#>meow meow essay

[rawr-mortgage]

liam being irrationally worried that he's done something wrong and asking if you're mad at him like:

[renjihoe]

Guys they are taking over my mind and I fear there is no return!!

[manglednatalia]

What's with Atsushi attracting tsunderes

That moment from confrontation with Fukuchi where Atsu is helping Ryuu stand up, just a moment later Ryuu remembers that "they're supposed to be enemies" and recoils with his usual "Don't touch me!!! Gross!". And then forgets about it again.

With Lucy it was tamer. While Ryuu was busy being an edgelord lawnmower, Atsushi and her had a moment of genuine connection.

But just like him, the initial response was hostility with the assumption that Atsushi doesn't know hardship. While in truth he stepped out of hell very recently.

[oceanwithouthermoon]

they're well matched physically too, kuboyasu can keep up with saikis strength!! allowing more ease with which they can be genuine with each otherrrr

anon im gonna. kiss your forehead. thank you for adding to my kubosai propaganda.

[circularexorcisms]

I'm rereading Crooked Kingdom because of course I am and I love the representation of how brotherhood with your friends kind of just... creeps up on you. How found family can be scary when you're afraid of your loved ones being ripped away from you.

Anyway I've been fighting with friends recently and Kaz's chapter after he calls Jesper Jordie and it breaks my heart

[vanilla-poisons]

Say what you will, no one woobifies anyone more than Kalim does to Jamil lol

[mommyesque]

From 'I don't smile' to 'wearing matching shirts with his family on multiple occasions' and 'wearing his hubby's shirts' ; Suwa Rei has been domesticated very well, thanks to experienced cat trainer Kurusu Kazuki

a solid transformation from shawty to babygirl

[redxx95]

In defense of Tachibana (Yes, really)

Yes, I decided to analyze this new evil man. Turns out he's not that evil actually. Spoilers for volume 14!

Ok so, first: I'm not trying to apologize for him going after a married man, that's still messed up lol (this shot in chapter 68 is literally him going "wow Adachi's totes my type")

I guess I'm just trying to explain Why he does what he does, to humanize him a little.

So the first bit of Lore about him gets dropped in chapter 69, where we find out that he was also in a gay relationship once, but it ended terribly for him.

Translation: P1 A: But Kurosawa was also moved by Tachibana-san's enthusiasm. A: It really shows the love you put into your company's products. T: Love, huh. T: It's nothing that big. P2 T: A long time ago, I was going out with a man who I worked with. T: But then we got found out, then he quit his job… T: … and after that we broke up. T: Because I was in despair, I was traveling around for a while and happened to feel comfortable in Finland. T: After I returned to Japan, I was able to get my job back at that company thanks to the connections I made abroad. T: So I just can't let go. T: No but really, going out with your coworker is risky stuff. T: It was that youthful spirit…

T: … or rather, we were just idiots. ... And it does not feel like he's moved on properly from it either.

Okay so I know I like to joke that Tachibana took One Look at Kurosawa with murderous intent and just noped tf out of there (see image)

But. I think what actually makes him decide to back off is this moment here, where he sees something of his past relationship in them. (this will be relevant in a moment)

(also Adachi's fucking adorable here my god)

Then later he goes to drown his sorrows at a bar and the bartender even *asks* him why he would be so stupid to go after a man that is clearly happily married.

And then.

THIS page happens. HE was once on his way to marriage too, but all those hopes got dashed when his boyfriend broke up with him. TL: T: I knooow but... it kind of bothered me.

T: Actually, they reminded me so much of us from back then... but I can't say that, it's too lame.

So what I think happened here is that he saw something of his old bf in Adachi and, since the ring he got never ended up being a symbol of commitment, he just assumed it would be the same for Adachi. But then he backs off when he actually sees them together.

So to summarize, Tachibana is a guy that got his heart broken by a guy that promised to marry him, and tried to cope by getting it on with a married man. And then got really drunk when he predictably got rejected. What a sopping wet loser I wish him all the best.

So what do you think? Do You agree? Do you disagree? (probably, I have perpetual bad-opinions-syndrome) Write me about it! (please I love to talk about this stupid little manga)

[strawberrysweater]

something i've thought about for a million billion hours even though it's probably not even this deep i just like danganronpa ok

i love how kaede shuichi and kiibo are all protagonists of v3 in their own ways: shuichi is the protagonist to the player, kiibo is the in-universe protagonist, and kaede is sort of... a protagonist only to herself. she tells us when we meet her and she wavers between being an in-universe protagonist and also just a plot twist device to the player. dr does this thing where every game has Character Archetypes and i like that "protagonist" is a role so strong that it has a defining physical trait (the ahoge) to the point that like. toko gains an ahoge in udg because she steps into that role. kaede shuichi and kiibo all have one. shuichi's is hidden under his hat only for him to reveal it after kaede dies and passes the role onto him. kiibo's is literally an antenna that i assume lets him receive wireless communication from audience surveys or whatever so it LITERALLY makes him a protagonist, it physically lets him fill that role. it's funny

AND i like the way they all deal with their protagonist roles - kaede and kiibo both do something that pushes them out of the role and breaks their narrative constraints, and it gets them killed and it falls to shuichi both times, someone who was never meant to have it in the first place. and THAT'S why he was able to end danganronpa for good because he's not tied down by the battle between hope and despair that every protagonist has had to go through (this is literally spelled out in the sixth trial you guys already know). i just love that theme of breaking everything and refusing to play a part, making your own meaning out of it, the importance of fiction and also of autonomy, etc. as soon as shuichi becomes the protagonist, the breaking down of the narrative is set in motion, and it culminates in the fourth wall being literally shattered. v3 is all about the reality inside the tv show, and i feel like anyone who steps out of their predestined role is able to see it, to feel it, even just a little...

like we have these two characters who are obviously protagonists who both act in their roles perfectly (kaede leading the group and wanting everyone to be friends and escape together without killing, kiibo listening to the audience and showing them the game and following hope) UNTIL they do something they weren't meant to do. a protagonist has never orchestrated a killing before. as soon as kaede started planning it, even if she ultimately failed at killing the mastermind or killing anyone at all, she was no longer a protagonist, because danganronpa protagonists don't kill

and because of kaito's execution, led up to from his and kokichi's last big fuck you to the narrative and the mastermind, kiibo is totally disconnected from his purpose and can do what he was never meant to do either. a protagonist is supposed to play along and win in the name of hope over despair (like how he acts as soon as he gets his connection to the audience back), not just indiscriminately destroy everything to bring the killing game down. he becomes a total wild card who breaks the fictional world apart, pulls aside the curtain, lets shuichi find out the flashback lights were fake, destroys the physical fourth wall for good, etc. and speaking of breaking the fictional world, when kaede "passes on her role" she literally causes the neon-lit-up trial UI to shut off and shuichi turns it back on again. a fantastic visual that has not left my brain. we love a kaede kiibo breaking the fiction parallel

tldr in both of these instances, kaede and kiibo stop being protagonists (in danganronpa's very distinct specific terms) and the role falls to shuichi, someone who was never meant to have it. and because of that, this danganronpa collapses in on itself. i think that's sick as hell

[cascad333]

my fav antagonist!!!

[despazito]

its been a decade the dust has settled i’m gonna say it tavris would’ve been a top fandom ship if everything were the same but vriska was a dude

[markheathcliff5]

laura victoriano! Here is the drawing i promised :)

Also here is an essay about laura (kind of) because im bored!!

i read this post on tumblr that if instead, ruben died. She would continue his experiments as a legacy.

And i have one thing to say.

NUH UH.

I see laura as a person who wouldn’t harm anyone or anything. She would probably greive him but she wouldn’t go out of her way to create STEM in the first place. I think she would grieve in a healthy way, not in the weird way ruben grieved.

It is also heavily implied that ruben had ‘incestuous’ feelings for laura. I think that is one of the main reasons that drove him to create STEM.

In my opinion, Laura wouldn’t EVER return those feelings. She sees him as her little troubled brother that does weird experiments.

On the topic of ruben’s experiments, i think she would be uncomfortable, but wouldn’t say it to ruben’s face, so he doesn’t become sad. She would internally say ‘ew’ but she would smile at ruben and tell him that it’s a great experiment.

and to whoever ships rulika (ruben x laura), err 😟 ur gross sorry man

Thank u for coming to my ted talk!

[intertexts]

OH HEY I CAN TELL YOU NOW. YKNOW HOW NHW I GAVE WIBBY THE CAPE WITH THE HOOD. YEAH ITS THIS.

AUGHHHHHHH. YEAH. YEAAHHHHYEAHYEAH. GOD. HEAD IN HANDS.

[croh3]

caejoseq is so good to me because caesar and joseph can and will kill each other, caesar and suzi will get bored with each other and joseph and suzi will fall into a sad yet stable familiarity which stops them from working on themselves. together they are all insane and have toxic tendencies and work through their problems bc they love each other and enable each other and-

[dj--bj]

Local girls claims to work on TOK essay, however logs from her computer suggests she spent 2 hours meowing on Tumblr