regressive for a feminine male character to transition across a story (Which makes, I will be entirely honest, no sense whatsoever. There is no basis in this belief aside from hate and a refusal for trans women to exist in any spaces), but it has a special place in my heart, and I'm kinda sad I was too anxious about it to share it with others and draw my own art of it... So..! I guess I'll change that now.
Expect more Transfem Ralsei stuff in the future. Something about drawing this is really bringing back my energy to share my work again. Thank you <3
This interpretation of Ralsei from Deltarune is a trans girl, and uses she/her pronouns
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The line "nobody can choose who they are in this world" hits SO hard for Ralsei. No other character is so burdened and held back by fate's plans for them. Kris is still their own person underneath, but Ralsei won't even allow themself a room, even the smallest comforts, because it's Too Much. They don't Deserve anything. It breaks my heart so bad thinking about it.
I really do not think there is a better character to push out of their place in the prophecy than Ralsei. As Susie gets more invested in it as the chapters go on, thanks to the purpose it gave her, I'd love to see Ralsei draw further and further from it, and finally just... Allow themself to be their own person. Not just what the prophecy said they were made to be.
I really do not think there is a better character to push out of their place in the prophecy than Ralsei. As Susie gets more invested in it as the chapters go on, thanks to the purpose it gave her, I'd love to see Ralsei draw further and further from it, and finally just... Allow themself to be their own person. Not just what the prophecy said they were made to be.
Hope it's not too weird to jump into some other people's active conversation but something that I really like about this take is that it makes Susie the ultimate supportive friend for this sort of self-discovery? Like, ever since she learned about Ralsei's self-image issues she's done everything in her power to help, and pushing them in ways they would struggle with on their own.
And part of the reason it works so well is that she's not the always supportive, never complains, never gets mad friend Ralsei was forcing themselves to pretend to be? If something is wrong, she says it, so her support feels genuine because it unquestionably is. It's just a nice dynamic that works perfectly with this reading.
Now that I think about it, this comment probably fits better on the final page of Ralsei's Reveal. Whoops.
And part of the reason it works so well is that she's not the always supportive, never complains, never gets mad friend Ralsei was forcing themselves to pretend to be? If something is wrong, she says it, so her support feels genuine because it unquestionably is. It's just a nice dynamic that works perfectly with this reading.
Now that I think about it, this comment probably fits better on the final page of Ralsei's Reveal. Whoops.
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