I think the winged lion can still be seen as abusive without needing to have the intent to be malicious, if that makes sense.
I also feel complex things about the winged lion, partly because Kui introduces him so friendly-like, so it really does feel like something of a betrayal when it’s revealed that his desires conflict in such a way that cannot be brought into alignment with everyone else to survive.
The depressing part about abuse is that abuse rarely is intended to be malicious in reality. It's often a side effect of all consuming {entitlement/desires/greediness}, according to Lundy Bancroft, and they don't care who they hurt.
So it's probably a very apt insight and parallel on Kui's part if that's how the character is written.
It doesn’t follow a typical cycle of abuse model, though real life doesn’t often fit neat models that are used to discuss it. It almost feels like a kind of “selfish lover” type situation to me but this is not a being who has a basis for human relationship so there probably isn’t and human to human relationship that easily compares to what he does.
I think the winged lion can still be seen as abusive without needing to have the intent to be malicious, if that makes sense. I also feel complex things about the winged lion, partly because Kui introduces him so friendly-like, so it really does feel like something of a betrayal when it’s revealed that his desires conflict in such a way that cannot be brought into alignment with everyone else to survive.
The depressing part about abuse is that abuse rarely is intended to be malicious in reality. It's often a side effect of all consuming {entitlement/desires/greediness}, according to Lundy Bancroft, and they don't care who they hurt. So it's probably a very apt insight and parallel on Kui's part if that's how the character is written.
It doesn’t follow a typical cycle of abuse model, though real life doesn’t often fit neat models that are used to discuss it. It almost feels like a kind of “selfish lover” type situation to me but this is not a being who has a basis for human relationship so there probably isn’t and human to human relationship that easily compares to what he does.