#Adding tags later

[cadybear420]

5, 15 and 45 for Evie and Alan, for the 50 questions!

Ask game here!

5. What music genre, if any, do they hate the most?

Evie doesn't really dislike any specific genres, but she does tend to dislike any songs that are overly mellow or gloomy. There are a few country and even classic songs that can be the annoying kind of earworms.

Alan doesn't have any specific styles or genres, but does particularly despise any songs that he feels is trying to hard to seem deep and emotional.

15. Can they cook? What’s their favorite thing to make?

Evie can cook simple dishes, her favorite thing to make is pastas.

Alan can bake sweets like cakes and cupcakes.

45. Are they good at keeping secrets?

Evie generally is. Alan is a mixed bag.

[black-berryies]

The once-ler but make it steam punk

[dnfcliparchive]

I am losing my composure

[osachiyo]

chiyo pook, can u give me motivation to complete my fic? I only have jouno n tetchou left 😭

OFC HON U CAN DO IT !! i’ve been WAITING for your next work 🤤 u got this baby ! 🤭

[askpinesandcipher]

This is for everyone/anyone, But how do you feel about people relating to you deeply? Heck, Even dressing up as you?

All of us don’t care (in a good way), it’s kinda interesting to see? If you get what I mean. -🌲🧢

(OOC we’re a system so like. we literally in a way come from the first???? like very teensy bit. brain said “oooo them yes” and even then before I related a bit so lol)

[decayedgender]

for your coining event do we have to coin a gender or can it be other terms as well ?

Doesn't specifically have to be a gender ! It's allowed to be other things that are considered mogai / etc ...

[arachine]

LIYAH MY LOVE so good to see you on the dash again 🥺

HI COCOA BEAN!! ikkkk i missed posting on here and interacting with everyone >.< might come back and write some drabbles after these first few exams but for now i'm just lurking!

[ithappensoffstage]

I am genuinely so worried for all the young horny dykes going into adulthood thinking there's something "problematic" / "wrong" with them for being horny because fucking tiktok lesbians think any horny dyke content is "male gaze fetishistic"

[svgarbvg]

Current main fursona ref go brrr

anyway in a while once ive got mega motivation i'll show newer sillay stuf

also have this stuff, one was jus a normal driaiwnf other was a shading / coloring test

[cadybear420]

just what goes on in the family reunions (if there actually are any since you did say they lived in opposite sides of the state)? i imagine a room with addi and aiden together would have the most gigaslay energy there is and The Elders™️ would implode while also trying their best to be supportive

+ your addi and my maya need to meet. i know two of our oc/mcs already met but still

I imagine family reunions between the two might only occur every 2-3 years. In the earlier years it would mostly be Aiden and Addi just playing around and being silly, and as they got older, being there to talk to and comfort one another (especially when Addi's mom/Aiden's auntie passes away when they're 13).

Aiden's GNC awakening and Addi's masc era happen around the same time so there's definitely one moment where they bring in the combined gigaslay energy to the reunions.

(also hell yes to Addi and Maya meeting!!!)

[brainn-r0ttt]

hi guys its ghoulia yelps omg

[palarien]

the courtroom know-it-all...

[mikey1loveall]

Please don't say

you

love

me.

[starstrike]

Mithrun's desire as an SA analogue

TW discussion of SA and detailed breakdown of aesthetics evoking SA. The way I discuss this is vivid in a way that may be triggering, though there is no discussion of actual sexual assault. Just survivor's responses to it.

People relate to Mithrun and see his condition as an analogue for a few different things, like brain injury or depression. And I think all of them are there. But I also see Mithrun's story as an SA analogue, and Ryoko Kui intentionally evokes those aesthetics. I think it's a part of Mithrun's character that a lot of people miss, but I very much consider it text. This is partially inspired by @heird99's post on what makes this scene so disturbing; so check out their post, too :)

So to start off with, the demon invades Mithrun's bed, specifically. There's even a canopy around it, which specifically evokes this idea of personal intrusion; the barrier is being pulled apart without consent or warning. The way the hand reaches towards Mithrun's body from outside of the panel division makes it almost look like the goat stroking over his body. It's an especially creepy visual detail; similarly, the goat's right hand parts into the side of the panel as well. It's literally like it's tearing the page apart; but gently. So gently.

Mithrun is in bed. It is his bed that the demon is intruding on. He's in a position of intimacy. The woman behind him is a facsimile of his "beloved" that he left behind; the woman who, in reality, chose Mithrun's brother. He is in bed with his fantasy lover, who is leaning over him. While this scene isn't explicitly sexual, it is intimate. And it is being invaded. The goat lifts Mithrun gently, who is confused, but not yet struggling.

The erotics of consumption and violence in Ryoko Kui's work(remember that the word 'erotic' can have many different meanings, please) are a... notable part of some of her illustrations. I would say she blurs the lines between all forms of desire: personal, sexual, gustatory and carnal, in her illustrations in order to emphasize the pure desire she wants to work with and evoke to serve her themes. Kui deploys sexual imagery in a lot of places in Dungeon Meshi, and this is one of them.

In this case, horrifically. The goat's assault begins with drooling, licking, and nuzzling. The goat could be enjoying and "playing with" its food. But it can also be interpreted as it "preparing" Mithrun with its tongue as it begins to literally breach Mithrun's body. The goat also invades directly through his clothing; that adds another level of disturbing to me. There's nothing Mithrun can do in this moment of violation. Mithrun is fighting, but he is fighting weakly, trying to grip on and push away when he has no ability or option to. All he can do is beg the goat to stop. And it doesn't care. This all evokes sexual assault.

The sixth panel demonstrates a somewhat sexual position, with Mithrun's thighs spread around the goat's hunched over body. In the next, the goat pulls and holds apart Mithrun's thighs as he nuzzles into him. The way the clothing bunches up looks a bit as if it has been pushed up. It has pinned Mithrun down onto the bed, into Mithrun's soft furs and pillows. It takes a place made to be supernaturally warm and comfortable, and violates it. It's utterly and intimately horrifying. To me, this sequence of positions directly evokes a rape scene. I think Kui did this very explicitly. These references to sexual invasion are part of what makes this scene so disturbing; albeit, to many viewers, subconsciously.

This is also the moment the goat takes Mithrun's eye. Other than this, the goat seems exceptionally strong, but also... gentle. It holds Mithrun's body tightly, but moves it around slowly. It doesn't need to hurt Mithrun physically. But in that moment, it takes Mithrun's eye. Blood seeps from a wound while an orifice that should not be pierced is penetrated. This moment, the ooze of blood in one place specifically, also evokes rape. That single bit of physical gore is a very powerful bit of imagery to me.

Finally; it is Mithrun's desire that is eaten. After his assault, Mithrun can find no pleasure in things that he once did. He is fully disassociated from his emotions. This is a common response to trauma, especially in the case of SA. It's not uncommon for people to never, or take a long time to, enjoy sex in the same way again; or at all. They might feel like their rapist has robbed them of a desire and pleasure they once had. I think this makes Mithrun's lack of desire a partial analogue for the trauma of sexual assault.

Mithrun's desire for revenge was, supposedly, all that remained. Anger at his assaulter, anger at every being that was like it; though, perhaps not anger. Devotion, in a way. To his cause. I don't know. But the immediate desire to seek revenge is another response to SA. But on to Mithrun's true feelings on the matter.

This is... So incredibly tragic. Mithrun feels used up. Like his best parts have been taken away. Like he's being... tossed aside. This certainly parallels the way assault victims can feel after being left by an abuser. Or the way assault victims feel they might be "ruined" forever for other partners. These are common sentiments for survivors to carry, and need to overcome. In the text, it's almost like Mithrun feels the only being who can desire him is a demon who might "finish devouring" him. That that's his only use. It's worth noting that Mithrun trusted the demon. Mithrun's world was built by the demon, and Mithrun, in that way, was cared for by the demon. I think this reinforces Mithrun's place as a victim.

There's also something to be said about Mithrun as a victim of his own possessive romantic and sexual desire. The mirror shows him his beloved just dining with his brother, and it infuriates him. He doesn't know if the vision is real, nor if she has really chosen his brother as a romantic partner. The goat then creates a whole fantasy world where she loves him. As Mithrun's dungeon deteriorates, she is the only person that continues to exist. Mithrun continues to have control over her. And that is the strongest desire the demon is eating, isn't it? There's something interesting there, but I don't know what to say about it.

In conclusion, I think Mithrun's story is an explicit analogue for sexual assault-- though, certainly, among other things! The way the scene plays out and is composed explicitly references sexual violation and invasion of the body. His condition mirrors common trauma responses to sexual violence. And, at the end, he finally realizes he can recover.

Let's end on a happy Mithrun, after taking the first step on his journey to recovery :) You aren't vegetable scraps Mithrun. But even if you were-- every single thing in this world has value. Even vegetable scraps.

[mipexch]

[inumbrapugnabimus-maybe]

did I ever mention how much I love these two?

(based on @birb-boyo’s wonderful post)