Finally got around to playing the new chapters of Deltarune, and wow. The intense obsession brainworms have returned, this time gnawing at my leg with full force. I was hooked five years ago when I first played, but something about this round feels… more aggressive.

I’ve always loved Kris, the protagonist. They’re so effortlessly cool and nonchalant – everything I wish I could be. Back then, I knew I liked them, but now I understand why.

Kris’s whole deal is that they’re not in control of their actions. We, the players, dictate everything they say and do. It’s fourth-wall-breaking done so well, and it’s always stuck with me. I realize now that it resonated because, years ago, I was undiagnosed and out of sorts. Playing as Kris felt oddly comforting, like seeing a mirror version of myself.

When you’re bipolar, it can feel like you’re not the one steering the ship — like another “person” takes the wheel and you’re just along for the ride. That loss of agency is something Kris embodies perfectly. It’s why they’ll always be my favorite.

Also they’re of ambiguous gender which…yeah. They really are just like me fr.