>>53745167First of all the slipping is more important not artificial nor superficial because it's not Contest and weighed down so much on appearance than performance
Second, Ash took a passive role in the second half of the series and Serena doesn't do anything for the sake of Ash unlike myth, she just doing something for the sake of herself *but* by taking inspiration from Ash. Rewatch if you want
Okay Amourshipping is bad and it could be considered misogynist self insert harmful for kids etc etc, but to say Serena really dependant on Ash in XY is wrong, Serena took so much from Ash, but she almost never directly influence or cling to Ash
