uhhhhhhhh i think the main thing to remember is that natsume's not a clamp character. by which i mean he craves bonds and fears loneliness, but not to the point where he'll hurry to sacrifice himself for someone else's good fortune. that's both in the literal sense of his life as well as the less-tangible sense of "who he is". he has a hard time approaching others for help, but he is getting better about ... thinking about approaching others for help ... (see: that time his family photograph was lost in the woods and he actually spends like five!! whole!!! minutes contemplating asking his friends to help him look before tanuma jumped him with a question. i'm pretty sure he would've just given it up at the beginning of the series, or tried to comb the woods alone.)
he overthinks his actions a lot -- little remarks from old classmates stick with him for years even when he's aware that they weren't meant to hurt him that way. he actively, constantly tries to see the other point of view; it's in fact one of his driving forces. so i have a hard time imagining him being really petty or sarcastic in a way that's meant to hurt someone else.
i also feel like he also draws his boundaries pretty clearly? negative cr is one thing, but he's not one to get involved with people with grey morals and not say something about how they clash with his own code. but at the same time, be careful not to make him too active and shounen-heroish. natsume's just an op boy learning to be kind. given his own (still-running!) issues with bonds, he might just withdraw rather than seek to change them.
lastly: when in doubt, punch something supernatural.
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uhhhhhhhh i think the main thing to remember is that natsume's not a clamp character. by which i mean he craves bonds and fears loneliness, but not to the point where he'll hurry to sacrifice himself for someone else's good fortune. that's both in the literal sense of his life as well as the less-tangible sense of "who he is". he has a hard time approaching others for help, but he is getting better about ... thinking about approaching others for help ... (see: that time his family photograph was lost in the woods and he actually spends like five!! whole!!! minutes contemplating asking his friends to help him look before tanuma jumped him with a question. i'm pretty sure he would've just given it up at the beginning of the series, or tried to comb the woods alone.)
he overthinks his actions a lot -- little remarks from old classmates stick with him for years even when he's aware that they weren't meant to hurt him that way. he actively, constantly tries to see the other point of view; it's in fact one of his driving forces. so i have a hard time imagining him being really petty or sarcastic in a way that's meant to hurt someone else.
i also feel like he also draws his boundaries pretty clearly? negative cr is one thing, but he's not one to get involved with people with grey morals and not say something about how they clash with his own code. but at the same time, be careful not to make him too active and shounen-heroish. natsume's just an op boy learning to be kind. given his own (still-running!) issues with bonds, he might just withdraw rather than seek to change them.
lastly: when in doubt, punch something supernatural.