One of the tropes that stick with me the most are characters who run away from an obligation that was forced upon them. Emphasis on the running part bc it creates an extra layer of guilt and angst.

These are similar to “humanity’s last hope” characters like Gojo or Mark (Invincible), and ig are kind of like an alternate to “what if things went differently.” Like Mark/Gojo have many times considered giving it all up and just becoming evil.

But anyway this AIN’T ABT THEM. Right now the characters that I’m thinking about are Shinji, Ryland Grace, and Suguru Geto. Something about being doomed to a horrible fate, trying to run, only to find no escape is gut wrenching.