chloe watches nart – queerlybeloveds

This weekend I got up to the part in Nart where Sauce leaves town to join Orochimaru’s gang and Sakura has her whole “I love you so much speech” and like

THIS is what people hate her over??? Yes, her attachment to this mopey boy is unhealthy. But she’s, what, like THIRTEEN YEARS OLD???? For teens, infatuation CAN feel like that! This girl sees a boy who’s struggling and needs help, and she has a deep caretaker instinct. When he pulls away, she wants to save him more. Oh, and he’s handsome and skilled. Of COURSE she falls for him! That doesn’t make it healthy, but don’t blame a teen for being a teen!! SAKURA IS THE BEST GIRL AND I LOVE AND SUPPORT HER! SHE IS DOING HER BEST, BE PATIENT WITH HER