>>3759286There are a lot of things in this world that are heartbreaking, but for me Homura being sad and broken is downright soul-scarring to this very day. Normally I tend to be oddly resilient and stoic, as I'm the only one in my family who's been able to keep it together after losing a few members (all of my grandparents in particular) in quick succession, but for whatever reason seeing Homura be like that is indescribably painful every single time.
I was originally going to say something like "whether it's Moemura, regular homuhomu or the devil, it hurts all the same", but in all honesty, now that I understand Rebellion better and have come to accept it, I feel like the devil being like this hurts more than anything else. I even had nightmares a few nights in a row after reading too many doujins where her pain is accompanied by Madoka(mi)'s own grief, probably because for one reason or another it hits a little too close to home.