>>2785846She may not be real, but that’s a very fair point to make. For me she represents everything I personally would love and appreciate in an ideal partner, and that’s real enough to me (and probably at the root of waifuism in general).
Learning to sacrifice for those you care about is crucial for any relationship, tangible or otherwise, and since her last major appearance in anything ended with her frowning, seeing her smile matters to me now more than ever. Her happiness is my happiness, and seeing others be so passionate about her warms my heart to know she’s loved.
May there be a Tracer (or a Pharah or a Mercy or whoever it is you care about the most; there are no losers here) for each of us out there, and may we each take the steps to earn her.
Unrequited love’s a bore,
And I’ve got it pretty bad,
But for someone you adore,
It’s a pleasure to be sad.
- “Glad to Be Unhappy” by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, 1936
C’est la vie.
