#but because i WILL go down a rabbit hole with it

[uboat53]

I've gotten to the point where I no longer expect the person I'm talking to (unless they're someone I actually know in person and have a pre-existing positive relationship with) to do anything but make up increasingly insane reasons why something obviously cruel and illegal is "totally fine."

Now I continue the debate because there are other people watching who are not as far down the rabbit hole and seeing someone defend absolute illegal and immoral absurdity can often give them the impetus they need not to go too far down.

it continues to amaze me how often Americans have to literally get on their knees in front of police

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

Don't ask me how I ended up down this rabbit hole the other night, but I ended up reading this interview from 2006 with Jennifer Aniston about the breakdown of her marriage and rebuilding her life afterwards and like... that is the demographic albums like TTPD are for and about. Like, there are quotes in that article that are eerily reminiscent of what we've been talking about on TTPD, and it's because it is the most painfully normal experience that so, so, so many women in their 30s go through.

Like seriously, if you want an explicit explanation of what it's like to have a partner who at one point was your best friend but then pulls away from you, who doesn't support you through a major life event because they end up prioritizing their own career/needs, who you built your life around in your late 20s/early 30s and then had to learn who you were outside of it again, and the impact of wanting to start a family with a partner who didn't feel the same pressing need as a man that you do as a woman and then dealing with the consequences of that disconnect... It's all there in that interview.

Anyway that's why TTPD is so special to me and why IMO it's going to stand the test of time because the emotions are so universal.

[ranni-moon]

a compilation video of heran and jungwon moments from en oclock ???

🩰 now playing : en-o'clock being the ultimate hewon instigator!

synopsis : a 13 minute compilation of some of heran and jungwon's most questionable en-o'clock moments. a push and pull fueled by heran's competitive nature, and jungwon's inability to stand on business when it comes to her.

masterlist | wattpad

[ added captions are in brackets ]

indented italics are additional voice overs

hey, everyone! welcome back to my channel—aka—the hub for hewon enthusiasts! if you're here, you already know what you're in for... but for the uninitiated, strap in because once you go down this rabbit hole... there's no escape—

totally kidding, of course! ha ha ha... a quick debrief for the newcomers—heran and jungwon are a walking disaster (but in a cute way). and if there's one thing that fuels their chaos, then it's en-o'clock. every single nerve in heran's body is powered by one thing: the burning, uncontrollable desire to win. she's fucking insane super competitive! and won? the exact opposite. he fully believes in just having a good time and trying your best. and because of this clash, it causes some hilarious tension. she throws a few more snarky comments his way, gets a little hot headed, and screams more than usual. but he loves it... WE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE YANG JUNGWON!!

[ quick cut to heran playfully scolding jungwon, while he just smiles and rolls his eyes ]

so buckle up, kiddos-grab your snacks, take a deep breath, and prepare for some of my favourite moments of them together. the good, the bad, the yelling... you know the drill. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY ARE NOT DATING!! (or that's what they say..... hmmmmmm)

[ yang "heran can say whatever she wants to me" jungwon pt 3243242 ]

the cameras were dually focused on the eight members neatly sat at their own desk on the classroom set. dressed in school uniform and carrying the same weight of dread and tension as if they were in an actual classroom—the only difference being that they found this more entertaining.

and by "this"—they meant listening to heran ramble on about a topic she was overally passionate about.

it started off the same as it usually did—with someone disagreeing with her to an unhealthy extent. and unfortunately, that day, jungwon was the victim.

heran was leaning back in her chair, then pen in her hand spinning through her fingers with a practiced ease that suggested that her guard was down. she was only half-listening, relaxed, not particularly concerned about the debate that was happening around her.

[ she is toooo foineeee ugh ]

that was until she heard him speak. the words fell from jungwon's tongue, casual, careless. "fate has nothing to do with coincidences though—it's purely spiritual. meaning that most relationships are driven by coincidences."

for the first time the entire segment, she actually sat up, shifting in her seat, the slight confusion in her eyes morphing into something closer to disbelief. she ran a hand through her hair, pushing it back from her face as the cogs in her mind turned to formulate her own opinion.

heeseung was arguing his opinion, most members agreed with jungwon which wasn't a surprise. "jungwon's right. I don't think there's ever someone truly meant for you—it's what you make of it," heeseung said and a few more chimes tuned in.

heran's brow furrowed. "wait, wait," she waved her hand in the air, finally drawing the attention of her members. "do you guys know what fate entails?"

the question earned a few responded nods. "It's when the universe has something planned out for you, which logically doesn't make any sense," jake retorted, his glasses slipping down the bridge of his nose.

heran's mouth fell agape. "so you'd rather believe in coincidences?"

jungwon eased into his seat, his lips slightly pursed. "I'd rather believe in coincidences than the assumption that the universe had a plan set out for me before I was even born."

"so you think that we're all here because of a few perfectly alighted coincidences?" she asked again. "that despite us having met each other in one way or another before i-land, are here just because?"

jungwon shrugged, completely unfazed. “I mean… yeah.”

heran sat back in her chair, blinking at him as if he had just spoken an entirely different language.

[ why is she staring at him like that?? I VOLUNTEER! I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE ]

the other members watched the exchange with mild amusement, some of them nodding along to jungwon’s words, while others—like ni-ki and sunoo—were too entertained by her reaction to pick a side.

[ sunki knew that this mf was about to get COOKED ]

[ it's always them smh ]

“I don’t get why you’re so shocked,�� sunghoon added, resting his chin on his hand. “It’s not that deep.”

heran let out an exasperated laugh, running a hand through her hair again as she tried to make sense of it all. “not that deep?” she repeated. “so none of you think that maybe—just maybe—some things are meant to happen?”

“things happen because of choices, not because the universe willed it,” jungwon argued, his voice calm as ever. “If fate existed, wouldn’t that mean everything in our lives is predetermined? that we don’t actually have control?”

heran frowned, taking a moment to gather her thoughts before sitting up properly, her expression serious now.

“that’s not what fate means,” she countered. “fate isn’t some rigid plan—it’s a force. It’s what brings people together, what nudges you toward things you didn’t even know you needed. It’s not about control, it’s about connection.”

jungwon tilted his head slightly, watching her intently.

she was fully engaged now, her usual playfulness momentarily replaced by something deeper—something convicted. her fingers tapped lightly against the desk as she spoke, her eyes flickering with thought.

“I just think… there are too many things in life that feel too perfect to just be coincidences,” she continued. “like—okay, take us, for example. we all auditioned at different times, from different places, and somehow we've all had interactions before properly meeting, we all ended up in i-land. and then, against all odds, we all debuted together?”

“that’s just luck,” heeseung cut in, ever the realist.

heran shook her head. “It could be luck. or it could be fate. maybe we were all meant to be here, to meet, to be in each other’s lives.”

[ fate did me bad by not letting me be her girlfriend... ]

It was a proper 1 v 7—and she wasn't anywhere near to throwing in her towel.

"you're really passionate about this," jay hummed, the smile on his lips not faltering.

heran scoffed. "because I'm right."

[ yes ma'am 🙇🏼‍♀️]

[ let's keep in mind that these idiots are trying to argue with a girl who has lawyers for parents AND was the debate club president throughout high school ]

[ It's like they want to die smh ]

it was then that she noticed the way jungwon had been staring at her—not in the way he usually did when they were teasing each other, but softer, almost fond. like he wasn’t really paying attention to the debate anymore, just her.

a warmth crept up her neck, but she used it to her advantage.

she turned to face him properly, tilting he head to the side. "so what about us?"

[ US??? TF YOU MEAN US?? ]

[ BRO'S TALKING ABOUT THEM!! MY SOULMATES UGHHHHH ]

the reaction was immediate.

jungwon blinked, caught completely off guard. “that’s not fair—wait."

the atmosphere in the room shifted as jungwon pushed his chair back, the scraping sound of the legs against the floor startling everyone. the members laughed, waiting for his next move, and jungwon himself seemed to be weighing his options, clearly thinking that standing might give him a better shot at making his case.

“look, we're different though,” he said with a smile, his voice steady but filled with a strange certainty, as if this one statement would somehow put an end to their debate.

the silence in the room lasted all of two seconds before the reactions came pouring in, like a dam had burst. jay raised an eyebrow, sunghoon’s mouth dropped open in mock disbelief, and jake looked personally offended as if jungwon had just insulted their entire existence.

heran, however, was still leaning back in her chair, arms crossed, eyes fixed on him. she watched him as if trying to figure out where he was going with this. there was a slight shift in her expression—an amused smirk forming on her lips, but she didn’t speak right away.

[ she knew exactly what she was doing here don't even play rn RAHHHHHHH ]

the others were quick to call him out.

“what do you mean different?!” jake practically exploded, his voice half-laughing, half-serious.

sunoo was already shaking his head, grinning ear-to-ear. “oh, I'm starting to love this more than I thought I would."

but heran? she just sat there, watching him with an amused glint in her eye, before shaking her head. "so you’re saying we’re the universe’s exception?"

[ let's do a tally on the amount of "coincidences" these two have been in, according to the boys' logic ]

[ won and heran met when they were 14 for the first time at a taekwondo tournament ]

[ they ended up tying. which was heran's first time since the age of 5 that she hasn't outright won a match ]

[ I just know she was crashing out so bad on the way home ]

[ for an entire year and a half they had their trophy's, both their names engraved on each ]

[ THEY WERE WALKING PAST THAT TROPHY EVERYDAY FOR A YEAR NOT KNOWING HOW DEEP IT WAS ]

[ they were both bighit trainees before jungwon moved to belift ]

[ then they met at i-land, and ended up in the same group for every unit performance ]

[ THEN THEY JUST HAPPENED TO TIE IN VOTES AT THE END OF THE SHOW?!?! ]

[ yeah, they are more than an exception ]

jungwon hesitated.

that was not what he was trying to say, but the way she phrased it made it sound ridiculous. he ran a hand through his hair, a flustered laugh slipping past his lips. "no, that’s not—okay, wait."

before anyone could say anything else, he moved.

straight toward her.

[ SIR, WHERE ARE YOU GOING???? ]

heran raised an eyebrow as he crossed the room, coming to a stop right in front of her desk. the others went feral.

"NO WAY, IS HE TRYING TO RECOVER?"

"JUNGWON, TURN BACK, YOU ALREADY LOST."

but he ignored them, placing both hands on the edge of her desk and leaning down slightly so they were eye-level. “just hear me out for a second.”

[ I'm sat 🪑]

but then there was the other part of him—the one that had just spent the last few minutes on a losing streak against her—telling him he was in too deep. he had already lost this round, and there was no way he was going to win. Not with that look she was giving him.

so, he tried to speak, but his words faltered. his throat seemed dry. he paused mid-sentence, unsure whether to continue or just let this moment go.

she was waiting for him to speak, to defend his point, but the way she was looking at him made it impossible to concentrate. his breath caught in his throat, and he felt a strange warmth rise up his neck.

this wasn’t how it usually went. mormally, when they bickered, he’d shoot back with a quick retort, but now? now, he could barely remember what they were debating about in the first place.

she tilted her head slightly, as if inviting him to continue. “okay, I’m listening,” she said, her voice soft, almost coaxing.

It was like a switch had flipped in his head. his mind raced, but all his thoughts were tangled in one thing—her. the way she was sitting there, calm and collected, waiting for him to figure it out, was… unsettling. he felt his pulse quicken, his stomach flipping as he watched her, his thoughts scattered in all the wrong ways.

[ can we please get these two a room...? ]

jungwon, unable to hold it together, stared at her for a beat longer before his mouth opened, and his next words were a breathless surrender.

“I’m sorry.” he deadpanned, the embarrassment hitting him immediately. “you were right, I was wrong.”

the words came out almost too easily, but as soon as he said them, the weight in his chest lifted just a little. heran looked up at him, surprised by his sudden admission. the room was still—no one had expected this.

for a split second, it felt like everyone was holding their breath, but then—

“OH MY GOD!” sunghoon exploded from his seat, hands on his cheeks. “did you just—"

heeseung had his hands in his hair, utter shock on his face. "YOU IDIOT!"

"well," jay sighed, throwing his head back in defeat. "that's one way to lose a debate."

[ when a man knows when to stfu>>> ]

“YOU’RE A GONER,” jake declared, pointing at jungwon with the intensity of a courtroom prosecutor.

jungwon barely had time to process his loss before sunoo dramatically flopped onto his desk, clutching his chest like he had just witnessed a tragic love story unfold in real time. “I can’t believe it. we lost because of this idiot.”

meanwhile, ni-ki was cackling, absolutely losing it. “hyung, you folded faster than my laundry—AND I DON’T EVEN DO MY LAUNDRY.”

heran, still seated, finally let out a laugh, shaking her head. “I was just messing with you, won.”

jungwon inhaled sharply—he knew that. he should’ve known that. But the way she was looking at him, the way she had maneuvered this entire debate like she was playing chess while he was stuck in a game of tic-tac-toe—it had felt real.

so, with a dramatic sigh, he lowered himself in front of her desk, bending his knees and resting his head on the surface in total defeat. “I knew that,” he muttered into the wood, but the heat creeping up his neck betrayed him.

heran grinned, amused, before lifting a hand and gently patting his head. “sure you did.”

the moment was short-lived because—

“GET UP, YOU COWARD,” heeseung shouted, throwing a crumpled paper ball at him. “HAVE SOME DIGNITY.”

jungwon didn’t move.

“leave him,” jay said, shaking his head solemnly. “this is his life now.”

[ bro turned into a housecat for her I'M SICK ]

[ heran's inevitable crashout ]

In this en-o'clock episode, the members were handed a silly yet surprisingly difficult challenge: they had to thread a needle while their hands were handcuffed together. the task was as ridiculous as it was frustrating, but the real entertainment came from watching the chaos unfold as each pair struggled to get the needle through the thread.

heran and jungwon were once again paired up, and the moment the handcuffs clicked around their wrists, the other members immediately started to snicker.

[ the en-o'clock directors know what we want for realllll 😩😩😩 ]

[ every day I thank them for the heran and jungwon content that they feed us ]

“are you kidding me? this is how we’re spending our time today?”

jungwon, always calm, gave a small smile, trying to hide his amusement. “It’s not that hard.”

heran shot him a look, already feeling the impending chaos. “yeah? watch me as I try to not stab you with this needle,” she said, waving it around dramatically.

she immediately started fidgeting with the needle, her hand shaking as she tried to get it through the tiny hole. but every time she tried, her movements were limited by their handcuffs, pulling jungwon into an awkward dance.

“hold still, please,” she grumbled, her frustration growing.

“I’m trying,” he replied, his voice a mix of amusement and patience. he kept his movements slow and gentle, trying to avoid bumping into her too much.

[ y’all, I’m dying ]

[ he’s so calm while she’s freaking out ]

her eyes were locked on the needle as she tried again and again to get the thread through the eye. “this is so stupid! we're gonna be here all day!” she exclaimed, exasperated.

jungwon couldn’t help the laugh that escaped his lips, though he quickly tried to calm her down. “It’s okay, rannie. just focus. you're getting too excited."

“FOCUS? I can’t even move properly with these handcuffs!” she threw her hands up, nearly hitting jungwon in the face in the process.

[ the way he dodged her hand I'm screamingggg ]

[ this girl is a safety hazard bro ]

“okay, okay,” he said, trying to make sense of their position. “let’s take a breath. we need to breathe before you stab us both.” he carefully moved her hand back, avoiding the sharp edge of the needle.

heran exhaled loudly, her dramatic energy mixing with his calm demeanour. “okay, but this is a nightmare,” she whined, but she tried to calm herself.

jungwon gently took her hand and guided her fingers back to the needle, moving them both carefully. his calm voice was steady. “don't rush it. we still have a minute left.”

despite her obvious frustration, heran felt the weight of his words. she took a breath, refocusing, and with hisgentle guidance, the needle finally slid through the thread.

the room fell silent for a second as the task was completed, and then—

“there you go,” jungwon said softly, smiling warmly. “good job.”

[ me next! me next! ]

[ her reaction 😏 ]

heran blinked at him, almost in disbelief, as the tension finally released. her face lit up with a smile, pride swelling within her despite the chaotic journey to get there. “oh my god, we actually did it. finally!”

[ look at how gentle he is with her 😩😭 ]

[ our first proper hewon moment since i-land ]

[ may i present to you, the en-o'clock episode that stared it all ]

[ we have jealous jungwon, heran being hot as fAWk, and them being all cutesie ]

the weather was slightly overcast that early afternoon, that had already been filled with laughter and momentary betrayal. the members had just finished setting up their tent on set, and were playing around with some of the games.

heran was particuarly engrossed in the football at her feet, tapping it in the air as she explained the gist of her position to the camera.

[ OH SHE IS TOO HOT WTF THIS IS UNREAL ]

[ WHY IS SHE KICKING THE BALL WITH SO MUCH EASE I'M GONNA FAINT ]

after that bit, one of the staff members announced that as a reward they got a watermelon which they had to fetch themselves down the stream. naturally, they rushed over only to be met with the difficult task of getting it out of the water while staying dry.

heran was minding her own business, standing a little too close to the edge for comfort—and there he was—park sunghoon—getting ready to commit murder on camera for whatever reason.

[ when I tell you that he had it out for her the entire episode ]

[ look at him smirking... psychopath! ]

"what if someone just—"

that was the last thing heran heard before she felt his hands on her back, applying a little more pressure than needed before her ear-piercing scream rung through the air.

[ the editors did her so dirty with this part bruh ]

[ the slowmotion fall has me WHEEZING ]

heran's first instinct was to grab onto the thing closest to her or stability, and that just to happened to be jay. she yelped, jumping onto him with an urgency of someone trying to run away from a tsunami. her arms flung around his neck in panic, her legs around his waist in the most koala-looking way imaginable.

[ HAND PLACEMENT! HAND PLACEMENT! ]

[ I need jay to hold me like that yesterday actually ]

the members were in tears, clutching their stomachs at he reaction—except for jungwon.

[ yeah... uhm... I'm scared ]

his gaze was hard, confused even as he watched the scene unfold. heran in jay's arms. that sure didn't seem right.

[ jungwon rn : that should be me, holding your hand! that should be me, making you laugh! ]

[ F in the chat for leader yang guys ]

the episode continued to unfold with similar moments, a little more tension than usual but of course it melted away as quickly as it happened. they got their watermelon and were lounging around on the grass—but something caught heran's eye.

jungwon was sitting on the grass, staring at his watermelon slice as it if had a personal vendetta against him. he was battling with the seeds, already not in a good mood.

[ aw wonie looks so sadddd ]

[ my SHAYLAAAA ]

then from the other end of the camera's view heran caught a glimpse of the issue and immediately got up. "you look like you're dissecting that thing," she said, her tone light a she crouched down beside him.

he glanced up, surprised by the sudden proximity. "It's got way too many seeds," he mumbled, holding it up as evidence.

heran didn't even hesitate and held out he own slice for him to take. "here, take mine. there's barely any seeds in it."

[ SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP ]

jungwon blinked, startled by the gesture. "what about you?"

she shrugged, plopping down beside him on the blanket. "I'll just steal another one when jay isn't looking."

[ absolute menace ]

"thanks," he said quietly, the corner of his lips tugging into a smile.

"no problem, won."

[ the moment that started it all ]

[ it was the end of border : carnival promotions ]

[ the fandom was tweaking ]

[ heran was being dragged into bullying rumours ]

[ and this moment single handedly saved us all from depression ]

[ who's the prettier princess? ]

"hyung, why does it suit you so well?" ni-ki asked in between his laughter, the other members soon joining in as jungwon placed the tiara on his head.

[ HE IS SO CUTE GUYS I'M GONNA SCREAM ]

[ AWW LOOK AT THE BABYYYY ]

his cheeks were momentarily flushed in embarrassment as he turned to the camera. this wasn't the worst punishment that he could have gotten—but it wasn't the best either. the only thing holding him together was heran's reaction.

she covered her face with her hands, fighting back the urge to squeal from beside him. "why do you look so cute?" she asked sweetly. "this is so unfair."

[ says the most gorgeous person ever??? ]

[ she's so self-unaware sometimes istg ]

sunoo clapped his hands together, loving every bit of this punishment. "you're supposed to be posing for the camera."

the other members chimed in agreement, egging him on and making sweet comments about how he was definitely a fairy in his past life. he couldn't bare the attention, dropping his head into his hands with a groan.

"how much longer do I have to do this for?" he asked, only to be met with more requests to pose for the camera properly, but for the life of him he couldn't.

but then heran happened.

she calmed herself down and grabbed his attention, nearly losing he composure when he turned to look at her. "won, you need to smile at the camera or else they're going to keep this on you," she said in between a fit of giggles, straightening the tiara on his head.

jungwon threw his head back with a groan. "It's too much, I can't take myself seriously."

ni-ki snorted from a few tables down, crossing his arms but his smile still there. "If it helps, we never take you seriously."

[ this absolute CLOWN ]

the room was filled with hushed snickers that only made jungwon even more reluctant. but heran was going to make sure that he looked at the camera, this was the perfect opportunity for a new lock screen background.

she nudged him with her foot. "come on, just a small smile for the camera, wonie," she encouraged, flashing him the same sweet smile that he could never say no to.

[ I love it when she calls him that ]

two seconds later he was facing the main camera, putting on his best act while his members cooed over the sight—especially heran, who was on the verge of having heart palpitations.

she tilted her head to get a better look at him, his flustered smile making her pout. "we need to see your dimples, baby, stop being shy."

[ WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I THREW MY PHONE ACROSS THE ROOM WHEN I HEARD HER SAY THIS ]

[ never in my LIFE have I heard best friends call each other baby ]

[ she slipped up here and didn't even careeee ]

[ the scream I SCRUMPT!!!! ]

[ THE ABSOLUTE MESS THIS THIS MOMENT CAUSED ON STAN TWITTER WAS BEAUTIFUL ]

that was jungwon's breaking point—the smile was involuntary—a natural reaction to anything that heran did, and there it was, his dimples etched so beautifully into his cheeks that she reacted to heavily to the point where she knocked her knee on the table.

[ an employed crashout indeed ]

the members were having a field day, losing their composure after something so small yet so entertaining. when it was finally over and jungwon was hit with another wave of embarrassment that had him sinking even further into his seat.

the excitement died down for a bit, the camera now focused on heran trying to calm him down. she rubbed his back soothingly, something that she wasn't aware was making him even more flustered. "you'd make such a pretty princess to be honest," she teased with a warm smile.

[ yes he would. speak your truth queen ]

he sat up straight at her proclamation, fully turning to face her as he took the tiara off his head and gently placed it on hers, brushing a few stray strands of hair out the way. "too bad, because you're my pretty princess."

[ ME WHEN?? ME FUCKING WHEN?? ]

[ I LOVE THEM SO MUCH I'M GONNA THROW UP ]

[ seperation anxiety but make it hewon ]

they didn't know who decided that it was a great idea to lock each of the members in a room for a few hours, but none of them were complaining—except for jungwon.

the other seven were more than content with their own company, a few snacks and something to keep them entertained. In heran's case it was her nintendo switch—which the fandom believed was more important to her than most things in her life.

she was sprawled out on the floor, the sun's rays seeping through the open window and onto her face with a familiar warmth. everything was going well, but she could have sworn that she heard a scream from time-to-time.

"ah! I drove into a turtle shell!" she exclaimed, her eyes trained onto the game of mario kart that she was immersed in.

[ my girlfriend is a gamer don't even ]

It was peaceful, rewarding, but strangely empty. It took her nearly 30 minutes before she cracked. "I wonder how the other members are doing?" she turned to look at one of the cameras in the corner of the room.

[ well wouldn't you like to know... ]

then the clip switched over to jungwon who was undoubtably relapsing. like heran, he was sprawled on the floor, only he had a lot more whining, kicking, and rolling on the floor. yang jungwon was losing his mind.

"how long has it been? two hours?" he asked, a slight pout on his lips.

[ 30 minutes. It has been 30 minutes ]

after a few more moments of throwing a very controlled tantrum, he sat up straight, and stared directly at the camera. "I feel so alone."

[ me too, buddy. me too ]

his attention flickered from the door that was locked, to the window until the cogs in his brain started working. and as if on cue a knock came from the other side of the door, and it was gently pushed open.

a staff member popped their head in to check up on him, just as he did with the other members. "are you okay in here?" he asked and jungwon sighed.

[ comical to say the least ]

"I'm going insane. Is heran okay?" he couldn't help himself.

[ heehheheheheeehhe ]

the staff member chuckled and gave him a reassuring nod. "she said that she's having the time of her life."

jungwon's heart dropped to his stomach, his brows furrowing in genuine shock. "why?" the question slipped. "doesn't she miss me?"

[ oh lawddddd ]

[ get ready guys ]

"I'm sure she does," the staff member answered and then took a step out of the room, ready to lock it for the next hour, but jungwon was quick.

his excuse was that one of the cameras in the room made a funny sound, and that it should definitely be checked out now instead of later. "It could be a serious issue, I'm not sure."

[ a mastermind at work ]

[ he invented prison break, I don't make the rules ]

then, just as the staff member took his first few steps into the corner of the room jungwon made his grand escape out the door. in his defence, it was a foolish mistake to leave it open with him in the room of all people.

his adrenaline filled screams echoed through the house, his figure running past a few very confused staff members until they caught on and eventually started chasing him. it was a sight to behold, and the members locked up all shared the same thought.

[ the staff members really said "..... OH SHIT!" ]

"that's definitely jungwon."—heeseung

"wow, he lasted longer than I expected, props to him."— sunghoon

"this is why I stay away from him."—sunoo

"I wonder how long the staff members are going to chase him for?"— ni-ki

"Is that jungwon screaming? how did he get out?"—jake

"I'm surprised he didn't jump out the window."—jay

the only person who didn't hear him was heran, because she was too distracted by her own screaming to notice his. that was until, she heard a bang on the window behind her, followed by a pair of hands gripping onto the window sill.

"what the hell?" she asked and walked over, peering our to see jungwon standing on the lawn about 3 meters down, clearly out of breath.

"open the window more!" he screamed. "hurry, they're chasing me!"

[ you cannot make this shit up ]

heran didn't have a clue as to what was going on but obliged, muttering something under her breath as she took a step back, watching as he took one big leap and successfully pulled himself up.

less than a minute later he was rolling through the open window, a few staff members gathering outside and ultimately giving up with a few chuckles and tired pants. "that's definetaly gonna make for good content time. we should thank him."

[ get that bag I guess ]

she was dumbfounded to say the least—her lips parted as she stared at the boy laying on the floor, attempting to catch his breath. "can I get an explanation, please?"

after a few more deep breaths, he sat up straight and stared at her with narrowed eyes. "why didn't you miss me?"

[ DEAD!! ]

[ get yourself a man who YEARNSSSS ]

heran stared at him a moment longer. "huh?" she ran her fingers through he hair, trying to make sense of the situation. "you jumped through my window to ask me that?"

he let out a dramatic sigh, sitting up. “yeah, because you had mario kart and zero loyalty.”

“excuse me?”

“I suffered in that room,” jungwon continued, clutching his chest like he had survived a life-or-death situation. “and meanwhile, you were just chilling, living your best life, not even thinking about me.”

she scoffed. “for the record, I did think about you.”

jungwon narrowed his eyes. “when?”

she paused. “...like, at some point.”

he let out an exaggerated tch before sprawling out dramatically on the floor again. “wow. betrayed. I can’t believe this.”

heran sighed before dropping back onto the floor, settling into her previous spot. jungwon watched her expectantly, waiting—waiting—for some kind of grand gesture, some token of appreciation for his bravery. but when she simply picked up her switch again and continued her game like nothing had happened, he was scandalised.

"that's it?"

[ bro expected her to propose or something ]

heran didn’t even glance up from her screen. "jungwon, I'm locked in the room too. I have nothing to give you right now."

he groaned, letting himself fall back onto the floor with a dramatic thud. "I'm too tired to even argue right now. I've never run that fast in my life."

"yeah, I could tell. I thought you were about to pass out at my window."

jungwon waved her off weakly, too exhausted to keep up his usual antics. she sighed, setting her switch aside for a moment. she looked down at him, then at the clock ticking away on the wall. another hour of being stuck in here. she might as well make things a little easier for the poor guy.

without saying a word, she patted her lap. “we’re here for another hour, come on.”

[ WOOF WOOF BARK BARK ]

[ WHY'D SHE PAT HER LAP LIKE THAT?!? ]

It took less than a second for jungwon to shift, rolling over until his head was resting on her lap. he let out a deep, satisfied sigh as he closed his eyes. "this is so much better. I should've come here way earlier."

[ bro is never beating those cat allegations ]

heran let out a soft laugh, about to reach for her switch again when suddenly—

her hand was stolen.

she blinked, looking down to see him guiding her fingers onto his head.

"how am I supposed to play mario kart with one hand?"

jungwon cracked one eye open, giving her the most shamelessly innocent look imaginable. "skill issue."

[ SIR SHE WILL KICK YOU OUT STFU ]

she gawked at him. "excuse me?"

he closed his eyes again, letting out an overly dramatic sigh. "I risked my life to be here with you. the least you can do is comfort me in my time of need."

[ dramatic ahh ]

heran rolled her eyes but ultimately relented, fingers slipping into his soft strands as she lazily combed through them. "you're an idiot, you know that?"

jungwon only hummed, already halfway to falling asleep.

do you feel unlovable yet? because I know I do! hahahaha. I'm tweaking. please leave me alone while I wallow in my sorrows, because lee heran will NEVER run her fingers through my hair or say, "we need to see your dimples, baby" TO ME!!

[kkolg]

been watching more cartoons lately and I’ve begun to realize it actually helps me with breaking some bad habits-

1 it prevents me from going down dark internet rabbit holes right before bed and limits me from seeing a lot of negative content I’m usually use to seeing 

2 I listen to them out loud in my room so it limits my earphone use a bit more :3(chronic earphone user cause maladaptive daydreamer)dont know why i just do this with cartoons but it’s probably because i get sucked into a ton of true crime when i have earphones,,

3 not worried about socials too much cause im too invested in my shows vdavdqvdq it keeps me from getting sucked into more rabbit holes

anyways thank you cartoons c:

[tamagaytchicollector]

still on the Humans Are Space Orcs rabbit hole

I know we’ve discussed teeth.

The fact they will quite literally rot and fall off if we don’t brush them (in specific ways mind you, 45° angle to properly brush around the gums).

The fact we have two sets of teeth and it’s normal and expected for one to straight up FALL out of our heads as toddlers, and the fact we look forward to it.

The fact we have canines that are only called that but aren’t actually sharp, and how this could potentially either a) scare the living fuck out of aliens who think we just have retractable fangs we can use at any point, or b) disappoint an alien who is just waiting for us to pull our fangs out

NOW, may i bring up: the fact humans are OBSESSED with fangs, we think they look so cool and are badass, to such a degree people get their canines shaved down?

I was 15 in my room with a nail file going at them every night for a month before i gave up because it hurt too much. and thank god because shaving your teeth down is so fucking damaging. And people evem go to the dentist for it. An alien would LOSE their shit over that

Alien: oh, well that’s kinda disappointing

Human: yeah sorry dude, i wish i had them too. if it makes you feel better some humans do, it’s just most of us don’t

Alien: like a rare mutation?

Human: oh no, nobody is born with them, but some get them surgically sharpened

Alien: ….

Human:

Alien: I beg your pardon?

Human: yeah, dentists shave them down if you ask them

Alien: my book on human anatomy tells me your canines have a protective barrier. And nerves lie under that

Human: well yeah, its not great for you and it hurts like a bitch to do but there’s drugs to cope with that

Alien: but you guys don’t hunt prey anymore, correct? so…why?

Human: vibes

Alien: they vibrate???

[danibug727]

Half Baked Acolyte Thoughts with Dani:

So I have a theory that we will one day see R2D2 in The Acolyte if we get a continuation. I was sitting at my desk yesterday, half dozing and half baked and my mind was just wandering, thinking of other theories I have when I randomly started dreaming about Osha talking to R2D2 like she did with Pip? That made me instantly sit up wide awake, like, holy forking shirtballs, is it even possible?

So I started digging into Artoo's history as well as rewatching The Acolyte. So please feel free to keep reading if you want to get into the mess that is my brain.

First thing that correlates with my theory is that they started manufacturing R2 units during or prior to 132BBY - which is the year that The Acolyte is set.

(From Wookieepedia)

(From Wookieepedia)

And that got me thinking about Astromechs and how Osha was a meknek. And that made me think about Pip's functionality, which I then went looking for in the pictures we got from the Visual Dictionary preview.

And I started thinking about how similar Pip's functions are to Artoo. Pip needs a Meknek (he's their tool) to do what Artoo can do by himself.

Then I thought about how we're introduced to Osha as a Meknek by fixing a shield generator on a Trade Federation ship. Which then led me to Artoo's first introduction of fixing Padme's shield generator while they were FIGHTING with a Trade Federation ship. Which then lead me down the rabbit hole of remembering that Anakin & R2D2 took out the Trade Federation ship at the end of The Phantom Menace. (The part on top of Artoo's head in the thumbnail looks very much like Pip's droid head unit! Which also made me think of his light functionality in Episode 5 and Artoo's light!)

Osha loved Pip and helped created his personality by her interactions with him. R2 droids are most known for their "compassion".

(From Wookieepedia)

He's strangely loyal, just like Pip is loyal to Osha. While fighting Mae, Pip was mindwiped by Mae and Mae takes over his ownership (which she is then mind wiped as well). Artoo has never been mind wiped and has been with multiple owners.

(From Wookieepedia)

(From Wookieepedia)

Then I started rewatching for any potential easter eggs and I found a few in the first 2 episodes. Sorry for the grainy pictures because I had to take a photo of my monitor but here we go. In Episode 1 when we are introduced to Osha she sits up in her bed and there's a photo of what looks like R2D2 or of a general Astromech R2 droid. Then we have Jecki mentioning R2 droids in Episode 2 when Osha helps her with the ship.

Maybe I'm crazy but what a great way to connect The Acolyte with the main storyline, by having Artoo be there from the very beginning. I really hope we get another season, because I for one, would be very excited to see Osha hanging out with Artoo. They would be really good friends. It would be cool if that's what makes him such a good Astromech, because Osha is one too. This would also tie Osha to Padme and then to Anakin by being Artoo's previous owner. I really hope I'm right.

@amandla

[brf-rumortrackinganon]

I love how your blog is most of the times the voice of the reason.

People need to understand that Gwyneth won’t be out there saying how ‘awful’ she believes MM is, it’s Hollywood, of course she would be saying that she thinks she is lovely… but that she doesn’t know her 🤷🏻‍♀️ which as many have said, that ended every rumour about MM being friends with her or else. If she was ‘mad’ to be friends with her (as the squad believe), she at least would be following her IG, but she isn’t, in fact she follows the Wales IG and has commented and gave likes in a couple their posts.

And as for Sarandos, is basically the same, he won’t be out there saying how bad business she was for them, he needs to hype her because they want some money back thanks for that brand. He is a professional, he won’t be attacking her publicly. I mean, only Spotify have had the guts to go after her but Sarandos is way different than them, he is always playing ‘nice smartest guy’

Thanks, I appreciate that. It is hard to stay level-headed and reasonable about the Sussexes because, well, so much of what they've done -- Meghan more than Harry -- has been unreasonable and illogical. It's a slippery slope into dramatics and sometimes I have fallen down the rabbit hole. It is fun to be down the rabbit hole and it is hard to resist at times, but my opinion is that the more you stay down rabbit hole, the harder it is to see what's really going on -- and the easier it is to be disappointed when the things that are speculated don't happen.

As for Gwyneth, she's just living her life. She isn't scheming about anything Meghan does, but we know Meghan is watching her carefully, almost obsessively.

Same with Sarandos, and I suspect he knows that. Sarandos also has an active contract in place with the Sussexes. He's not going to say anything about her, or them, until the deal is over and everyone has gone their separate ways. That's what Spotify did - the "f@#king grifters" comment wasn't made until after the contract ended and all obligations were finished.

[lavenderbucket]

After the blue spoiled milk cookie came up on YouTube recommendations, I fell down the rabbit hole, watching the story + side stories and special episodes just to meet this jester and ended up creating an OC, and I just finished drawing it today!

(I was actually going to make her a reader but with their advice I changed her to an OC. Thank you so much for your advice, @championmahina !)

“Don't worry, as long as I'm with you, your journey will never be full of hunger.”

“Do you like adventures full of wonder and excitement?”

Salvia Cookie, a Cookie who often goes on adventures throughout Earthbread, making her very well-known. Cookies who have met her say that she is a Cookie with a lot of wisdom, knowing them like turning a page, which is fitting for the meaning of her name. Some say that her cooking skills are delicious and unique, or that her fighting with strange weapons like a frying pan and a spatula is both elegant and strangely scary. But what all Cookies wonder is that even though her dough looks freshly baked, her age is shockingly OLD. This is because even elder Cookies know her and say that they have seen her since they were very young. Even some Ancients who have not yet acquired a Soul Jam have met her once, so there are rumors that she might be the Fifth Ancients. No one knows the truth...

But a bigger secret that only she and the Witches know is... She used to be a human!

EXTRA (You can tell which cookies I particularly like to draw with salvia ヾ(＾-＾)ノ)

Fun Fact:

1. This character was originally supposed to be named Lavender Cookie but since someone else already did this OC I did a search for a similar flower and came up with Salvia.

2. Salvia is also known as sage ("wise one").

3. Her long lifespan was inspired by the salvia flower's meaning of longevity.

[corviiids]

hello hi i would like to ask how you get your characterization and indirect (?) character framing right, if that's not too much of a heavy question... there's this bit in the first chapter of as you like it which hit me like a sledgehammer when i first read it -- when the phantom thieves were all talking around akechi's absence. it was such a brilliant and clever way to showcase the conversation, and it's stuck with me for a while -- i asked my writing professor about it and he did not. really have any clear answers for how to replicate and learn to do that.... and also the slightly sardonic (?) tone akechi takes on, and the different ways his own internal narration presents itself based on who he's in conversation with and what AU / story context he is in. it's a small yet brilliant detail which i haven't been able to as of yet understand how to write. i've been sending your fics and tweets to my two lovely friends who i have also dragged into the p5r rabbit hole! they're always a delight to read and reread and sometimes longingly look at from afar and wait for their completion (cough cough as you like it). thank you!

hii thank you so much 😭 it means a lot to me that ayli resonated with you!! i am reeling slightly that you asked your professor about it. did you show your professor goro akechi fanfiction? my goro akechi fanfiction? powers i cannot conceive of. i shake your hand. also ayli next chapter is in the works i promise!!!!!!!!! writing progress has been on hold lately due to life. gestures

hmm so i don't know how to answer this precisely because if im reading your question correctly it's more of like a Vibe than a specific thing, right, which is hard to define enough to explain since im honestly just happy to hear it exists at all. also this is a scene i wrote in probably 2019 ie over six years ago now (screams), so there are things i would do differently now... but i will try my best!!

i think the main thing for me in a scene like this is to keep pov front and centre. any vibe that's achieved in this scene comes as a result of that, because pov is the filter through which the events of the scene are experienced. this fic is written in limited third person pov, so i have to remember that because the narrator is a character, the narration is also a character. all we have access to is ren, so i get to use his thoughts, feelings, biases, tendencies, etc to frame the reality of the story and i have to remember im not presenting the world the way it is, im presenting the world the way he's experiencing it. so the entire scene has to take on whatever he's feeling. and in the first scene of ayli, ren is feeling Bad, so the narration and subsequently the scene have to take on his tension.

ren is trying to shut down, which is how he copes, but he's not quite able to because he's also feeling the pressure of being the leader and keeping it together for everyone else. he's extremely aware that something very traumatic has just happened for his team, and being the person he is he feels the responsibility to step up for them. but he can't.

Ren is vaguely aware that he’s shaking again, but thank god no one’s noticed but Ann and she’s always taking his hand anyway. Plausible deniability remains. This isn’t how he wanted the tension to overflow. This isn’t when. He’s meant to go downstairs and simmer curry and reassurances, and then they’re all meant to leave knowing tomorrow is another day and their fearless leader’s gonna fearlessly lead them into it, Morgana keeping pace with Futaba for the night to provide comfort to the one who needs it and deserves to, and then he can climb back up the stairs and slowly and patiently tear his hair out in methodical shreds in the cosy quiet comfort of his own storage facility capacity of one. But they’re all frozen, and the carrots are still in the fridge, and Futaba is up and demanding the centre of attention. And up is down. And signals are gone.

so pov is the first filter: the scene is tense because he's tense. the narration cuts off constantly because he's spiralling and trying to stop himself from doing it. what i was trying to do with the stop-start narration is to show that ren's losing control over his thoughts but trying constantly to reign them back in, which should give you information about ren but also disorient the reader. kind of a two for one effect where you're learning about ren but you're also Experiencing the scene As him. (weird prose can be ur best friend)

pov is the subjective factor and it's how we frame the scene, so then we can move onto the other more obvious factors which are the objective ones so to speak: ie outside of ren's/our pov, what's actually happening?

ren's not the only one who's tense, everyone else is tense too. so who are these people. they've just watched a fellow student die who shared a lot of similarities with them. (whatever p5 wants you to think i Do believe that yes having one of your peers die right in front of your face would be traumatising.) they're also bound by social niceties right now. nobody's saying anything about it and it feels taboo to bring it up. they're all trying to act okay. this is obvs a matter of first knowing all your characters (how would x phantom thief respond in a situation like this)

but a maybe another, slightly less(?) obvious piece of 'advice' that works for me is to consider that absence can also be a character. akechi isn't in this scene but he absolutely is in this scene. so if im struggling with making the cast discuss this in a way that captures the fragility and awkwardness and bloat that i need it to, i try to like... imagine the conversation as holding this big breakable thing that fills up way too much space and if you aren't careful with it then it'll explode. akechi is there. in everyone's effort not to talk about him, they end up emphasising the presence of his absence. it's very different from someone not being there at all. is that really abstract and unhelpful i am so sorry please ask me more questions if you need me to clear that up i don't think that made any sense at all

ok anyway. on ren's internal narration in particular: i do think a large part of it is just that ren is a special boy. (said while kicking him in the shins) the way i like to write him, he's very uniquely malleable at the surface and totally uncompromising at the core. but that surface level adaptability makes him a super interesting conversation partner and science experiment to place in new situations because of how quickly and easily he reshapes himself to fit into them. honestly the approach is just that i keep track of which parts of ren are uncompromising (loyalty, dedication to fairness, protectiveness, quiet stubbornness, etc) and then the rest of it is about knowing who he's speaking to/the situation he's in and what they would need from him, because i think that's how he runs the assessment himself. ok for real lmao the confidant point-up system is actually an incredible way to understand this if you imagine it as ren's internal process for deciding what to say next, which i sometimes make explicit in fic. e.g. if you look at his responses when he's talking to iwai, there'll usually be like, a neutral answer, a kind answer, and a talk-back answer, or something like that. all three are things that ren could plausibly say, but ren's figured out that iwai usually prefers it when he has a smart mouth. that's the best way to put iwai at ease and make him open up (+3 points) so ren will preference that attitude when they're speaking over the others. other characters prefer a gentler approach, a strong one, a funny one, etc it's not fake, because none of these attitudes are insincere - they're all ren, he keeps them all within him and they all share that core, it's just a matter of which side of his face he turns to show them based on what they need from him. (akechi's the only one who seems really into JUST the core and not the faces imo.) literally to an extent we all do this. you might be more teasing with friend x than friend y because you know x will banter back but y won't like it. ren just kind of happens to be supernaturally good at it.

i am RAMBLING again but maybe the key here is just to remember that a shape that has 100 different faces is still just one shape...? you can't make him vary too much because he has to be recognisable, you just have to think, like, first of all who is ren and second of all what are the aspects of him that he could turn public-facing? what does he look like when he's shy, when he's bold, when he's sweet, etc, and make sure all those things are still recognisable as having ren in common (as opposed to just being three different guys).

[lordichamo]

You've probably answered this one before, and feel free to link me to the ask if that's the case! But what were your thoughts behind choosing a deer to represent Daigo with?

Oh huh! I don’t seem to have discussed it in full prior! Time to rectify that I guess!

I’ll be yapping a lot so I’ll put the actual LIST here- go below the cut for some backstory!

Deer are prey but are more than capable of defending themselves

Building off of that. He really does get hunted for sport a lot

In that same vein they’re put on display a lot. Very much ties into the chairman stuff + titles + pedestalisms

Deer in the headlights motif is fun to play w/. Things keep coming at him but he can’t/won’t move.

ALSO. THE RAGE! I feel like his rage gets overlooked a lot (+ honestly it can get overlooked w/ deer as well) but these mfs can FIGHT. and they do! Antlers and hooves aren’t just for show!!

With sika deer specifically they’re viewed as messengers of the gods which I feel can tie into his relationship with Kiryu

Design-wise I just feel like it blends well w/ him. Sika deer have lil “manes” that work well with his hair + it’s fun to decorate his antlers

ANYWAY. First and foremost, I was initially just kinda disappointed in the bear assignment for him? Especially with the way he’s typically portrayed- they always make him seem more like a teddy bear if that makes sense? It just didn’t feel quite right to me- too sleepy, too defanged (ironically considering the whole. predatory animal thing), too… soft? Not to say he can’t be those things, but… idk. It just never felt quite right.

So! What would be a fitting alternative? I started by narrowing it down to a larger prey animal- I didn’t want it to be something tiny (like . idk. A hamster) but predatory animals didn’t seem right for him either. After a bit of discussion with my friend we started leaning towards deer!

That’s when I started doing research and going down a rabbit hole on different species and behaviors and lore and NOW I’m here. Honestly it’s been really fun going down the deer rabbit hole for this guy HFHHFHFH there’s. so much stuff. hell this isn’t even getting into the cyclical antler shedding stuff and how That can be fun to play with design-wise OR the fact that sika stags in Nara have their antlers cut (either during a 300+ year old ceremony OR before that because they were being a safety issue a bit earlier than expected) and how you could play with that & the chairmanisms….. there’s. A lot.

[jerry-the-leech]

so Imay or may not have gone down a rabbit hole by researching "lovecraftian being"

and I found it very interesting but the amount of information is overwhelming

I had an idea to draw each one of the great old ones and research them each day (I will be using this List of Great Old Ones - Wikipedia wiki list, purely because it is the easiest to understand (for the actual posts though i will be reaserching in more depth))

For each of each of the posts, i will also be including some interesting things i found in my research.

Would you all be interested in seeing that?

Also I will probably start a new blog for this so yeahh if i do end up doing it.

Tagging all my moots im sorry to bother you pls dont hate me (ik i dont talk to some of you much but here ya go anyways) (lmk if you want to be added or removed):

@daonedaonlysk @ember-child-of-hecate @lovely-rants-alot @i-am-always-tired-send-help @hellincarnation @urmumsfan @localburntoutkid @songs-of-the-hesperides @theraccoonprophet

@mona-prithey @unhinged-as-hell @akshi-the-nirmata @depressed-bi-twerking @im-on-crack-send-help @bat-fam-lover

@nowjumpinthewater @jeahreading @itsmylovedaydreamdreamdream @eldritchnonsensefromthevoid

@perseus-oh-my-perseus @gaygirldoodles

[crows-of-buckets]

I've had to stop myself from going on rants about some of my more negative thoughts on veilguard bc if I do that I WILL work myself into a frenzy about it.

[dear-ao3]

i think the japan update of the f1 silly season post may in fact be the thing that kills me. this is all for you all.

[atanxdoesstuff]

the dbh brainrot has been hitting hard & i have nothing else i can do rn so have a quick rk1k sketch ;)))

[oddly-casual]

A thought I have pretty often but don’t have the brain to properly express is the fact that between the Girlymatsu’s and the regular matsu’s the only one who doesn’t share her signature color with her counter part is Osoko.

Like obviously it’s in the back of her intro card, and it’s Osoko so we know red is supposed to be her color.

She wears red in all the added merch and bonus content too. Off the top of my head there’s the Jyushimatsu dolphin episode, Tabimatsu, and hesokuri wars. All of which she wears red unless it’s a special set or she changes back into her work uniform.

It could really be nothing, but it always kind of threw me off. All the other girls get their signature color, why not Osoko?

Even if it’s in a subtle way they could’ve done it. Like with the pine pattern on ichiko’s dress or Jyshiko’s bright blonde hair and colored contacts.

Osoko’s makeup is more pink than it is red. So where’d her red go? I had a few thoughts on this so I’m gonna spit some shit.

1. Shes trying to blend in

In the episode she’s introduced in, she gives this big talk about how woman are supposed to be. Being independent, knowing when not to let other men pay for you, being young and approachable. She says all this but so easily snaps the next second. My only guess for why she snaps so quick is because she does that with friends.

With her friends Osoko has no problems being angry, making faces, yelling at them, etc. We don’t know how she is outside of her friend group, but from the way she describes herself it doesn’t seem like she acts the same around everyone.

Osoko is a working woman, she has to be all those things to survive the work place. Bold, but not too bold. Red is a very bold color.

Red lipstick is mature, but it also might hint at promiscuity for some older folk and people who like to talk shit. Meanwhile pink is a more cuter and toned down version of red, that’s why Osoko wears it as makeup instead. She wants to come off as light and fun and cute when that’s not who she really is.

2. She wants to seem younger

It’s brought up a couple times and the show kind of hints at it, but Osoko and Karako are supposed to be the older so believe.

They dress more mature and scold the others for being immature, and the comment jyushiko makes about them being old and unable to have children looks like it seriously pisses them off.

Osoko talks about youth a lot in her first episode, especially about how it makes her seem cuter. You’d think it would be a Todoko thing, but Osoko mentions it more than once when she talks. Meaning being cute and young (compared to her older male coworkers) instead of being headstrong or beautiful, is important to her.

Karako wears red heals and red lipstick but I think that’s just her style. She is bold, her personality is loud and just like how Karamatsu likes wearing shades and leather jackets to seem like a cool guy, Karako probably wears red to show maturity and maybe even a bit of sensuality.

Meanwhile Osoko, who doesn’t like the fact that she’s getting older, wears a more youthful color. Being pink. Even putting it on her cheeks to add to the youthful look.

3. Identity crisis

Pretty much everyone knows about Osomatsu’s identity issues. He very obviously has no personality of his own and it shows- mainly in the fact that while everyone has their own casual outfits that show off their identity, Osomatsu still wears the family symbol on his plain red hoodie.

I don’t think the girlymatsu’s are supposed to be sisters, they call each other friends and have never been mentioned to be related. They are all very visually distinct from each other, and their personalities are on full display all the time in just how they dress.

There would be no need for the girlymatsu’s to wear distinct colors because there would be no need to differentiate them from each other.

The show does it anyway, obviously, because fuck it why not it’s cute- but again, Osoko doesn’t.

It could be because, like Osomatsu, Osoko has no idea who she truly is. She pours herself into this older sister persona to lure men in (her words), but she’s loud and crude and judgmental when separated from that.

Just like how Osomatsu makes his family his identity, I think Osoko makes work her identity. She wears her work clothes out and about, even when she’s on vacation. In season 2 when she dresses out of her wet suit she’s in her uniform again- and we know nothing about her personal life, not even in the small tidbits we get from the other characters.

I truly think identity issues is something every version of Osomatsu is faced with. Even if it’s not that, idk I just think it’s interesting. If you made it this far, kiss kiss.

Live laugh love Osoko.

[kuroeko]

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