PSA: Stop Killing Older Brothers, I literally Can't Take it Anymore
I have watched my older brother die twelve different times . I’ve seen him drown in a frozen lake trying to save his sister. I’ve watched as he threw himself in front of a shower of arrows while telling me to run. I’ve turned around to see him run back into a burning building just for the flames to beat him. I’ve seen his body harvested for the powers they hold and then used against me. I’ve seen him fight for his life and mine, only to be stabbed, and when he looked around for help, no one came to his aid. I don’t know how to save him, and I’ve failed 12 times already. How can I shield a trope that haunts me in every last thing I watch and read? Whether I see him as Jack Frost, Tadashi, Rei, Kai Smith, or Kayen, I always feel the same pain, like I could’ve reached deep enough into the screen that I could grab their hand and tell him it’s not worth it. That maybe playing inside instead of the ice was a better idea, or that the fire wasn’t wort...