look at this sweet man.
being much younger and having lost my father almost a year ago now, i've grown even closer to mature era michael's fatherly aura than ever before. he's the one who i've been compensating with for the years i was never able to spend with my real daddy, even if it is just fantasy. he consoles me and makes sure i see another day. he makes sure i don't get myself into trouble. he ensures that i behave well, do good in school, and that he believes in me.
my relationship with both of my biological parents is very complicated. or, at least with my father,
was very complicated. it's hard to be myself around both of them. and my relatives in general. oftentimes, i don't feel like they understand my point of view, nor do they want to. but with michael? i don't have to hide anything or pretend i'm doing fine. i'm able to let myself go with him. and he gets me. he understands why sometimes i hate school, and why i'm unsure about my future. i don't feel pressured to be somebody i'm not around him. and he cares about my special interests. he is just as absorbed in them as i am. he is intrigued by my knowledge of him, and of colors and cat facts and my love of vintage/antique stores.
mature era has me feeling such a strong parasocial paternal love. one i've never felt with anyone else before. i know i go on and on about it, but it means so much more to me than anyone outside this fandom could ever know. he's the very reason i'm still alive today, and i will always carry him in my heart for that.
