THREAD people acting like leona’s backstory isn’t sad... the savannaclaw chapter isn’t the greatest but it doesn’t change the fact that leona is going thru it mentally. not all people with trauma are going to act the same way and whine and piss and cry. leona acts in a way that-

seems like he’s just..Arrogant. but he’s literally not just arrogant lol he literally has a whole inferiority complex that he tries to hide. i’m not excusing his actions but the way leona’s feelings of only being secondbest are very obvious considering how he acts..-

leona tends to abuse his power very often, which is a symptom of an inferiority complex. seeming great and powerful is a way to try and dismiss his own negative self-image, although it often backfires in the end. also, he tries to sabotage everyone with talent before the-

magift competition. by eliminating all competition, Especially malleus who bested him the year before, he will be the best. not the secondbest. he will be the one people praise. leona does love praise a lot, considering he expects everyone to heed at his beck and call-

without actually doing anything. when you’re raised in an environment where your older sibling is always expected to be better than you, you’re certain to just give up. that’s why leona is so damn lazy, he believes that no matter how hard he tries he won’t be #1 so what’s-

the damn point of trying in the first place. plus he’s a prince he kinda expects to get free shit lmfao. so yes after all of those years of people doubting that he can be the best, he closed his heart and doubted himself as well. which is why he does all these things-

to ease that doubt he has. even though these methods are fucked up and won’t get him anywhere except being hated and feared. he looks down on others to try and assert himself as superior. he also hates malleus so damn much bc he’s just so much better. so yes, leona’s-

backstory Is sad. if you didn’t think so you just took the whole thing at face value. of course he’s not gonna cry like riddle and show resentment during his monologue like an ass he has no reason to trust people when people didn’t trust him despite being literal royalty lol