Unfair Rule
is a Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends fanfic by Paradoxal Reality.
Why did a nice guy like Mac make a jerk imaginary friend like Bloo? This story gives a reason.
This fanfic contains the following examples:
- Deconstruction Fic: This story deconstructs Mac's home life, the fact that Mac matures for his age, and why Bloo is such a jerk. In the show pilot episode, Mac lives with his older abusive brother Terrence with his imaginary friend Bloo. Mac's brother Terrence bullies him for no reason, with Bloo often defending him; the two team up and fight with Terrence constantly. When Mac's mother comes home, and Terrence tries to make it that, Mac and Bloo start a fight; Mac's mother tells him that when she’s gone, Terrence is the oldest and in charge of this house, so he needs to set a good example by telling the truth showing that his act did not fool her. Later Mac's mother talks with Mac about the fights he and Bloo have been having with Terrence; while she acknowledges that he a jerk, she believes that they are fighting because of Bloo, and since Mac was eight years old and she got rid of her imaginary friend at his age, its time for Mac to get rid of Bloo because he does not need an imaginary friend anymore. This starts the series plot where Mac brings Bloo to Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, where Mac secretly visits Bloo. Also, throughout the series, Mac was shown to be a nice mature kid, while Bloo was a trouble-making jerk (he still cares for Mac and their friends). This story brings the plot's events to a darker light and explains why Mac is mature for his age and why Bloo is such a jerk.
- This story revealed that Mac greatly resents his mother for both not doing more to stop his brother Terrence from bullying him and for making him get rid of his imaginary friend Bloo. As Mac points out, it’s unfair that his mother leaves his older brother Terrence in charge, despite his brother hurting and bullying him because he’s too young and his brother older, so according to his mother's rule, he’s in charge. Mac resents having to be expected to obey the rule that his brother’s in charge when their mother is out, even though his brother only abuses and fights with him when he’s left in charge. Mac is especially outraged when his mother, who knows the abuse he’s going through, decides that he needs to get rid of his imaginary friend Bloo to stop the fights with Terrence. Instead of doing something like punishing Terrence, stop leaving him in charge or send him to military school. Mac points out how ridiculous it is for Mac's mother to think that getting rid of Bloo would stop Terrence from fighting him when Mac had Bloo in the first place to protect him and have someone on his side. Mac resents that his mother uses the excuse that Mac needs to mature and grow up, and she gave up her imaginary friend. Mac points out that he’s already mature for his age; he’s not enjoying his childhood without Bloo, and just because Mac's mom gave up her imaginary friend at his age doesn’t give her the right to force him to give up his imaginary friend. This show the abuse Mac suffers from his brother, and his mother not taking action to stop it has damaged Mac.
- Why is Mac such a nice mature guy for any his age, and his imaginary friend Blue trouble making jerk? Mac was forced to mature, dealing with his older bullying brother and a mother who cared and knew about the abuse he was dealing with but did not solve the problem. Mac is equally resentful of the fact that despite being mature for his age, his bullying older brother is left in charge, and because of that rule of him being the oldest, he has to obey that and deal with his brother's abuse while his mother is out in work. The reason Bloo is a trouble-making jerk is that Bloo is supposed to help Mac have the strength to stand up to an unfair rule that only hurts him.
- Positive Friend Influence: Bloo is this to Mac. Bloo is not only a supporting friend that protects Mac from his bullying older brother Terrence, but Bloo encourages Mac to stand up for himself and not obey the rule that Terrence is left in charge that allows him to abuse Mac.
- Reconstruction: This story reconstructs Bloo's character as an imaginary friend. This story explains why Bloo is a jerk troublemaker despite his creator being a nice mature kid named Mac. The reason Bloo is a trouble-making jerk is that Bloo is supposed to help Mac have the strength to stand up to an unfair rule that only hurts him. Mac makes it clear that for all Bloo's faults, he’s a good friend that cares for him, is a part of him that he knows he needs, and visits Bloo at Foster's make him feel happy, healthy, and alive.
- The Resenter: This story reveals that Mac greatly resents his mother for both not doing more to stop his brother Terrence from bullying him and for making him get rid of his imaginary friend Bloo. While Mac tries to be understanding that his mother works late and comes home tired, he greatly resents the fact that his mom doesn’t do anything to protect him from his brother and keeps leaving him in charge. And Mac is outraged that his mother's solution is for him to get rid of his imaginary friend Bloo, even though Bloo is the only support he has at home in dealing with his brother.
