itsgunnabe_mei: (that it made you believe in)
Meilin "Mei" Lee ([personal profile] itsgunnabe_mei) wrote in [community profile] dreamcrystals2022-10-01 06:22 am

~*~third entry*~

Sender: Meilin Lee
To: Everyone
Subject: A Big Confession


Okay I'm not sure how to go about this, but I'd super appreciate it if everyone read this??? Because I have a super huge confession to make and it's important to me. And it'd probably explain a lot about how I've been acting since I'm pretty sure I've weirded a lot out of you out.

Guess the best way to start is with the backstory. So like a super long time ago, my ancestor Sun Yee lived in this village during war time, and all the men went off to fight. But that left the village kinda defenseless, y'know? She wanted to protect her daughters so she prayed to the gods for help. So the gods gave her the ability to turn into a gigantic red panda so she could fight off any invaders and protect her home. Because she really loved red pandas.

Now I know that sounds SUPER MADE UP but I promise it's real because that ability got passed down through the generations - which leads to me. Whenever I get super emotional about anything (happy, sad, angry, you name it) I turn into the Panda. Sometimes just a small trigger will set off parts of the Panda, like ears and tail - so if you've seen me try to head my head or my butt, uh, yeah, that's why. Now some of you may be asking why I've been hiding this because we've got literal animals and demons walking and talking around this world like it's no biggie.

IT IS A SUPER BIGGIE IN MY WORLD. Like, no one thinks gods and magic actually exist??? I sure didn't! No one told me about this "blessing" until it happened to me like a few weeks before I came here! And I freaked out and nearly destroyed my home and temple! I'm already a huge target for bullying at my school, this would be infinity times worse! There is this ritual to seal up the Panda but this place grabbed me before we could do it!

But this world is different. Yeah, obviously. But like... everyone's so nice? And understanding? Plus while the idea of a giant Red Panda sounds super silly, that form of mine is actually really strong, so it could help fight monsters here and stuff. So... I'm not going to try and hide it anymore. As long as I'm here, I'm going to try and embrace it a little more. So, I guess, that's everything.

Wait no one last thing - If my mom ever comes here please don't tell her about any of this! Okay now I'm done.
redbeauty: (I'm listening I guess)

[personal profile] redbeauty 2022-10-15 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess that's fair. If there was a side I was embarrassed about or wanted to keep hidden, I'd want to be able to show that side of me on my own terms rather than when I'm not expecting it.

But, if it's okay with you, maybe I'll wait? I know you said it was fine, but it still feels like I'm taking advantage of you just to see something I already know is going to be really cute.
redbeauty: (Honestly...!)

[personal profile] redbeauty 2022-10-16 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
If it does happen because you feel a strong emotion, I'll be sure to give you an honest opinion of how cute your red panda form is.

[ There's a brief pause. ]

And I'll reassure you that even if it's not as cute as the red panda image in my head or what you drew, you're still you. And that's important.

[ It's important to be able to love yourself is what he's trying to get at, and being reminded that you're okay just the way you are is something he's found to be helpful for himself. ]