My only problem with Mikaila, as I think I have expressed before, is her total lack of any backbone or self respect, but even that just reflects back to Liliana because she is the one taking advantage that Mikaila will never say no to her and will never demand from her to respect any limit. Liliana as a fiancee has:
-Dismissed openly Mikaila's art skills. I think I've never heard Liliana say one positive things about Mikaila's art beyond "this art about this ship I like is soft". Not even one compliment for her art for it's own sake. Sure, we all know that her art objectively isn't good and she needs to improve in many areas that are considered basic for any illustrator, but what kind of girlfriend is only supportive of the habilities of their partner as long it's something for them or about them?
-This also includes put down her art for the comic, that she does for free, for the sake of only elevating her own writing by saying "it doesn't matter" even though comics are most definitely a visual medium and could save even something with terrible writing.
-Talked about how the only thing worthwhile about Mikaila as a person is being there, implying that the moment she is not available for her at the drop of the hat she won't be worth it. Refer back to that post about Liliana complaining that Mikaila got a job and therefore will have a life outside of being little Miss Doormat, which talks too about what kind of expectations Liliana has for Mikaila once/if they married of she becoming a housewife, no mention if that even is something Mikaila wants or would chose for herself.
-As other has said, openly advocate for Mikaila to become a target of harassment too if that at least mean some of it will get off her back.
-Use Mikaila as a napkin in which shread all her tears without once being a emotional support system to Mikaila back.
-Never once made any mention about Mikaila's channel if I remember correctly? Even though she has the bigger audience and that would help tremendesly for her growth? Why a collabortion between the two of them was never an option? The Kim Possible chick had a lot more presence and influence on the channel than her.
-Refused to change her name even though that means that Mikaila will be stuck with the name she thinks is of a rapist and abuser, worse than that, the rapist and abuser that raped and abused the woman she loves.
-Try to constantly shove gifts on her face even if she didn't need to or asked to. This could seem like a romantic gesture coming from any other person, and normally that would be the case, but when we are talking about Liliana there is this sense that she is only buying presents as a way to buy her love and convince her that everything she does and say is fine because, look, I got you this brand new computer for you, honey, I can't be all that bad. If Liliana really wanted Mikaila to have cool shit, then why don't comission her properly? Be a patreon. Give her some actual compensation for the labor she does so then she can use the money on things she wants. But we can't have that because that would imply allowing some sense of independence on Mikaila and Liliana can't have that.
And throught out all of this, not once Mikaila realized she is being treated like shit because Liliana only has to give her a little bit of lovebombing and she comes back for more. I don't hate her on any capacity, in fact I think she could be a nice and caring person, but she does frustrate me in how she lets all of this pass as it was normal to be treated basically as an art slave whose work doesn't deserve any merits by the same person you intend to marry.
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