#it's how all of the antagonists in wolf are so good at compartmentalizing. it's cutter's particularly intense brand of toxic positivity | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

commsroom · 1 year

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i honestly do feel that eiffel's disrespect for authority and willingness to complain are positive traits. in terms of 'these are things i value in real people', but also for what it represents and what he's resisting within the narrative of wolf 359.

it's notable in the face of cutter's personal philosophy and goddard's corporate culture (pryce & carter #5, etc.) ... eiffel won't just accept anything, he won't do his job with a smile (he might not do his job at all, but either way, he reserves the right to be upset about it), he won't learn to compartmentalize. he will complain. he will keep on complaining. he values emotional honesty, and actively encourages others to express their feelings, especially the ones that aren't goddard-approved.

no matter what happens, or how long they've been up there, he never gets desensitized, and i think there's really something about someone who will keep saying 'this isn't normal, it isn't okay, i'm not okay with it, and i ask you to also not be okay with it,' even when he seems alone in saying it. their situation is horrible, and he feels everything so strongly. being able to express that is healthy, and it's human. i find it reassuring.

#wolf 359 #w359 #doug eiffel #you know?#it's how all of the antagonists in wolf are so good at compartmentalizing. it's cutter's particularly intense brand of toxic positivity #eiffel isn't interested in any of that. he feels how he feels and he's more than willing to express himself.#it's not just that he doesn't get desensitized either. it's that he is always surprised when other people are.#no matter how much callousness he runs up against he never stops being shocked and disgusted that other people can do that #and his emotional honesty creates a space for people who otherwise don't feel safe or comfortable enough to be honest with themselves #minkowski tries so hard to buy into the corporate culture but she's never quite got it.#and hera has internalized on a much deeper level that it's not safe for her to express her feelings #so it's just... nice that he can do that. i like him.#i like that he doesn't try to fix things for hera or tell her to feel better. he's just willing to be there and be upset with her.#to me (and i think for her) that counts for a lot.#& being good at complaining is a very attractive trait. to me.

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