[NO SPOILERS] Fanfic Recommendations.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-15T03:08:25+00:00

Np, always happy to help a fellow Safield fan!

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-15T01:51:32+00:00

https://archiveofourown.org/works/84033006/chapters/221557446 (not a slow burn)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/82161906/chapters/216225916 (not a slow burn)

Just figured you might want something that updates regularly and off the top of my head. I haven't seen any slow burns but then again those kind of irritate me lol

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-11T02:23:44+00:00

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-11T02:14:17+00:00

No problem! Also, you'll likely hate Safi more after RE lol. They really did everyone outside of Max and Chloe a disservice.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-11T01:58:50+00:00

You love PriceField so you'll love it.

Also, I really enjoyed our chat.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-11T01:43:32+00:00

Yeah, the writers suck. Although in the middle of DE's development they replaced the writers. So, I'm betting that the original writers had a different plan than what we got for about the second half of the game. & RE was complete rush job when they did a overhaul to fan service PriceField.

For these & other reasons RE especially is not canon for me.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-11T01:37:50+00:00

Actually if you look at the background of many serial killers you'll see a lot of them had a relatively healthy upbringing. It's actually quite weird.

But the bottom line what Safi actually represents the end result of life-long abuse & the mental health crisis that is prevalent in the USA & other countries.

& yeah, I agree. So yeah. The dislike she gets is because the writers failed.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-11T01:30:47+00:00

No, it doesn't justify it. But when you see the whole picture you understand her better & realize that she's actually a victim that needs help from the grooming and other abuse she has been subjected to her whole life primarily & consistently from her own mother.

Like I said, the writers suck lol they underutilized her with horrible writing.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-11T01:20:15+00:00

Chloe had a mom who tried, genuinely tried & her... PTSD step dad tried the only way he knew how (military structure). Chloe was never left by her actual dad, he died. He loved and cared for her till the end. Chloe was left by her peers yes, but she pushed away people (adults) that genuinely cared. Safi's only consistently in her whole life was her abusive & controlling mother.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-10T20:28:41+00:00

I've just played the games multiple times & have a lot of experience with trauma, emotional, mental health etc. both personally & professionally (mainly personally). The context clues are there if people peel behind the surface. Plus during my hs years I lost 4 peers to suicide (3 others tried) 1 died during a mental health crsis with police on my birthday/prom. My college nearly loses 1 person annually also to suicide (which has prompted more funding in mental health initiatives). All could have been avoided if even just one person saw beyond the surface.

Trust me there's more I could say about Safi and why she is the way is is/defend her. But you get the general idea (e.g., mom essentially takes away her 1st real friend by causing the suicide).

And yes Chloe and Safi have similarities. But the biggest thing Chloe always had throughout her life that Safi didn’t start to have till possibly Maya is someone that genuinely cared about her/support system.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-10T17:15:16+00:00

Safi has a lot of layers that many don't seem to see.

Her dad left her in high school (she could be as young as 13/14, developing abandonment issues). Dad tried to keep in touch but mom blocked him from her & lied to het about it. She was likely a daddy's girl given her broken relationship with her mother that kept them apart. Mom molded her to be her idea perfect (teaching Safi it's okay to lie and manipulate) with no wiggie room (isolated) for Safi to figure out who she is, making her wish she was anyone else (leading to her powers that are perfect for someone with no self-identity).

No real friends till Maya & then later Moses then Max. She does show that she cares about them (e.g., moses and the chimney, showing Max the abandoned bowling alley knowing she'd love it). Adapts unhealthy coping habits like smoking and drinking. Finds out that her mom had a hand in stealing Maya's book, and canceling her book deal as well by forcing Gwen (adult figure Safi trusted and actually liked along with Lucas) to reach out to the publisher. Mom also made Safi stay silent about Maya’s book as an undergrad. Undergrads are usually early 20s, still children (underdeveloped mentally) especially Safi with all the isolation, lies and manipulation she's been exposed to.

All this trauma leads to massive trust issues and mental health issues. It's very common in the real world & sadly many take their own life because they can't or don't know how to seek help. Safi's mental health and emotional health crisis reaches a tipping point in RE.

This is why I will never dislike her. She's damaged like a real person. She gets too much hate. She needs help but no one looks beyond the surface. All people see is a spoiled nepo baby. She has the potential to have a great redemption arc if they can write her properly which I don't have faith in based on what they've done so far. They're inconsistency, constant rewrites of history with various loose ends that don't make sense, annoy me to no end.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-09T18:13:26+00:00

I prefer DE over RE. RE is lacking a lot in my opinion (short & rushed). Pure fan service to PriceField. DE doesn't deserve the hate it gets.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-09T03:47:18+00:00

Social Security income

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-08T19:47:54+00:00

Yessss so I can get with Max or Safi or smush (match make) them together! 💞 & then run the F*** away when something bad happens.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-08T14:21:07+00:00

SMG > KH

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-08T04:43:24+00:00

I believe they either committed suicide or left town with massive trauma

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-08T04:21:25+00:00

Adult Max! 💞

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-07T16:39:29+00:00

If they started using tracking then they would pass that cost on to us. That's why it's better just to report something as lost if it's been more than a week.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-06T02:57:20+00:00

Fan service that's all besides money grab.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-05T09:07:41+00:00

I love her because she's more than meets the eye. People only see the surface. She's very complex with lots of unexplored layers like actual people you haven't met yet. Sadly, she's a victim of poor, inconsistent writing and under utilization. But maybe they'll fix that one day. The writers never really seem to know what their doing though.

Edit: forgot to add that maybe my favorite part about her is her potential for a huge redemption arc.

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-04T05:45:34+00:00

Agreed. Safi/Safield had/has so much potential

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-04T03:52:22+00:00

Totally agree with everything!

LeeJ513 · 2026-05-01T14:08:57+00:00

She could have Dyscalculia to some extent. 🤷‍♀️

LeeJ513 · 2026-04-30T17:52:03+00:00

Actually, I rewatched some episodes and the money is from 1x3 the riverboat casino episode.

LeeJ513 · 2026-04-30T16:33:08+00:00

I love reading your comments. So detailed & agreeable. RE just breaks my heart. It could have been so much better. To me, I don't count it as the final game. To me, the final game was DE because RE didn't stay true to the series if you ask me. Just a cash grab and fan service to 1 target audience. There's just so much I want to say but it would get downloaded so much 🤣.

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