Going Through All Of Them At The Same Time Within Three Months - Tumblr Posts
You've heard of the Seven Stages of Grief, but have you heard of the Seven Stages of being a Clive Dove Fan?
Stage 1: Obsession:
You play Unwound Future for the first time and are introduced to Clive Dove. Something awakens in your 12 year old self. He's an intelligent, charming British gentleman, but also a bad boy with an evil laugh. He takes over your soul. Before you know it you are creating self-inserts to ship with him. You create Be my Bad Boy amvs. You rewatch the scene where he gets hit in the head just so you can hear him grunt over and over again. It has begun.
Stage 2: Angst
Very similar to the previous stage but a lot more depressing. You read so many "Clive gets comforted by his s/o after a nightmare" fanfics that you keep the genre afloat. Every emo song you listen to reminds you of him. Are you ok? Really?
Stage 3: Moving on
A few years pass and you are so much mature now. Your obsession with a fictional character was so cringe. You try to delete your old posts but forgot the password to your account so you make a new one and try to forget about the past. Nobody must ever find out.
Stage 4: Denial
Actually, you know what? Clive Dove is problematic. He killed innocent people. Who cares if he has a great ass; If you like him then you are condoning his actions and you are a terrible person. Also he's from England.
Stage 5: Irony
You start openly talking about Clive again, but only as a joke. You draw pictures of him in a miku binder. You say you ship him with the onceler. You make posts about how he's a sad little meow meow. It's all in good fun.
Stage 6: Reintroduction
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future has been given a HD release on mobile. What an incredible game with so many memories. You start playing straight away and soon you hear that familiar voice:
Professor, I hope this letter finds you well.
And old feelings start to return.
Stage 7: Acceptance
Clive Dove is hot and you're not afraid to say it. You change your username to CliveDove'sSexyToes. Your OC returns from the dead to finally marry him. You create self indulgent fanart that gets 3 notes. Keep living your best life!
