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i wish more writers + fandom analysists understood that a character can totally work through their guilt and own up to their mistakes without there having to be some justification for what they did. like sometimes you just genuinely fuck up with no excuse, and the best you can do then is acknowledge it, apologize to those you hurt, and just move on with your life while trying to prevent the same mistake from happening again
it doesn’t always have to be like “you couldn’t help it” or “i understand where you were coming from”, it doesn’t always have to be acceptable!! they don’t always have to be forgiven!! because making a mistake like that doesn’t mean there’s no hope for them in the future, especially if they feel bad about it. just!! let characters use their own mistakes as motivation to better themselves without relying on forgiveness!