For the K.E.Y.:
It may not be my favorite route in Rewrite, but Lucia’s route is one of the first routes I think of when the topic arises. Lucia’s character and personal struggles are relatable to me in hindsight, particularly in terms of how rigid and strict she acts around others. Much of her anger stems from the fact that she can’t experience the joys of interacting with the world around her. Her route tackles this problem in an unconventional but respectable way, never once betraying her humanity in the process of making the route romance-focused.
I empathize with Lucia a lot in this route, particularly how she’s cursed with abilities she never wanted in the first place. It draws a nice parallel with how it’s difficult for me to express emotion with the same range as others. Okay, maybe it’s not as crippling a problem as I make it seem, but who in the world has the same kind of abilities Lucia has? I feel sorely misunderstood from how others interpret my feelings and actions externally, just as Lucia feels the same even though she tries to do what she feels is right. If anything, her route made me feel a lot more for her than any other character in the VN (yes, even Shizuru).
