#and the girl is basket

[zoroshark]

[Headcanon] Cheeky surprise 

[mouseshift]

[foldbaron]

Matthew Mercer as Nicolas Cage in Raising Arizona Travis Willingham as Nicolas Cage in Con Air Marisha Ray as Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man Robbie Daymond as Nicolas Cage in Honeymoon In Vegas Sam Riegel as Nicolas Cage as John Travolta in Face/Off Ashley Johnson as Nicolas Cage in The Rock Laura Bailey as Nicolas Cage in City Of Angels Liam O'Brien as Nicolas Cage in MANDY Taliesin Jaffe as Nicolas Cage in Valley Girl

[laurenluvss]

SPRING

"Where flowers bloom so does hope."

[floralcavern]

The difference between male wish fulfillment vs female wish fulfillment in romance anime

There’s kind of a different gaze that can be targeted to in romance anime. 

In male wish fulfillment anime romances, there’s usually a much heavier emphasis on the male love interest’s pov than the female’s. Also, women tend to be much more.. objectified and there’s an unnecessary amount of fan service. An example of this is Rent a Girlfriend and Don’t Toy With Me Miss Nagatoro. It’s more about the male lead being hit on by.. really horny women than actual romance.

However, in female wish fulfillment anime, it tends to be more told from the female’s perspective. The way the male love interest tends to be written is to make him emotional and aware and.. kind, rather than objectifying him or even making them horny, because women.. we don’t really want to be lusted after like that, typically. We’re already objectified enough. My favorite example is Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me To You. Kazehaya admits he’s a ‘pervert’ but in a respectful way. The writer doesn’t make him fully pure or naive or anything like that. He’s still a teen boy. But in this series, the male character is written to be sweet, emotional, and aware but he’s not stripped away from his inherent masculinity (nontoxic masculinity!). Not just.. a guy, if that makes any sense. Meanwhile, in male wish fulfillment anime, the women are just women, rather than characters. Again, I hope this makes sense!

Now, I’m not saying all romance anime that’s written from the female’s perspective is the best! I think MY Love Story!! is a good example of this! The main character is a male and he’s a genuine, total sweetheart while still having a sense of masculinity! And the female character isn’t objectified! And I would even say even say that this show could be considered a male wish fulfillment romance, based on how it’s written.

And then there’s shows for both, like Kaguya Sama: Love is War. In this show, the two love interests have complete equal power in focus, making them feel completely balanced and real. Neither are objectified and both get treated like humans. Same with The Apothecary Diaries, if not more so!

Anyways, sorry for this ramble. I just really like (well written) romance anime. And I will leave off with a list of romance anime recommendations!

•Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me To You (adorable, fluffy, amazing character development, doesn’t beat around the bush the entire fucking series. Half of the manga is pining and the other half is the complexities of being in your first ever relationship as you try to navigate it all)

•Snow White With The Red Hair (amazing female lead with cool world building and interesting dynamics)

•MY Love Story!! (SO CUTE! Amazing show about not judging appearances)

•My Happy Marriage (Really wholesome Cinderella type story)

•Kaguya Sama: Love Is War (hilarious. I actually recommend the dub. Genuinely really sweet)

•Sasaki To Miyano (so sweet it’ll give you cavities)

•Tomo Chan Is A Girl (there is sadly quite a bit of fanservice in this. I’ve seen way worse, but ya. If you’re wanting something to watch with your parents, this may not be it. Mostly just close ups on boobs)

•Monthly Girls Nozaki (romcom that leans really heavy on the comedy more than the romance, but I love it too much to not recommend. Watch it in the dub, you won’t regret it)

•Fruits Basket (Really sweet)

•Toilet Bound Hanako (THE MANGA! READ THE MANGA! DON’T LET THE TITLE WEIRD YOU OUT, I SWEAR IT IS INCREDIBLE! READ!)

•Komi Can’t Communicate (I would, however, like to apologize for Yamai ahead of time. The entire fandom hates her, don’t worry. There’s also quite a bit of fan service in this one 😔)

•Toradora (haven’t seen it in a while, but it’s a classic lol)

•Horimiya (Another romance anime that doesn’t beat around the bush!)

•The Ice Guy And His Cool Female Colleague (SO. CUTE. AGHHHH. Despite it being ice themed, it certainly makes me feel warm and fuzzy)

•Love, Chuunibyou, and Other Delusions (so silly, amazing story about maturity while also keeping your inner child alive)

•I Want To Eat Your Pancreas (be sure to bring tissues! You will cry!)

•Kamisama Kiss (I really like the characters and world building in this one. Sadly, we’ll probably never get another season 😔)

•Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (SUCH A CUTE MOVIE! Amazing feel good romance that just makes you happy)

•My Little Monster (not my usual first recommendation, but it’s an overall fun watch… still so desperately want another season. False hope lol)

•Ouran High School Host Club (an absolute classic romcom. Another situation where I actually recommend the dub)

•Apothecary Diaries (AGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! …full stop. I love this show.)

•Princess Tutu (I LOVE THIS STORYBOOK SETTING! And Ahiru is so silly. She’s just a duck, she can’t handle all these responsibilities!)

[violetsinyoureyesandguns]

The girls who are put on earth

to be lost in the forest like fairies

and live near the river eating fruits

like nymphs,

are forced to live under the pressure of society.

₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧｡⋆｡ °.🌸🦢🐚⋆❀˖

[susie-undertale]

when will you all acknowledge that shoujo is 800x better than shonen. Where else can I see the sheer levels of gender fuckery, thinly veiled lesbianism, shenanigans and general tomfoolery

[animeyanderelover]

In times where some people pop up and call out someone for their questionable fictional crushes I have learnt to choose who to name as my ultimate fictional loves depending on what kind of person they are.

If you are a normal person I will only ever name those types fictional crushes to you:

💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛

💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛☀️💛

✅Guaranteed healthy relationship of mutual love

✅I can trust them with my house

✅I can trust them with my finances

✅I can trust them with children

✅Emotional support

✅Husband material for real

✅Sunshine, sweetheart, spouse

Now, if I know you’re my kin I will reveal my other side to you:

💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔

💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔

✅There’s no way you look at this and think this would ever work out

✅Best scenario is your forever heartbreak and worst scenario is he’ll casually murder you

✅Do not trust him with your belongings or children

✅Your family and friends are in danger

✅You cannot fix him

✅Choose between trauma-dumping, PTSD, shitty childhood, gambling addiction and an ocean of toxic behavior

✅Or choose pure evil, narcism, being only a toy for his greater scheme, you are not his equal and an ocean of toxic behavior

[soultheories]

i love my brown haired girls

[6okuto]

i write so you know i love you

🧺 #27: "handwritten letters" with akaashi for @shobvrry :D

the first letter akaashi wrote for you was a short, anxious confession slid into your locker, folded neatly with a star sticker to keep it shut.

i just wanted to say i like you, and i’d like to take you on a date sometime if that’s okay with you. please don’t worry if you don’t feel the same way, but also please pretend you didn’t read this if so. thanks for being my friend. i’ll see you tomorrow :)

he didn’t expect to see you waiting for him after practice that day, the familiar paper in hand. with his ending request, among a dozen catastrophizing explanations stood one reasonable for your presence—

“i like you too, ’ji,” you said a little faster than practiced, heart stumbling at the sight of him.

it was sunset as you held the letter in one hand, and for the first time, keiji’s hand in the other on your way home—pink and orange ribbons of light finding a temporary home in interlocked fingers and brushing arms.

the confession is still carefully tucked away in a box of other gifts and letters you’ve received—the first in a section just from him. he could’ve easily texted at least a third of them, you pointed out once, a few days before your first anniversary, but he only shook his head. it was the romanticism of it all, and—

“what if you texted back right away? i wasn’t ready to handle that, i probably would’ve thrown up or ran away or something.”

his feelings after your first date, a request to see you after school a month after, then the letter celebrating your one month anniversary exactly 31 days later.

they built and built—words pulled from an endless well of love and poetic prose in hopes of capturing just how much you meant to him. you still like flipping through them all, on anniversaries or an otherwise insignificant thursday afternoon.

seeing the different decorations and envelopes and letter lengths throughout the years, only keiji’s handwriting remains the same throughout. it’s the same one that writes “i hope these aren’t sour,” “don’t forget your project by the printer,” “i hope you have a good day :),” and i love you, i love you, i love you.

so when your four year anniversary nears and he makes a remark about his gift, you ask “another letter for me?”

keiji stills, fingers slowing down as they flip the next page in his novel—dostoevsky, you think. his index and thumb start to pull the corner (not enough to fold, but reminiscent of what he does to the hem of his shirt when he’s nervous anyway.) “maybe?”

he fixes his posture, sitting up straighter on the couch. “is that…i know i write them a lot, huh? would you like—”

“no!” you shake your head. “no, i like the letters a lot, keiji, i promise. i just,”—you move next to him and frown—“i hope you don’t feel like you have to write them, you know? i don’t know how your hands don’t hurt a lot after. you could type them out and i’d be just as happy.”

but keiji shakes his head, and it feels a little similar to three years ago. “no, that’s not the same at all. i want to write them for you,”—he closes his book with his thumb as a bookmark, the other hand moving to hold yours—“that’s what makes them special.”

“plus formatting them digitally wouldn’t be any easier than my double-sided tape—do you want to take the joy of tape and stickers away from me?” he raises a brow and squeezes your hand in his.

you snort. “okay, you know what? fair enough.”

and keiji pours a lot of honesty, of himself, into his letters, but maybe one thing he’ll keep a secret is how often his hand cramps and red indents and cuts form on his fingers. because it’s inconsequential in the end, really nothing in comparison to the bright smile and hug you give him when he hands you the next letter a couple of weeks later, carefully folded in an envelope with a star sticker on the front.

[scoriarose]

She came up with a new activity

[coincasual]

sitting outside for lunch🧺✨

[roxi-chan]

It's often said that Kyo can read Tohru like a book. He easily senses when something is bothering her, doesn't put her on a pedestal, gives her the space to be selfish, and eventually makes her feel comfortable enough to share her worries and vulnerabilities.

But what I love just as much is how Tohru too is able to make Kyo slowly open up and trust her, to the point that he allows her to casually touch his beads, the symbol of his deepest vulnerability.

After Tohru's unwavering acceptance of Kyo’s True Form, the topic not only ceases to be a secret but also stops being a taboo. Kyo allows her to subtly refer to it without feeling bothered.

He goes from hiding, trying to run away and actively avoiding dealing with it...

to not being fazed by Tohru casually touching his beads and subtly referring to it

and eventually, he becomes comfortable enough to even talk about it.

The beads represent one of his darkest secrets, and it's beautiful to see how he learns to trust Tohru and to be comfortable talking about that subject with her.

But at the same time, it's also heartbreaking to know that the person he learns to trust the most is also the one he cannot share his actual darkest secret (his alleged responsibility in Kyoko's death) because he's terrified that Tohru will hate him for it.

Almost as if his True Form was nothing compared to how bad he thinks his true self is.

[inel-ens]

super cute formula for Riko (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

[inmyglowupera]

I can’t be the only one who thinks grocery shopping feels like a romantic date with yourself?

[galleryofart]

The Flower Girl

Artist: Sir James Jebusa Shannon (Anglo-American, 1862–1923)

Date: 1900

Medium: Oil paint on canvas

Collection: Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom

Description

James Jebusa Shannon painted this work while he and his family were on holiday in Eastbourne. The woman was a flower girl who they met every morning on their way down to the beach. She agreed to sit for Shannon in her ordinary working clothes while nursing her baby. The artist’s daughter, Kitty, recalled that her father told the flower girl to come ‘exactly as you are: baby, basket of flowers, the white blouse with the big black spots and old battered straw hat’.