Rem | Uz

She is not loving a hero; she is loving a sinner. And in doing so, she is practicing the self-forgiveness she cannot grant herself.

Rem is the only character who can smell the evil clinging to Subaru, yet she is also the one who loves him most unconditionally. She is literally embracing the thing that should repulse her. This is a metaphor for her entire existence. Rem has an acute sense for "sin" and "worthlessness" because she smells it on herself every day. She does not forgive Subaru despite the miasma; she forgives him because she understands what it means to reek of a past you cannot wash off. rem uz

Rem does not save him with a kiss. She saves him with existential validation . She is not loving a hero; she is loving a sinner

A typical night's sleep consists of 4 to 6 cycles, each lasting about 90 minutes. She is literally embracing the thing that should repulse her