#I am certainly not playing Mass Effect for nuance but. I am angry

[justanothergaymess]

I am getting irrationally angry at the game constantly insisting that loving Tali means wanting for her to remove the helmet. Like yes kisses are great and all following me here are well aware of my stance on alienkissing and if Tali insists and wants it it is fine and well but.

Can't I fall in love with her spirit? With the woman who traversed half the galaxy and meddled with mafia guys to bring back home information that could help her community? Can I not fall in love with her confidence? With her bright and curious outlook on life? With her knowledge of tech? With her quirky humor? With the way she wiggles when she stims? With the fact that she goes on, facing the future head-on, despite having so many reasons to despair? Have the writers never fallen in love with a person through sheer words without ever having seen their face? Because I have. And I say it is love and I say it is enough.