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I honestly sympathise with luther in the umbrella academy and i think that he gets way too much shit from the fans of the show. im not a luther stan but i can kind of understand why his character is the way that he is and im going to explain why: the
WARNING: this thread is going to contain some pretty upsetting topics such as self harm, abuse and possible ED. reader discretion is advised.
as we know, reginald was extremely emotionally abusive to each of his children which was continued into luthers adulthood since he was the only one left for reginald to abuse. after each of his siblings left, he was still sent out on dangerous missions alone which got him-
severely injured. reginald experimented on him without his consent which terribly backfired, leaving luthers body horribly disfigured and mutated. when reginald couldn’t stand the sight of his failed experiment, he sent luther to the moon.
luther spent a total of four years on the moon, under the impression that his work was important - when really, he was there for nothing. he become extremely isolated and alone. it’s also believed that reginald was starving him, in one of his letters that luther sent-
to reginald “PLEASE SEND MORE FOOD” was written. tom hopper (luther) also confirmed while in an interview that while he was on the moon, luther would self harm by ripping pieces of his skin off - you can see evidence of his on his chest and arms.
people argue that his abuse “wasn’t as bad” as his siblings. he was pushed to serious self harm. he was isolated and made to believe that his only worth is being leader of his team. not to mention the disfigurement.
as an abused child, he still seeks appreciation and love. he was never able to develop normal, rational emotions due to his abuser.
what happened to him wasn’t okay and shouldn’t be ignored.
what happened to him wasn’t okay and shouldn’t be ignored.
