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I’ve been in a mood recently so I’m going to ramble about Arven since I’ve been thinking about him and SV these past few days. I liked him from the beginning since I thought he was cute, but what really made me like him was his storyline. Other people have said that it felt like the writers were just trauma dumping with him and man did that work on me. I really felt for him playing through the game. Learning to take care of yourself out of necessity, having a pet that you’re heavily attached to because it was the closest thing to a friend you had during traumatic events, the mixed emotions that come with knowing that your parent has wronged you but also knowing that they love you. It cut deep. I admire how despite all the bullshit that he had to deal with he still came out relatively okay. I like to think that someday I can overcome my own issues and be okay too. That said I really don’t know what I would do with myself if my cat died. I know it’s bound to happen eventually but I don’t want to think about it. Another thing with Arven is that he’s a cook so the “eating food is good for you, actually” bit helped me since I was going through a major depressive episode and was struggling with my on again off again disordered eating habits when I was first playing through SV, so that really helped me too.
