#19.4.18

[joshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IT’S MAKI’S BIRTHDAY

And because of that I was thinking about Maki a lil bit and one thing I really like about her is just how much all of her good buddies mean to her, especially given how unsupportive her parents are. I say that, but this’ll go a little more in depth than just that. Her SID is also worth reading, as it provides some insight into her that the anime totally ignores and that I’ll be mentioning in this essay-esque thing.

Rich girl characters often have super carefree parents with such endless wealth that their child can literally do anything, but Maki’s parents are strict and controlling. Her entire life has been lived under the pressure of her parents, who basically force her to be the best at everything so that she eventually meets their goal and inherits the Nishikino General Hospital.

Long story short, Maki hates this and discovers her true passion in music. Alas, even her piano playing is something that her parents treat as irrelevant, caring little for it as a whole and actually being condescending of Maki when she fails to place 1st in a recital.

So we get to high school, and Maki’s only ever really had one friend. Unlike most rich girl characters who have literally endless confidence, Maki struggles to really interact with anyone. That one friend is kinda irrelevant though, so let’s move on. By high school, Maki has no friends and realises that her passion for music is meaningless. Regardless of what she does, she’ll inherit a hospital and have no time to focus on piano. And her passion for music is lost anyway, because despite how tsundere Maki is, she definitely wants to share her passion with others. She’s never had the opportunity though, due to her total lack of friends. And with no friends, who can she share that passion with?

Maki meets Honoka, who compliments Maki on her piano skills and her voice. Maki’s never actually been genuinely complimented on her skills, because her parents are tools, so when Honoka asks Maki to compose a song, Maki does it. She really wouldn’t have done so had her shitty parents complimented her, but this feeling of someone actually appreciating Maki for her passion? Maki can be told all her life that she’s the prettiest girl ever and that she’s so smart and she’ll be a great doctor, but that’s irrelevant to her. She loves piano. She wants to be complimented for her piano skills. Basically, thanks Honk (HonoMaki when please?)

And so we get μ’s. Blah blah blah, happy fun times, blah blah blah, we stay at Maki’s beach house, an actually nice gesture from her parents, and blah blah blah, Nozomi effectively forces the still fairly introverted Maki to open up to the other members. Shit’s good fam. Maki actually has character development, and it’s good at that.

So there we have it. Maki’s found the opportunity to truly enjoy and share her passion with people that she loves and who love her.

In one of Maki’s SIDs, her papa finds out about μ’s, and gets all pissy when Maki gets a 68% on a test when it should’ve been higher, but Maki was too distracted by idol shit. At this, our little tomato pretty much gives up hope. She knew it couldn’t last forever, but she’ll be forced to quit μ’s. All that time she’s spent enjoying her passion with the people she loves, she’ll lose it, because dad’s a bit of a cunt. But the other members of μ’s actually convince dad to not be a cunt? Well great, now Maki only loves and appreciates y'all more because of the lengths you’re willing to go to to defend her. Remember - Maki’s never really stood up to her dad. She just accepts that she’s going to inherit the hospital and that her passion can’t be fully pursued. But she’s got her wonderful buddies to help her. Aren’t they just great?

I like to think that in the future, Maki pursues her interest in the piano, the confidence she got from her friends being the catalyst for her standing up to her father, but that’s just me.

Basically, Maki’s actually a really fucking good character, and way more than just another tsundere. Unfortunately, the anime avoids a lot of her good aspects, but she’s loveable all the time. Making rich characters relatable is often a fairly difficult problem, due to several of the problems they encounter being easily solved by many, and the other problems devolving into cliché. But I’d be a damn liar if I said Maki doesn’t feel human.

And if that’s not enough, she’s cute as fuck, has some really good cards in SIF, and she’s unquestionably the best singer of both groups.

Fam, I just love Maki Nishikino.

[tokage-yuukii]

19.4.18

恋心は回遊魚なの根こそぎに投網を打ってかっさらってよ

[17tri]

19.4.18 // scattered showers

the APs are in less than a month…idk if I’m ready (click for better quality!)

[thelogicofthetrance]

19.4.18

Mornings spent summarizing exam reads are very rewarding 🌿

[superrichlads]

👕❤ ES Magazine, 19.4.18

[rivensbane]

📚 19.4.18 | currently reading: the name of the wind by patrick rothfuss

[daimewdis]

#41 «Ανώνυμο» ευχαριστώ που έκανε γραφιτι λόγια μου. 19.4.18 9:34 πμ στο Κιλκίς (στην τοποθεσία Kilkís, Greece)

[homeiswhereverimwithyou]

19.4.18

[evphonic]

did you hear that ? a sigh,  the house haunting itself, rocking back and forth against its bones. terror takes countless forms, one of which you know well. that heaviness, unmoving. the weight of yourself twisting your spine. straightening your back after an hour or ten, and did you hear that too ? a gasp, the edge of a knife, folding back on itself. something is breathing behind your ear. the thing in the mirror is starving, but you don’t look away when it bites you.

---   19.4.18   /   j. e. k. 

[joshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

tnk u bby ilysm

[kimbrajohnson]

Kimbra performing ‘Top of the World’ in New York (19.4.18)

[tokage-yuukii]

19.4.18

心臓の秒針を止めた手に残る肉の弾力と血の生温さ

[carolrwhite-62]

Sketchbook Thursday 19.4.18 @carolrwhite-62

[dailytextprompt]

19.4.18

Antique bed

[berndblacha]

Sonnenbad 19.4.18

[salutour]

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