Life (The Loving Reaper)

Life is the deuteragonist in the original PSA webcomic series The Loving Reaper. She was created to prevent the comics from becoming too depressing. As such, unlike Death who (albeit reluctantly) takes life, she gives life and saves lives whenever she can. But she is also best friends with Death and the two honor and respect each other, and know that both of them are needed.
==Biography==
Life first appears in issue 13. Death comes to collect a fox who is drowning in a swimming pool, as foxes cannot swim in pools. But before he can collect it, Life, saves the Fox. Although Life laughs in his face and celebrates her "victory of the living", Death can only laugh and confesses that he "loves losing to her". Life assures him that they are on good terms and that she would love to give him flowers, even if they only wither in his hands. Death holds the souls of the dead flowers in his hand and reminds her that each of her gifts will reach him in one way or another.
Issue 17 reverses roles a bit by having Death himself being distraught and in need of comfort. As the real world disasters of the 2021 climate crisis, ravage Earth, Death's job becomes much harder both on a physical and mental level. To the point where for the first time in the history of portrayals of the Grim Reaper, he suffers a breakdown and cries. After another forest fire, he sits on the ground with his robe torn, fearing that it's the end of all life. Life herself appears to try and comfort her best friend. She explains to Death that finding or having hope is indeed hard in this dark and uncertain time we are living in. She explains to Death that Life will always find a way, while she pushes ashes aside with her hand, where a young healthy plant bud is hidden.
While neither Life or Death appear in issue 20, it's implied that Life was involved. The issue revolves around a animal shelter worker who notices a ugly and deformed dog being rejected for adoption by every visitor. Even during the holidays when adoptions are closed, she still tries to find the dog a home via the shelter's website. But every user rejects him. Then, as the creatures health begins to drop, the worker finally has had enough and adopts him herself, finally giving an unloved dog a home. And again, while Life never actually appears, given her nature, it's not far fetched to assume she may have influenced the worker.
In issue 23, Death repaid Life's kindness to him be allowing her to hold the soul of a dead toucan that she felt she failed to save. While holding the frail baby Toucan in her hand, she entrusts the weakened animal to the Reaper and he takes its soul from her hands. While Life weeps over the death of the young animal, Death distracts her and asks her if she has ever held a soul before. Life is shocked at how cold the little soul feels and confesses that she will miss the little animal, even though she knows that he is in good hands with Death. The Reaper explained to life that missing someone is the price we all pay for loving someone.
Issue 27, reveals that Death and Life secretly think their counterparts job is harder then theirs. Life has to watch her creations die, while Death has to collect them all. But both think the other's duty makes their job worthwhile.
In issue 36, Life finds Death sitting alone in the rain. When she asks him why he's doing this, he reveals that he's not actually alone. He's keeping the soul of an otter (who died of an unknown reason) company, and allowing her to watch the rain one last time. Death then reveals that the otter had given him her favorite rock, out of fear of losing it. Since death can't bring earthly objects to his realm, he gave it to Life... it turns out the stone was shaped like a heart.
In a more comedic issue, Issue 43 reveals that Death and Life once swapped roles to better understand the other's job. While Life took her temp job seriously, it became too emotionally difficult to the point where she tried to smuggle living souls. Meanwhile, Death reveled in his temp job, and began creating new life, including the Platypus. When the two found out that the others were cheating in their jobs, they decided to switch back before something bad happens. It's possible that this is the reason both of them think their counterparts job is harder.
In issue 51, Death is seen out collecting in Easter. When Life asks if he's egg hunting, death reveals he's actually harvesting the souls of rabbits and chicks who died because of lack of care or lack of shelters, as rabbits and chicks are often traded as pets around Easter... which often does not end well. Despite Death's insistence that color DOES exist in his realm, life gives the deceased some spring flowers, hoping they won't forget colors of the living.
Issue 53, is a more optimistic one. As Death and Life stare at the night sky, Life asks her counterpart if there is anything in his role that makes it all worthwhile. Death reveals that not only are souls reunited with friends and loved ones, or make new friends and loved ones, but that they find freedom in no longer being bound by earthly rules. For example, Kiwi's find themselves able to fly. And do dogs, who find themselves able to fetch sticks from the souls of trees.
==Appearance==
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Category:Female
Category:Webcomic Heroes
Category:Animal Kindness
Category:Sympathetic
Category:Rivals
Category:Tragic
Category:Deal Makers
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Category:Nature-Lovers
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Category:Immortals
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Category:Counterparts
Category:Selfless
Category:Anti-Nihilists