#El Fili

[mildlyscentedsmore]

I think he's neat

[kinocakez]

This is how i cope managing our frickin filming project and presentation💀💀😭 BRUH I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO YET SO LITTLE TIME😭😭😭

[cskyes]

Since they left Basilio and Isagani's fate up for doubts, you ever wonder if Rizal ever planned to turn Basilio into a full parallel of Simoun and Isagani into a full parallel of Elias?

Like imagine, in the middle of Makamisa it's suddenly revealed that Basilio, who was somehow not implicated in Simoun's plot, finished his degree and is now ingrained within the community of San Diego. He works as a community doctor, giving free treatment to the poorer people.

Imagine Isagani, realizing that trying to reason with those in power never works, decides to join the more underground militant groups, hell maybe we can even sneak in Penitente, Penitente family lore, and a little Penilaez angst.

Maybe we could get a quick look back at the other students too, Sandoval turns into a mini Don Custodio; maybe Makaraig follows Sandoval, or maybe serve as a rival to the Pelaez family in the world of business; Pecson enters the legal world, following Senyor Pasta's philosophy of "Bah! Who cares? All that matters is that you have a good life!," and Paulita? Paulita turns into a kinder version of Victorina, sure she's still somewhat matapobre, but her opinion on Indios are better, no doubt thanks to Isagani.

And maybe at the end we could see Isagani and Basilio meet up again, ending the Elibarra/Basigani angst by finally having a happy ending. They begin the revolution, but this time without the flaws Simoun's revolution had. This time, it was a revolution founded on justice; truth; equality, and not founded on rage; hate; and angst.

[stephending]

There I was, feeling like the end of the world was neigh when I looked up to be greeted by the glistening lights that shone through the window of a store. Delighted, I asked my mother to enter. Approval!

Entering the establishment I searched around for a familiar figure. I didn't plan to buy it again yet but what I had discovered brought more joy than anything that I could've imagined.

Hey guys so what should I do with two Rizal "book buddies" from papemelroti?

[siiiopao]

Sketch of the last post + Elias if he lived till el fili!!!!!

Aughghfh i just know they'd get freaky as hell (they hate each other)

OKAY BUT SHIT WOULDVE BEEN WILDD IF ELIAS DID LIVE TILL EL FILI (coming from the perspective of someone who hasn't fully read el fili and only knows a few chapters rn, so im sorry if my characterization of simoun in my head is kinda messed up!!) like if elias were to see what ibarra had become, he'd obviously be fcking horrified and he knows he should kill him but he FUCKIDNGCANTTT BECAUSE HES HOPING THAT THE WHOLE SIMOUN THING ISNT WHAT IBARRA HAS BECOME, BUT RATHER IS STILL JUST SOME ACT THAT HE'S VERY COMMITTED TO 😭😭😭

[mx-heinous]

El Filibusterismo: Poorly Summarized

Chapter 1: We're on a boat and here are the bad guys! :D

Chapter 2: Eyyyy Basilio! You wanna make a school? (Internally: This will not turn out well)

Chapter 3: Short stories with symbolism. That Ibarra guy? Pffft he's dead. Don't worry about him

Chapter 4: The government ain't shit. Something about crocodiles. Juli would rather be a servant than sell a locket

Chapter 5: Coach Driver Has The Worst Christmas Eve Ever

Chapter 6: Basilio Backstory Time

Chapter 7: Simoun Backstory Time (but you already knew he was Ibarra, didn't you?) + Two weirdos have a philosophical debate in the middle of the woods

Chapter 8: Unmerry Christmas

Chapter 9: People Responsible For Why Juli's Life Sucks

Chapter 10: Simoun sells stuff, and oh yeah, Tales killed 3 people or something idk.

Chapter 11: The government ain't shit pt. 2

Chapter 12: The most relatable guy in the book

Chapter 13: The education system sucks

Chapter 14: Meet the students. You're probably gonna forget about them by the next chapter

Chapter 15: Isagani argues with a guy named Spaghetti or something

Chapter 16: Chinese Guy's in debt

Chapter 17: Woohoo, we're at a fair! Wait a minute, where's Simoun?

Chapter 18: Ah, there he is

Chapter 19: Simoun reveals he's a terrorist to a college drop-out

Chapter 20: Turns out, Don Custodio ain't shit

Chapter 21: The friars make a fuss about a French play, backfires horribly

Chapter 22: Relationship Dramaaaaa. Also, yay! The new school got approved! Nvm, we can't direct it anyway

Chapter 23: Hey kid, wanna be a terrorist? Wait, WDYM MARIA CLARA'S DEAD?!

Chapter 24: Relationship Dramaaaaa pt. 2 (This isn't gonna end well, will it?)

Chapter 25: Eating food and making fun of the government

Chapter 26: The government ain't shit pt. 3

Chapter 27: Wait, a decent priest? No way

Chapter 28: People Are Scared, Tiago kicks the bucket, and oh hey, Placido, there you are

Chapter 29: Tiago's Funeral (that's pretty much it)

Chapter 30: Juli can't catch a break

Chapter 31: Look! A decent government official! Nvm, he resigned

Chapter 32: Literally everyone is out of prison except for Basilio because the government ain't shit pt. 4. Also, Juanito's a girlfriend stealing bitch

Chapter 33: Basilio has an emo arc

Chapter 34: Wedding planning ensues, and look, a pretty lamp that's definitely not a bomb

Chapter 35: Your ex just crashed your wedding but dw, it's a good thing

Chapter 36: Ben-Zayb finally gets his own chapter

Chapter 37: The people finally got some braincells

Chapter 38: Remember Selo? Well, he's dead now

Chapter 39: Simoun finally crokes and Tiburcio's there ig

[mgert-m]

Just realized that my headcanon dynamic of perenor is literally my headcanon dynamic for penilaez

I JUST REALLY LIKE DEPRESSED x SUNSHINE OKAY???

[missadmyre]

LAGPAS TRAHEDYA AU

Elias and Crisostomo having family time with their children Amorccia and Indang under the afternoon sun, circa 1889.

AU CONTEXT

- after Crisostomo had been excommunicated and had been sent a message that he should forget Maria Clara, he takes the offer to live with Elias in a secluded village near Ilog Pasig.

- Elias had forgotten to tell his husband señor about something important, he had adopted two girls two years ago from that village.

- Although surprised, Crisostomo had quickly learned and accepted the girls, unintentionally turning them into a family

- Crisostomo moved his project of building a school to this village, wherein he worked there as the head teacher

- Elias works as a fisherman, able to haul a profit and food on the table. He sometimes takes Crisostomo and his daughters on boat rides throughout Ilog Pasig (y'know, like a rural family outing)

- ang daming nagchichismis sa kanila dahil masyado silang ✨sinaunang bading✨ behavior, charot 🤭

Elibarra Fanchildren

Amorccia Ninya Ibarra y Alonzo

7 years old

the younger sister of Indang

a soft-spoken girl with a tender smile

very timid

takes on after her ama, Crisostomo, in terms of literacy

can write and speak fluent English

likes to read books containing science and history

meek and quiet until you start talking about science or history, she'll spew everything she knew excitedly

court and polite, as taught by her itay, Elias

she doesn't get the craze of being in a religion but she won't admit it

she would visit Tandang Tasyo for his teachings in philosophy

sports aren't to her liking since her body is kinda weak

considered to be the next generation Clarita because of her beauty

likes her clothes to be simple and formal, and doesn't want it to be excessive in design

the illegitimate daughter of a Spanish count, of whom had left Las Filipinas way before her mother even told him she was pregnant with his child

despite her quiet nature, she hears and knows alot about her environment, able to understand the issues that surrounds her

Juanita Indang Ibarra y Katamtaman

13 years old

the older sister of Amorccia

would rather be called as Indang

a hardworking girl

likes to tend the crops and fishing

an animal person

a loudmouth, she knows about this and tries to tone it down

very polite and a believer of God, as per the teachings of her itay, Elias

she doesn't know how write or speak English, she can only understand it

she excels in Spanish, courtesy of her ama, Crisostomo

can do physical activities more than her sister

knows a whole lot of stuff about agriculture and animals

got her name Katamtaman because she likes her outfit to be "katamtaman" back when she was young

her family knows that she means "presko" or comfortable but they still joke about it every now and then

very humble and has very blunt honesty

once someone wrongs her when she knows she's in the right, she will clap back

she holds great disdain on the padres that roam the church, finding it blasphemous that they are soiling the house of God

a daughter born from rape between her mother and a padre, hence her great hatred on them

[totallynotsomeone]

My Filipino teacher congratulated me on doing a little character study of Basilio from Chapter 34 and previous chapters, She was happy that I not only added Basilio’s conflicts but also something I called the “Basilio-Crisostomo-Simoun Parallel Pipeline” :3

Anyway I loved how Rizal wrote the mechanism of the bomb and the planned explosion during the wedding that I asked if Rizal was even allowed to buy lamps after the publication of El Fili BECAUSE GE WAS INSANE 🤯🤯🤯

[yriyoa]

Simoun

[xxxnecrotica]

Dating Simoun Headcanons !! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) [ Simoun x Reader ] [ El Filibusterismo ]

— He leaves you for the revolution.

— And also for his revenge.

[janigmatic]

[kinocakez]

ALSO, my BSD design for Rizal!!:D (with Ibarra and Basilio)

[cskyes]

thinking about it, what if Simoun's plan did succeed? So what, now the wedding is bombed. The friars are dead, the government in shambles, and the richest reduced to nothing. What then?

Basilio seemed horrified of even letting them die in the first place, would have he even rallied the people to Tales' location or would he have just fled away?

And even if Basilio had succeeded, what was Ibarra's plans for the new country? All he talked about was getting revenge on those who wronged him, never about anyway to change it. He talked about watering the land with their blood but never bothered to mention what seeds he would plan.

[stephending]

You all ever think of what would've happened if Isagani wasn't SO hopelessly in love with Paulita?? Would he still be alive? Would he still be staring at her from afar on that street? Would he still rush in to get the lamp? So many questions, no answers cause it never happened

[siiiopao]

And I'll feel good in my revenge

I'm gonna fill your head with lead

And I'm coming for you.