oh wow
ok you know the creepy thing league of legends was doing with their new champion Seraphine where they were having her be the hashtag relatable everyday girl with mental illness on instagram
it's somehow gotten worse! the tale is somehow worse
https://step-nie.medium.com/the-problem-with-seraphine-58dc16c07e79
quoth the article,
My problem with Seraphine is much more personal. My problem with her is that I think she’s based on me.
a picture of the two to compare is below, the article is her detailing other things the character shares with her real life and detailing that she actually had a relationship with a riot employee who was trying to get her to participate in a project etc.
a literal cat 
@wigglytuffitout@elekk.xyz i just realized they barely even changed the name from stephanie
@wigglytuffitout@elekk.xyz you know what is the single worst part about all of this is that it's so obvious throughout this whole post that "John" genuinely thought this would have been a pleasant and flattering thing that anyone would love to have happen to them
@InspectorCaracal @wigglytuffitout@elekk.xyz
For me the single worst thing is that he thought that was something someone he'd known three months would find that a pleasant and flattering thing
Like!!! That's barely time for a handful of dates! Cool your jets dude!!
@katrani @InspectorCaracal @wigglytuffitout even then, there's the element of stealing the person's creative work, to the extent they put any deliberate effort into making their own appearance distinct
