you're god damn right it is on brand, and oh by the way THIS IS STILL SYCOPHANCY GOD DAMN IT
And everyone in that community knew I loved them. Otherwise why would I have even bothered? Love isn't sycophancy. If anything it is the opposite: truth; honesty; respect. The first words Betsy ever said to me, and you can ask her if you don't believe me, were "You're doing it wrong!" and I LOVED THAT SO MUCH. I still do, actually.